Sunday, November 16, 2008

Basketball

My neighbors across the street have a foreign exchange student living in their home for this year. Our neighborhood is no stranger to this, in fact this is the second foreign exchange student to live in our neighborhood. This afternoon I drove up to my house and saw the whole family across the street raking leaves in their yard. A normal thing in an American family, but not all people have this opportunity to have a yard and rake leaves from their yard. About an hour and half later, I looked out the window and have watched them playing basketball for about 20 mins. What is interesting is that they are teaching this girl the game of basketball. I can't read lips, but I can see their actions and see them teaching her the basics. What is even more entertaining is the fact that she doesn't speak much English, which is making it just a little difficult to teach the game, but none the less, my neighbors are pressing on, and it is a beautiful thing to watch take place.

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