Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2015, Page 175

Description:	Alexander Yamamoto-CastilloKailah YoungHablasespanol?photo and story/Jordan TrillingPablo Fierst- Garcia, a freshman, is more connected tothe school than most students are. Fierst- Garcia has abrother who is a junior at North, but he also has a motherwho is one of the Spanish teachers at the school.Fierst- Garcia has his mom as his Spanish 3 teacher andhe said that shes more enthusiastic than what he imaginedshe would be.He said that she acts differently compared to how sheacts at home. His mother is from Venezuela and speaksSpanish fluently so this has helped him a lot with takingSpanish. He has heard Spanish his whole entire life, so hesbeen able to learn many phrases and vocabulary wordswhich helps him greatly.Fierst- Garcia has only visited Venezuela once, when hewas very little, so he doesnt remember it very clearly, buthe remembers not being able to drink tap water and that itwas very dirty. The Fierst- Garcia family has a tradition ofcoming together during Christmas with the rest of theirfamily. They make two types of foods that are known aspaella and arepas. Fierst-Garcia says that its a ton offun when his whole family comes together.Fierst-Garcia was nervous when first coming to Northbecause he knew everyone was bigger than him, but headjusted well because of his older brother, and his mother.Fierst-Garcia is involved in soccer at North and he saidthat the upperclassmen on the team really helped him getused to North. He hopes to be involved in Best Buddiesnext year.\175
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Collection:	Bloomington High School North

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