Different

The Artist’s Statement After finishing reading “Born A Crime” by Trevor Noah, I realized that we have something in common, and that inspired me to write about this in my memoir vignette. In chapter 11, page 140, Trevor said “Since I belong to no group I learned to move seamlessly between groups. I floated. I was a chameleon.” Then on page 141 he said “I was everywhere with everybody, and at the same time I was all by myself.” Trevor talked about how he did not belong to any friend groups in school because he was different, and that is what we have in common. I never belonged to any group at school, the only time people talked to me was when they wanted me to say something in Polish so they could make a video of me and laugh. I knew so many things about everyone but no one knew anything about me, some people still don't even know how to spell my name correctly; and we met in third grade. And because of these two quotes, I was inspired to write this. I learned that you have to fight and work really hard to get what you want. Now I'm used to living here but I still can't wait to go back to Poland someday and hopefully see my great grandma, my friends, and my family.