Quotes by Patricia Stevens

“I was one of three children and the only one who could speak Spanish. I was very close with my grandmother and was lucky to be sent on trips to stay with her growing up.”

“I was fortunate. When I graduated high school my parents couldnt afford to send me to Paris, so they sent me to the Paris of the Americas, Mexico City.”

“I was always enthralled in Latin American art. I even got to work on a collection of Latin women self-portraits. They were so beautiful.”

“The students turn a Y into a J. I had a well-spoken professor tell me he went to jail when he meant to tell me he attended Yale University.”

“Most of the children are already learning English in school, so they can take the time to play with each other. Its a real family atmosphere.”

“Hes reading Hemingway and writing his life story. Its so gratifying to see him reading Hemingway.”

“I asked the students to take their own photos. I love art, and its really inspiring to see what they see through their own eyes, to view the world as they do.”

“Integrating everyone at different levels has been a challenge, but its not insurmountable.”

“Its beautiful to watch a couple learn something new together.”

“They dont have those sounds in their vocabulary, so they have been practicing a bunch of words beginning with WH and TH.”