It was summer 1995, July 7 to be exact, and the beginning of summer classes in Boulder, Colorado. Igor, a Russian -Muslim guy was seated besides Hannah, a Filipina lady from Manila. Professor Schmidt started to introduce himself and discussed through the topics of his Statistics course. Igor, wanting to jot down notes, looked into his bag but cannot find a pen. He looked to his right and asked Arman from Armenia if he has spared pen that he could borrow. "I only have one pen" replied Arman. Igor turned to his left and asked Hannah for a spared pen. Hannah gave Igor a black ballpen and said "you can keep that for your next classes." "Thank you very much. I"m Igor and you are..?" "Hannah, just call me Hannah".
After their Statistics class, Hannah attended her Micro-Economics class while Igor attended his English as a second language class. After lunch, Igor was surprised to see again Hannah in his Linear Algebra class of Professor Olsen. "Oh, glad to see you again Hannah." Hannah replied with a smile.
After their class in Linear Algebra, they walked towards the corridor and Igor inquired "where do you live here?" "Spanish Towers" replied Hannah. "Is it far from here?"inquired Igor. "It is about 15 to 20 minutes walk from here, just across the bridge." replied Hannah. "My place is farther, I think. I have to ride a bus going here." volunteered Igor. "Oh I see. See you tomorrow Igor. Bye for now" said Hannah.
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Unforgettable Summer
AdventureThis is a story of sustained friendship despite of distance that separates them as well as differences in religion, race and culture. It is also a story of understanding and accepting each other for who they are. Recommended reading for teens and...
