walk on.

On Wednesday, we had the final session of Walk In My Shoes. It was fun and playful and bittersweet, and culminated (like all the best things) in a party full of food, warmth, and sharing. But before that, we did this exquisite corpse exercise, which was easily the highlight of my day. I’ve edited it lightly for spelling and punctuation, but otherwise this is straight from me and the girls to you.

Once upon a time, there was a storytelling class at OIHS. It was only for girls. They were from different countries, and spoke different languages. They liked to tell their stories, and learn about other people’s stories. Suddenly one day, Ms. Adwoa gave all of us a free camera and all of us were astonished. Also everyone was so sad, because this is our last class and every girl thanked Ms. Adwoa for giving us this wonderful opportunity.

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Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong is a transmedia storyteller whose work is oriented toward dialogue, connection, dislocation, and movement. The child of Ghanaian immigrants, she has lived in eight cities/four countries in the past ten years. She is currently in her final year of the MFA program in Creative Writing at Mills College, where she is the prose fellow in Narrative Writing and Community Engagement.

How Can I Get In OIHS

In the morning before i take a 62 so first i walk 2 block go to the 62 bus stop then i wait for the 62 and when the international street so i get out and take next bus then i gonna get next bus is 1r and when I in 1r bus i saw lake Merritt and in the Oakland downtown i saw so many people walk or go somewhere and when saw the tree and laundry i get out there is from 1r bus and the i walk 4 block and go to school.

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Map to get to school

Every morning I woke up, I walk down straight to take 14 buss. The 14 buss went by the lake. This lake is very beautiful and very big. Then, I stop the 14 buss and go on to next on the left. This buss is 1R. After that, I stop the buss 1R. Next I goes two blocks to the left and two blocks to the right. The school I goes is Oakland international high school. This school is for Refugee people. When I got in to the school I went to eat lunch. Then I went to all the class I need to go. After that, I walk to the left to go to the story telling class. Finally, I went back home.

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Home to School

When I walk to the Bus stop from home, it was raining. When I was at the bus stop, there are few people. Two person was smoking and it really make me cough. Then bus 1R come. I really feel sleeping in the bus while listen to music and the bus is really quite in the morning. Then I get down at 49 street and walk to school about 5 or 6 minute. When I first enter school, I went straight to the restroom. After restroom I went to cafeteria for breakfast. then the bell rain. I went to History class first , then to English, then to Biology, then to Algebra, then to art. All the classes I want i really feel sleeping. After Art, I went to cafeteria again for lunch. After Lunch I went to the gym, I play basketball for few minute. Then Finally, I makr it to room 3 ( story telling )

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Something Style

She name is Elizabeth so today she wear sweater is from her friend Erin. Her friend let her barrow it. This sweater is made for women who are pregnant. She like this sweater because it is comfortable. She had it just two month or three month.

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The Hat

I like your hat.can you tell more about it?

Well this is my favorite that I always use to wear.This hat always match to what I wear every day.Also it make me look good. It also help cover my hair,in that case I don’t need to spend a lot of time to design my hair.

What kind of color/style/materials you like?why?

I like dark color for hats because it can go with any thing I wear.I like this kind of style because it looks beautiful,and I also like this material a lot,because it have a kind of shining in it.

Where did you get that?

My dad bought it for me when I was in Malaysia.I told him that i really like it this hat and then my dad bought it for me.

Is the hat expensive?

Well it is not expensive and not cheap it is in the middle.Luckily it was in sale for 50% of when my dad bought it .

Do you like it?why?

I love it because my favorite singer Bruno Mars have the same kind of hat like mine too.So when I wear the hat I feel like a singer too.

Can you tell me about your experience with this hat?

Yes of course.One day when I walking in street wearing my hat and m sunglasses suddenly a man running towards me saying”Bruno Mars wait!”well that man thought that I am Bruno Mars,and asking for an autograph to me.I was telling him that I am not Bruno Mars but he didn’t believe until I take of my hat and sunglasses to prove him.After he understand that I am not Bruno Mars he took picture to show his friends.

How long do you have it?

Well I have it for about four months but I feel like I have it for a long time.I have a lot of fun time and experiences with it,like how I said before about a man thought I am Bruno Mars.

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Different things people wear

This is my sister. She wear this long cloth that look like dress. She wearing it because it’s her culture and she bout it when she was in Thailand. Also she liked it because it pretty and She liked to wearing it on every sunday when she go to church. Her people, which is Karen people made this cloth with their hands. They can make so many cloth like this. They can make it long/short, different color, different ships, and with so many design. Another thing she like is the blue jacket because It keep her warm when she’s cold. She got this jacket from her sister which is me. I bought this jacket from Thailand before I came to U.S.A. This jacket cost $120. She also really like the color because it’s blue and her favorite color is blue. A lot of people like her shoes. This shoes is very hard and it’s green. This shoes also come’s from Thailand. Her older sister bought it for her. She loved this shoes.

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