Blog post 6: Text to self

The way Trevor Noah talks about his friend, Teddy, reminds me of one of my friends in childhood. I had a friend very similar to Teddy, and this puts me in the shoes of Trevor Noah so much more. Trevor Noah talks about him and his friend as being mischievous and always together. My friend was named Raphael, Rapha for short. Him and I were always together. We went to school together, walked home together, ate together. We were never apart. Trevor Noah talks about how his mother always made fun of Teddy for his teeth. My father did the same thing to Rapha. Instead of large teeth, my friend had very large ears. This made me connect to the story and be much more interested. Although Trevor and Teddy stole alcohol, we stole much simpler things. During lunch we’d “borrow” a bag of chips while no one was looking, and snack off of those for hours. One thing that personally connects me to him and Teddy is their financial situation. Both of them are very poor. Alike Trevor and Teddy, so were Rapha and I. In Puerto Rico, the economy is very different. You are either very wealthy or very poor. Although I went to a private school, it was because it was the closest and safest school around. I can connect to the struggle of Trevor and Teddy having a tough life, but always having each other and doing things to occupy themselves. On page 153 Trevor Noah says “We’d throw rocks through windows, just to see them shatter.”, when he said this it reminded me of a “prank” that got both Rapha and I in trouble. We were hiding behind a trash can with balloons filled with mustard and other condiments. We proceeded to throw them at passing cars and run off like kids do. He accidentally picked up a rock and dented the oncoming car, which both us had to pay for by doing chores for months on end. I still don’t hear the end of that story from my parents. Trevor Noah having, and including this friend helped me relate to the book on a deeper level. It also brought back some funny memories that I haven’t thought about in a long time.