The World In My Backyard

We were heading from Mad Pk to EMP. Saw a man trying to flag a taxi as we rolled into Mad Valley. Taxi passes him by. We pull a U-ee knowing they may be waiting forever for another taxi.
We were going their way. Great ride learning about their home, family & work w/ Chng & Qua from Malaysia on their last day visiting the U.S.
They were so grateful for lift downtown & they must've given us great karma because 3 minutes later we scored a FREE street parking spot a block from EMP.

"I remember one boy in my class saying ‘You’re not from Namibia, you’re not black.’ 'How can he not believe me', I thought. I didn’t know how to prove it to him. It was really difficult.

To read more about Seattleite, Lynsey go to www.worldinmybackyard.org/namibia

“I think my kids would be surprised if they went back to the neighborhood where I lived with my grandfather. By today’s standards, it was probably pretty poor. The house had one faucet & sink. It was in the kitchen. You washed all your stuff under that one sink. You brushed your teeth in that same sink. Everything happened in that one spot. There was a shower, but we only had cold water."

To read more about Seattleite, Harold go to www.worldinmybackyard.org/barbados