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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 27 Christian Episode 1: First day of class Today was my first day. When I got to school, I felt the way my fish must have felt when I brought it to stay in my friend Atauchi’s fish- bowl while I’m here, in Spain. When I went in I didn’t know where to go. Nobody looked at me, and no one asked me anything or of- fered to help. Everyone was running around; the boys, the girls, the teachers, everybody. They all seemed happy, as if they liked school. I knew they were happy because they wouldn’t stop laughing and talking, although I know you can talk non-stop and still not be hap- py. I didn’t know anyone and I felt a bit scared. As the minutes went by and I stood still in the corridor, fear crept into me like ice cream being served into a cone. I eventually ended up alone in the corridor, until a woman pass- ing by spotted me. She called me by my name (Christian) and said she would take me to my classroom. As soon as I entered the room, I saw a vacant seat and headed towards it, trying not to draw atten- tion to myself. All the children were talking, just as they had been before I came in. On the way to my chair I was lucky enough to find a photograph on the floor. I picked it up and gave it to its owner, who thanked me nicely and smiled kindly. When the teacher called our names, I found out that his name was Bocdan, Bokdam, Bochdan, or something like that. Maybe I have made a new friend thanks to that picture on the floor.