Every student was armed with a pencil and paper and we walked around for a few blocks and wrote down every business we saw, what they sold, their name and location. We walked into a huge Asian grocery store on 6th and Washington.... which the kids were very excited about. I was excited too, since I have never seen a grocery store like this before. The prices were surprisingly cheap as well.
A few children asked if they could buy stuff. I said "Sure, if you have money." A few girls brought some lychee candies and banana chips and were kind enough to share with the class. One boy followed me around the grocery like a little kid, and said "Ms Devalina, can you buy me this?" He was aggressive and sweet at the same time.... it was hard for me to say no. So I said "I really like your technique Anthony, I think you are gonna make a great salesman!" I bought some fruit to share with the class for being so good.
Since it took us so long at the Supermarket and we started getting stares, I decided to not to into anymore stores, just walk around. We got done a lot more, but the kids started getting hot and thirsty so we decided to turn back. One outgoing child
who is interested in opening a drug store, walked into a drug store and interviewed the owner. I was very proud of him.
When we got back to SEAMAAC, the kids drew a map of the neighborhood and we started plotting the stores on the map.
I felt like the kids had fun today and had smiles on their faces, which made me really happy.
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