| Sir,Sub: Application for an English-teaching positionI | | | | another baby inside, so she thought instead, of |
| am given to understand that your esteemed | | | | spending all that time and effort on providing me |
| institution has a vacancy for an English Teacher | | | | with an education that she believed would be |
| and that you are offering a good remuneration | | | | more useful than just the pages of a passport |
| package. In fact, I think, I will be happy to work | | | | and she stayed on.I do have a bachelor's dregree |
| for a little less than you'd like to offer if you will | | | | and some teaching experience in China, too. |
| agree to turn a blind eye to my passport.See, the | | | | Unfortunately, most universities/schools have |
| problem is that I am really an American and a little | | | | turned down my application on another plea viz. |
| British, too....but unfortunately, my mother | | | | the colour of my skin.I took up the matter with |
| neglected to go to America when they were | | | | my Mom and asked her why she did not make |
| issuing passports there. Some other people were | | | | me white and she said that people around her |
| faster and got there before my Mom could and | | | | were not so white so she thought it wouldn't |
| then they almost stopped giving out those | | | | matter that my colour was tan and not white. I |
| beautiful passports. Later, she could have tried for | | | | pleaded with her to put me back inside her and |
| a Canadian or an Australian/New Zealand one but | | | | tinker with my skin and then turn me out all |
| I was growing up and she thought traversing such | | | | shining and white. She looked up toward the skies, |
| a distance would be a very difficult task with a | | | | a tired, exasperated _expression clouding her |
| heavy baby in her arms. Moreover, she had | | | | face.. |