Thought Processing...

"Mr. Smith, Mrs. Jones...." Our examples for 'typical American names'.
What do I think about that as a young woman with a last name no one can pronounce? Will the way our demographics are changing in the U.S. affect these names or will it always be "John Doe" ... what about Juan? Reminds me of this article.
Not sure what I think, it's more of an observation. What do you think?
Unfinished, raw thoughts... probably should get back to class.

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Excited to see this!!

15 Latino Documentaries You Should Steam on Netflix Maybe I can post reviews if I watch any of these!

Memory

As I listen to song and start texting, the voice-to-text button gets accidentally pressed and my first thought is, "will it pick up the lyrics?" At that moment, I think about the enthusiasm with which my father once held up his phone next to my car's speakers. We were trying to figure out what the song on the radio was called, so that we could listen to it later, and I thought we would just wait until the radio host announced it, but nope-- he wanted to show off his cool, new phone app. This app that could tell you what song you were listening to after hearing a few seconds of it. He looked like a little kid with a new toy; it was precious. ...And the moment is gone as I press "cancel." Te extraño, pa.

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