04/03/2026
I was learning English quickly, but unfortunately not quickly enough for one of my teachers. One day she told me she wished I would go back to where I came from, along with others who didn’t speak English. That moment felt like a punch in the gut. I remember wondering what I had done so wrong for her to dislike me so much.
When a teacher told Tatjana Bozhinovski that she wished she would go back to where she came from, she was shocked and alarmed. The experience ultimately shaped one of the most important decisions in her life along with others who didn’t speak English. “That moment felt like a punch in the gut. I...
