 food-service workers Lisette Rodas and Uli Chacon continue to chat in Spanish with their interviewers.
“It was flattering to be asked to participate,” says Rodas. “It’s nice that they see we’re not just here to cook and serve.” And for Chacon, who grew up in rural Costa Rica, it was interesting to teach the mostly urban students about life in the country. He also notes that students now call him by name.
“I felt good [talking to the kids],” he says. “It’s a good thing to do—for both them and us.”