Hi Anneke,
Good that you recorded all that--great piece of art work. Such emotional turmoil--but I'm so impressed by your commitment to helping people when and if you can. The girl who is being bullied probably has a long history of it; perhaps you could talk to her alone and find out if she has someone in the school whom she trusts. Has your associate seen this in the (short) time before you arrived.
Kingston is bad enough for racist comments; I can't imagine what Sharbot Lake must be like. Both our "kids" (now 35 and 31) are adopted, born in Ottawa of immigrant parents--our son is black, our daughter's genes are half black, half white. Kingston has improved since they went to school, but when does a student in SL ever have a chance to see a black person. How did your roommate react to the story?
I applaud your sensitivity to these issues. It's even harder to know how to respond when you are relatively new and not staying very long. I hope you'll share more as these dramas unfold--and I do hope you're recovering emotionally--perhaps the long weekend will help.
Yours,
Tom
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