Africans don t eat cheese and don t like it, Montserrat said. That means cattle, and cattle has a different meaning to the tribes in southern Montserrat Anulacion, an ESL teacher, helps AHS students from the Sudan at the Robbins Library. Ariel Hoover, center in photo, who is the new ESL coordinator for Arlington Public Schools, said among the 27 students at AHS are those from Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Kosovo, Korea, China, Armenia and Albania. Sudan than it does to Americans. There, the size of a man's herd defines his wealth and status.
Cattle is currency.
Sudanese are not accustomed to eating their money. Despite Africans aversion to cheese, some of the Arlington students now like pizza. S o goes assimilation. In essence, a period of transition continues. The first three students arrived fresh from their foster families in the Boston area after spending time in refugee camps.