Clumsy, sleepy and smart Talycia
Fifth-grade Maxfield Elementary student finds a love for her Jamaican culture, religion and school.
By Ella Mahto | Reporter
Football, soccer, and basketball. Talycia enjoys watching these three sports the most out of them all. When she is not watching sports, you will find her just staring up in the sky and watching the clouds. Sports are one big aspect of her life that roots from her Jamaican culture. Wearing her favorite pink sweater, Talycia loves seeing the house she used to live in when she moved to Minnesota from Jamaica.
Seeing her old house fills Talycia with all of her old memories from when she was a younger child. As much as she loves seeing the house, it brings her great sadness, as well. Her favorite memory from that house was sleeping in it because it was “mad warm.” Within that house lived her dad, mom, sister and a whole lot of brothers. Talycia is the second to youngest child.
“It stinks. Just stinks. I want a little sister,” fifth-grader Talycia said.
Prior to living in her old house, Talycia was born in Jamaica. Most of her family members were born in Jamaica.
Similar to her Jamaican culture, her religion is important to her. She attends bible study, where she reads a chapter of the bible and everybody has a chance to read aloud.
“Bruh, I don’t want to read the bible out loud because when you are reading the bible, you are cherishing God and you can’t mess up,” she said.
Talycia takes her religion and bible study seriously.
When Talycia isn’t focused on serious issues, such as her culture and religion, she loves school and being with her brothers at home. She loves annoying her brothers on purpose because she finds it so funny to see their mad faces. While at school, she knows to reel it in and act a little more mature.
