In addition to the cinema visitors, the rounds through the library and of course the cups of tea and biscuits, the two also do homework together. She could use help especially with maths and Dutch, says Romina. Because understanding or remembering words is sometimes difficult, she admits. “Sometimes they are words that I don’t use every day.” In a text from her book for Dutch it is about ‘all-encompassing love’ and ‘chemical reactions’. Together the two look up what that means; definitions are noted on a designated note list in Romina’s phone.
Sam (22) is Romina’s (13) buddy during junior year: ‘I would like to go a level higher’
