Spontaneous, kind and friendly. These are three words that would describe the best geography teacher, Lindsay Abdul-Karim. She was born in Long Island, New York on October 2, 2002. She went to school at Oceanside High School. She has been on the soccer team since she was five years old, but stopped after high school. She was part of Sports Night at her school. There were two teams in the school that are called the “White” team and the “Blue” team. Karim was part of the white team. The “Blue” team was mainly made of the popular girls and the “White” team was made by the weird kids, as Karim described.
In her free time, she likes to read historical fiction. Her favorite book is “Mornings in Jenin” by Susan Abdulhawa. She also likes to watch the news. She had a cactus, but hated having to take care of living things like plants. Freshman Shawn Farthing took the cactus that was on Karim’s desk because she didn’t want to take care of it.
“I hated that thing and I hope it dies to be honest, no hard feelings though of course.”
When Karim first applied for the job, she was supposed to be a world history teacher, but her teaching assignment was switched to geography for the first semester and world history in the second semester.
“I like to teach new things to people, but world history is more fun because I’m more knowledgeable in it.”
She enjoys teaching things to students. Karim likes to teach her seventh period the most because it is more calm and better behaved. For her future, she plans to go back to New York with her family. Her family is from Lebanon, her father, mother, her brother, and herself. A few words that describe Karim’s family are loud, competitive, stubborn, funny, hard working and very loyal .
“Sometimes they can be too loyal.”
Karim’s family is so strong together, despite the problems that are occurring in Lebanon. Karim also has her opinion on the current state. She’s scared about what is happening in Lebanon due to the fact that she has family there. She’s also angry, so angry she’s at a loss for words about what’s happening because she can’t do anything about it. She also feels guilty due to the fact that she can’t be there with her family when times are the toughest and she feels the need to be there with them. So, if you ever see Karim either teaching her classes or reading a book, be sure to greet her and ask how her day is going.
