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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Most students endure Harvard classes so that they can work one day. Luis Alberto endures his Harvard work so that he can study here. His job as a dining hall employee at Kirkland and Eliot House allows him to study at the extension only $40 dollars a semester and pursue his principal passion--estudiar, to study...
...What I get here is just above minimum wage so I pursue other ways to make money," he said in Spanish. "I'm not studying the way I want. I want to work less and study more." To supplement his income he invests in the stock market. "I've been investing for the last twelve years. Right now I have Internet access and a broker." His current hot pick? AI solutions, a company that provides human resources. "Last year was very bad, because of the markets in Asia," he explained. "This year, I'm not sure. The governmentis threatening...
...listens to her stories. "I like salsa, merengue, cumbia and even flamenco and tango--the older, formal music. I like these rhythms because you can dance close, suavecito, and talk to the chica. You ask questions -- What's your name? Where are you from? Where do you work? If she's not Latina, why does she like el ritmo Latino...
...renovation of the Kirkland and Eliot dining halls, widely lauded by students, has made work even more difficult for Alberto. "Now there's no room to move around. They took away space. And the plates are much, much heavier," he said. "We have it hard here already because we're working two different dining halls...
...Luis easily articulates differences between his former and current countries. "In the United States, people work all the time. They even think about work in their sleep. You can't take time off to go fishing, like you can in El Salvador." He added, "The United States is number one in the world, in terms of wealth and technology. And in terms of the equality of women. Women here are much more business-minded than in Latin America, where they tend to just take care of the house...