May 2, 2011

Today we did not have class, instead we went to listen to Rebecca Skloot, the author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. She is a lot more famous then I thought she was. Her book is going to be made into a movie produced by Oprah. Is was interesting listening to her stories that had been produced by hanging out with the family. It was really interesting to find out how long it took her to be accepted by some of the members. It is crazy to think that she still today has not gained all of the famlies trust. She was a very easy person to listen to speak. Her story was good. I thought that she was going to be boring and I dreaded going, but it was well worth it.