the intellegence of these people

Something I have noticed about my Mexicans, especially since being here alone, is how they are constantly observing. They ask me 'Suzy, why so sad?' when I have not been smiling. They noticed my piercing right away (the industrial bar in my left ear) and they all tell me their opinions of it. Most of them don't like such liberal decisions concerning our bodies.. but some think it's cool. Some tell me that they miss my longer, curly hair. Others think the short look is chido. They remember of whom I drew portraits two years ago when I first came here. They remember the names of all of the Americans who´ve visited before, even if they were only here for one week a few years back. They ask me about their American friends, they ask me who is visiting this year and when. They remember my sister, her name and her face, her red hair, and Jeanette's last year here was a while back. And all of this remembrance comes from the six-year-olds. I want to erase the stereotype we have of Mexican people in the US: because they might be less educated, or working at Walmart, then they are below us. This is not true. These are intellegent people.