POV

Doble concentracinDespus de serviren la marina por siete aos,Wil Smith se matricul comoestudiante de primer aoen Bowdoin College enMaine cuando tena 27 aos.Le acompa una compaerade cuarto poco comn--su hija beb Olivia.Cuando era adolescente, Oliviase sent a hablar con su padrepara recordar los dasuniversitarios que compartieron.Wil Smith (WS): I wasn't planning on having Wil Smith (WS):No era mi plan tenerte como you as my roommate.

compaera de cuarto.

I actually thought that if Bowdoin College knew En realidad, pens que siBowdoin College supiera que yo I had you they wouldn't let me come to college.

vena contigo, no me permitieraasistir a la universidad.

So, I hadn't mentioned it to anyone.

Entonces, no lomencion a nadie.

And I got a job working at Staples, cleaning at night.

Y consegu un trabajo enStaples limpiando de noche.

And I had to take you in with me at work sometimes A veces yo tuve que llevarteconmigo al trabajo y esconderte and hide you in the closet.

en el clset [re].

[Laughs] I think I lost something like 27 pounds, Pienso que yo perd como 27libras, slo por el estrs y por just from stress and not eating, because I didn't have enough no comer porque yo no tena losuficiente para nosotros dos.

for both of us.

My basketball teammates were my first babysitters.

Mis compaeros del equipode baloncesto eranmis primeros nieros.

I just remember coming from class and there were Yo recuerdo saliendo de clase yhaba cuatro hombres gigantescos four giant guys and then there was this 18-month-old y al mismo tiempo haba una niade dieciocho meses que estaba who was tearing up the room.

destruyendo el cuarto.

[laughs] Olivia Smith (OS): Were you ever embarrassed bringing me to class?

Or just having me in general?

WS: I felt a little awkward, but never embarrassed.

[re] Olivia Smith (OS):Te daba verguenza llevarmecontigo a clase?

There were times when the only way I could get through was to O en general,tenindome contigo?WS: Me senta un pocoincmodo pero no avergonzado.

come in and look at you, and see you sleeping, Haba momentos en que lo nicoque yo poda hacer para seguir and then go back to my studies.

era entrar y mirartey verte durmiendo And my graduation day from Bowdoin is a day y luego volver a estudiar.Y el da de mi graduacin enBowdoin es un da que nunca I'll never forget.

You know, all of my classmates, they stood up and gave me voy a olvidar.Ya sabes, todos miscompaeros se pararony me dieron la nicaovacin de pie.

the only standing ovation.

OS: I remember walking up with you, and having my head OS: Recuerdo caminando contigoy que yo tena mi cabezain your shoulder.

[Laughs] WS: Yeah, the dean called both of our names encima de tu hombro.

[re] WS: S, el decano llamtu nombre y el mo cuando as he presented us with the diploma.

nos otorg el diploma.

OS: So, technically I already graduated from college.

OS: En teora, yo ya megradu de la universidad.

WS: Nice try.

WS: Buen intento.

[Laughs] The degree only has my name on it, [re] El ttulo slolleva mi nombre, so you still got to go.

as que todava tienes que ir.

OS: I really admire your strength.

OS: Yo admiro mucho tu fuerza.

And, I love you.

Y te amo.

WS: I draw my strength from you.

WS: De ti saco mi fuerza,como siempre he hecho I always have, and I still do.