Alykhan recalls the story of his first day of school after moving to Canada from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania when he was 8 years old.Level: upper intermediateAccent: Canadian Click here for the full vocabulary list, transcript and listening comprehension quiz.5 words and expressions in today's story: - (to) go downhill (6 min 20 sec)- What am I getting myself into? (8 min 47 sec)- (to) take advantage of someone (13 min 01 sec)- (to) have boundaries (13 min 09 sec)- (to) have a tough (or thick) skin (13 min 37 sec)This episode was produced by the AC team: Bree, Tom, and Raül. And a very special thanks to our storyteller, Alykhan!*The poor audio quality of this story might make it more difficult to understand, but it’s good practice for when are on a phone or video call and the connection is bad.