- Theresa: Next time on "Stories From The Stage": Against The Odds. - I looked around and I said to the kindergarten teacher, "I'm smart enough already." At five years old, I knew everything there was to know. - And when you come to United States as a refugee, your dreams can get really big, really fast. - I had to follow the rules, do what they said, and did you even know, I had to go into work, day in, day out for only $20 a week?