Eva Hoffman: “Growing is about expanding, becoming multicolored and multi shaped like a beautiful garden of flowers. I love watching young people because they are so beautiful. I don't teach secondary school children anymore. It's the age when they are really blossoming. They are just so incredibly beautiful, like a flower. I think, 'how wonderful it would be for me to find out who you are, and what kind of flower you are in this moment'. That's the feeling I get when I see them.

It is interesting that when a plant grows higher, the roots grow deeper. As human beings, we need this balance between growing up and having deep roots. When I think about roots, I also think about people. We come from different countries and we start growing our roots when we are born. 

I am Polish and I have lived in England for 40 years now, which is a long time. My father was half Jewish and is Polish. My mother was born in Poland as well. For some people, it's a very big issue when they are uprooted because their roots never grew deep enough. This can happen with plants as well. I think my roots have gone quite deep. I don't have problems changing places. I do get attached to people, rather than places. 

Understanding your roots is important.”

Have a listen as I interview my special guest, Eva Hoffman.