When the teacher noticed him, Matthew blushed a bit, not really used to talk in public. He usually just went unnoticed so...
"Ah, uh, yes, I'm from Canada..."
The teacher's wide smile encouraged him to keep on talking. he decided he liked this teacher, since he seemed interesting and nice. That kind of teacher was rare usually...
"That's it... I think the Inuit and... Native American myths are nice too... But If you don't know them it's not a problem, I'm already happy to study other myth..."
He suddenly found the desk really appealing, and decided to stare at it a while.