class when I was eight years old. On March 28th‚ 2008‚ my family and I moved to America from Japan. Despite having an English-speaking father‚ I was still unfamiliar with the language. I could not read‚ write‚ or speak fluently. At the time‚ I thought moving was the worst decision my parents had made. I had to learn a new language while being in the same grade as my age. I had no friends and I was lost. As I grew older‚ I started to appreciate this life-changing experience because it shaped a shy‚ hesitant
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She spent parts of her summers in Nigeria with family and ended up moving there for a couple of years before moving back to the United States. While I don’t remember our first meeting‚ I remember living down the street from her and I remember our
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To those back home‚ I send greetings‚ to momma‚ hoping that she gets better‚ shake papas hand for me and thank him for supporting my stand against slavery. It has been two years since this Civil War ended and it has been extremely hard to find a job. I traveled north to the factories‚ but they paid you awfully low wages‚ and I could not support myself on those wages. I then tried my hand at farming but farming it proved to be hard both physically and economically since buying land is so very expensive
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Did you know I recently moved from Tennessee to Nebraska? When I moved to Nebraska‚ everyone told me how flat Nebraska was‚ how it was full of fields. In my mind I was reminded of Tennessee with its family owned farms that could stretch for several acres. I realized that though Tennessee and Nebraska are hundreds of miles away they are very similar. Tennessee is has lots of rolling hills‚ whenever you drive through the back roads of Tennessee‚ you see beautiful trees. In the fall‚ the trees change
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I was born in the city of Monterrey in Mexico. My family decided to move to the US in 2009 due to growing concerns of money and safety. Back then‚ Monterrey was considered one of the most dangerous places to live in Mexico‚ as the two main cartels were disputing over the territory. My dad had lost his job and my mom worked part time at a pharmacy. Because public school in Mexico is very poor‚ my mom had always had me enrolled in private schools. We were in a tight situation‚ we couldn’t pay for the
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When I came from Africa in 2007‚ I was really excited. To me coming to America was like going to heaven. It was all I wanted‚ after all I could leave my violent country and finally come to the land of the free and the home of the brave. No matter how you put it the expectation for this country around the world is overwhelming. As for me coming to the United State was part of my everyday dreams. I remember my uncle my used to tell me‚ “Musa the statue of is capable of sitting down”‚ and due to the
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Throughout my life‚ I experienced many events that would make most people unable to function socially‚ emotionally‚ or academically. These events include two divorces‚ five house relocations‚ and a transfer to a new high school during senior year. I consistently failed assignments and could not stay focused during class as my . Most teenagers would have given up here as the disappointment from both their parents and teachers would have destroyed their hopes for a successful future. However‚ this
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I didn’t grow up in the most conventional household. My parents both worked and we consistently had babysitters and nannies taking care of us most of my childhood. My mom was the “breadwinner” she had always made significantly more than my dad and there was really no reason for my dad to work in the first place‚ he really just did it because he loved it. As my 4 brothers and I got older it got progressively harder on my parents being away from home so much. When a job opportunity with less hours
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Thanks for your message. So great to hear from you! How are you? I hope live has treated you well over the last few weeks. Visiting my friends wasgreat‚ even though the temperatures in PA were close to freezing! They have an awesome bagel shop in Har. I can imagine how difficult the search for a reasonably priced apartment is! Are you looking for a room or do you intend to have a small flat on your own? Up to this point‚ I have only sporadically checked for rooms that are in walking distance. Which
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For months‚ my parents had been discussing sending my mom‚ little brother and I back to our native country. I was only eight years old then and I did not understand the reason or the quickness to return. On that day‚ August 23rd‚2008‚ we departed to Guatemala‚ leaving behind my father‚ alone. As I landed at the airport‚ I anticipated the feeling of seeing my older sister and other relatives for the first time. Weeks passed by‚ my brother and I wouldn’t stop asking my mother when we would come back
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