Since the beginning of this states the immigrant presence was strong. The first group of immigrants to move here was Dutch they came here looking for beavers, but they settled because they saw potential in this land. Before Dutch move to here this was the home of Native American, the name they give to the land was Mannahatta (mean the land of many hills) but the Dutch named New Amsterdam. Nowadays New York is a big city full of immigrants, this people are from every corner of the world. People still seen potential in this place. People move here looking for a better life, they came full of hope but this is a rough place, when people move here a lot of them came with nothing and have to live in difficult situations, but even though they stay
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I born a Tuesday, December 7 of 1993. I grow up in the city always considered myself a city person. My childhood was a normal childhood the different was that my father move to New York when I was three, he called us three or four times per week. Because he had a good job here my mother and my brother enjoyed the typical middle class life, those years my brother and I attended to good school, we had the best toys in the neighborhood, we went to summer camp a few times, when I was a child this “privileges” not many parents can afford but I had them because my dad was working here. My mom is a teacher in DR, as teacher her salary wouldn’t have been enough to afford our life, the only thing my mom didn’t change when my dad came here was the house (or rather the neighborhood). I was born and grew up in a neighborhood where everybody knows everybody but it wasn’t a good place to grow up. My neighborhood was called many names (hot point, hot zone, powder keg, etc…), was a place full of drug dealers and streets fights. But …show more content…
In my case I stop complaining about everything, I stop doing bad things lists and I stated to embrace the fact that I was send here to do something good for my life. Two years ago I went to DR to vacations, when I was there I felt the air different like full of dust, heavy and all the sun was so bright, so colorful. Even if you whole family live there you will feel at home but like a strange because actually you’re a strange now. We change because we have to grow no matter if you’re an adult in a certain way you have to grow, because every year you gather experiences that make you grow.
I can see my life here as well I can see my life in DR. right now what I want, I have friends here but the best are there, my mom is there, in DR I have career opportunity and more family support than here. But I like this country and I see all the chance I can have here I think that eventually I’ll go back to DR but I see that so far now. I planning finish school, find a job, make may life better help my family. I think many people wish go back to their country but they’re scare to start
I born a Tuesday, December 7 of 1993. I grow up in the city always considered myself a city person. My childhood was a normal childhood the different was that my father move to New York when I was three, he called us three or four times per week. Because he had a good job here my mother and my brother enjoyed the typical middle class life, those years my brother and I attended to good school, we had the best toys in the neighborhood, we went to summer camp a few times, when I was a child this “privileges” not many parents can afford but I had them because my dad was working here. My mom is a teacher in DR, as teacher her salary wouldn’t have been enough to afford our life, the only thing my mom didn’t change when my dad came here was the house (or rather the neighborhood). I was born and grew up in a neighborhood where everybody knows everybody but it wasn’t a good place to grow up. My neighborhood was called many names (hot point, hot zone, powder keg, etc…), was a place full of drug dealers and streets fights. But …show more content…
In my case I stop complaining about everything, I stop doing bad things lists and I stated to embrace the fact that I was send here to do something good for my life. Two years ago I went to DR to vacations, when I was there I felt the air different like full of dust, heavy and all the sun was so bright, so colorful. Even if you whole family live there you will feel at home but like a strange because actually you’re a strange now. We change because we have to grow no matter if you’re an adult in a certain way you have to grow, because every year you gather experiences that make you grow.
I can see my life here as well I can see my life in DR. right now what I want, I have friends here but the best are there, my mom is there, in DR I have career opportunity and more family support than here. But I like this country and I see all the chance I can have here I think that eventually I’ll go back to DR but I see that so far now. I planning finish school, find a job, make may life better help my family. I think many people wish go back to their country but they’re scare to start