Growing up in two such diverse places made me who I am today and I wouldn’t want to change that for the world. Moving at such a young age just showed how much of the world I had yet to see. Much has changed since then and I have become an international traveler. Seeing all different parts of the US and parts of Europe and South America. The world is a big place that was meant to be…
I AM DOMINICAN! WAIT NO I AM AMERICAN! Wait no I’m neither. How can it be that I’m neither. I was born in Dominican Republic however I have lived in America since I was two years old.…
Being born in the Dominican Republic, and raced there until the age of nine. When I came to this country is was overwhelming. I did not speak the language, and adapting to a different culture was hard, but slowly it happened. In changing cultures, I also wanted to change the fact that I was Hispanic because others viewed me as being different in a bad way. I wanted to be Americanized, and I did.…
The Dominican Republic In October of 2016 I went on an amazing vacation to the Dominican Republic. We were going with my Dad’s side of the family so there there 14 people that went including my Grandma Neicy, Papa Kelly, Aunts Kiley and Annika, Uncle Aaron, Chris, my cousins Charley, Marley, and Bowen, and of course my Mum, Dad, brother Cade, and sister Keira. We started the trip with a whole day of traveling, kicking it off at 6:30 am. We went to Atlanta as our connecting flight, then we were finally on our way to the D.R. Of course most of the plane ride from the US to the Dominican was mostly over water, so there wasn’t much of a view.…
This March, my family and I took a trip to Mexico for vacation. We did many fun things down there such as; parasailing, went on a boat for a day trip, sail boating, went swimming in the ocean, buggy board, sand volleyball, swam in the pool, walked the beach at night, got henna tattoos, a dread in our hair and went to the club with my brother and Emerson. The sand on my feet, the crashing of the waves, people swimming in the ocean, the smell of sunscreen and the wonderful taste of my flamingo drink; Mexico is my kind of place to be. But the first day in particular sticks out to me the most, the day we went parasailing and sail boating. Waking up in the morning in your soft hotel comforter, gives you a great feeling.…
School has always been a fun place, at least for me. I did my school years in the Dominican Republic; therefore, I have a different teaching experience. In the Dominican Republic, teacher tend to be stricter, and they expect the best from you. I remember that I always needed extra help at school. My mom always had to get me tutors and pay for after school classes.…
I was born in Africa and moved to America at the age of two. Little did I know that that single move would cause my life to meet the people I would meet and the opportunities that I would encounter. Once I came to America, my family and I moved to New Mexico so my father could complete his Ph.D. in mathematics. There two of my three younger brothers were born but New Mexico was only my backstory. At the end of my first-grade year, my family and I moved to Texas which was where I finally understood what I had been taught by parents: be kind, chose your words carefully, and work hard in everything.…
I moved from the United States to the Dominican Republic at the age of thirteen with my parents. Living in the Dominican Republic as a young American came with many challenges. One of the biggest threats against foreigners was corruption and violence, and in that first year, I had an encounter that would forever change my life. Just one week before I was to start school, I was mugged by two assailants: one man on a motorcycle and another on foot. This day forever resounds in my memory because it was the first chance I had to go sightseeing becomes familiar with my new neighborhood.…
Dominican Republic One of the Latin American countries I would like to visit is Dominican Republic. Whenever my family decides to take a trip to Latin American countries, I usually decide to stay home. The reason for this being one I’m afraid of planes and two someone needs to care of the house. At least that is what I told them. In reality I have always been afraid to leave the country because I get easily sick.…
As kids we look up to our parents and dream of one day being an adult like them. While we are always striving towards adulthood, it can be hard to tell when it is actually happening. There are, however, those moments or achievements significant enough that you can feel the shift in yourself from childhood to adulthood. I experienced one of these moments when I went on a service trip to the Dominican Republic last summer.…
I responding through this message to your request of email introducing myself. I grew up in a small country locate in the middle of the Caribbean called Dominican Republic. I lived there for 19 years until on 2011 I moved to United States looking for a better life, and a future with more possibilities. I stared at HACC in 2012, and I joined at ESL Course for 2 years, and now I am able to communicate more effectively and speak more clearly, and working forward for a Marketing Associate Degree. I am Service Manager at Chipotle Mexican Grill, and my job is constantly talking to costumers and accurate great customer service and great business revenue for the company.…
Words will never hurt me. I came 6 years ago from Colombia. I waited 9 years to come to this country. When I received the news I was so happy and excited. I had been waiting and waiting and it finally came true.…
The earliest memory I have of a video game is that I was at my aunt's house and my cousins went for vacation to Dominican Republic, where I used to live, they were playing Super Mario Bros 2. To be honest I don't have anything that interesting to say about it because I can barely remember. However, I remember that they let me played and I was so excited and I didn't want to stop playing. That night, I asked my mom if I could sleepover because I wanted to keep playing. I got so obsessed playing that at the end of my cousin's vacation, my aunt asked them to leave me the video game!…
On April 2007 I traveled for the first time to the Dominican Republic, and I remember every details of that trip as if it was yesterday. This trip was one of those experiences that stays with you for a long time. It was an amazing opportunity to discover the local culture several factors make this trip to the Dominican Republic a unique and unforgettable experience. First and foremost this trip has awaken in me a sense of awareness that allowed me to get a better understanding of human interactions and how language plays an undeniably important role. To help you better understand that experience and the way it unfolded you need to know that my native language is French, therefore Spanish was uncharted territory for at that time.…
As I started to develop my identity, the fact that I was born in Colombia became more important to me. I desired to embrace what it meant being a Latina. Embracing my culture created a desire for me to learn more about Colombia. As I researched more I understood the prominent levels of violence which plagued the country. I researched the issue with the FARC, which was a guerrilla movement in Colombia.…