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Thursday, April 23, 2015

658 Wang (China, Age, 17) English

Wang

17   China

Hello, my name is Wang, and I was born in China. In the China Guangdong. I was live in

Guangdong a small village, I was live with my parents and sister, my sister is old than me. in this

village have 50 or more houses on this village, but we are very happy to live over there, because

we are all together to work and play. We is look like a big family. In my 7 year old, my parents

with me go to the primary school. The primary school is so big and is very beautiful, and I have

many friend on the primary school, because I go up one grade will be have some new student

will came to the class. But on the primary school i only have 3­5 people is my best friend, and I

adapt the China life. After 5 year, 2012. I was in the sixth grade, my parents they tell me “You

need to work hard because you was not born on US and those people was every day say English

at home but you were not.”  On that time i was feel pressure, and I have a question on my mind

“Why we need immigrant to other country?” On China we know the language, can talk with

other people. And have many friend on China. After 3 day, my mother start to pack clothes put

on the bag, and other thing (I don’t know what it is).

After 5 day we take the car go to a big city(Guangzhou) take a airplane ready immigrant

to America. On a car not only have my family, have my three cousin with my family together go

to the airport but only my family immigrant to America. On the time we got to the airport my

three cousin they just take the car go back to our village. But me with my family sit on the

airport wait for the airplane. On the time we go to inside of the airplane we were sit together on

the airplane, but we are not take this airplane go to America, we need go to HongKong then

change the other big airplane than go to America. We use 4 hour on the Guangdong go to Hong

Kong, and than we sit on Hong Kong airport wait the airplane again. After 3 hour we take a big

airplane start the immigrant, but on the airplane me and my family was sit on the different, I was

sit on the tail but my family was sit on the airplane middle. On the star I was very scared sit on

the tail but on the airplane on feel nothing because on the airplane I only have 3 hour was be

awake other time I was sleeping.

In July 14 2012. We are get on the America airport, and we use 2­3 hour on the airport

checking passports and other thing. We finish the job, go out the airport my aunt, uncle and my

cousin they was on the airport outside. and me with my family sit on car, than go to my house.

(This house is my uncle and aunt they is on my family came USA before to rent, and they was

clean the house before to came here) we get on my house I was to tired so I was sleep on sofa.

On I was wake up I saw my mother and aunt on my house clean bags.(Is a clothers and

something on the bag) After 3 hour my sister and my father was wake up, we are follow my aunt

go to 86st a restaurant eat food. After that my aunt go back to her home to do work and me with

my family is go back to my house. After one week my aunt came to my house again this time is

help me and my sister fine school. On China I was finish the 6 grade, and my sister was a high

school student. me and my family follow my aunt walk on my house vicinity, to find the high

school or middle school let me or my sister go to learn. But we are not lucky because we was not

fine the school can let me or my sister go to study. so on that day we use the time to find school,

don’t have time to do other job. My aunt with my family go back to our house and start to ready

the dinner. After 3 week my aunt came to my home again, because her ask my cousin to help me

and my sister find school, so my cousin use the computer to search on my house vicinity have fit

to us. And my aunt know where have the school is fit me or my sister, and we follow my aunt go

to Bay36 street have a middle school we go inside to registered let me on this school study. And

my sister school is in a Manhattan so we need take a subway go it. It’s first time take a subways

on USA. Is very excited because i saw the subway was not on the ground. We go to the school

and than go up to 3 floor let my sister registration but is easy to my school because my school is

don’t have Chinese people only have American people but my sister school is look like a chinese

school. we finish my aunt with we guy take the subway go back to my house.

On the September 8 2012, I was go to my school I.S 281 to start my study, first day go to

school I was very happy and scared because I can have many friend on school and learn

something new in school, but I feel scared because i don’t know the English, so I don’t know

what does the teacher say. But I go in to my class I saw have 7 people is a chinese people I feel

very excited and i was go to try make friend with them, I am very lucky they are very nice to say

“Hello” with me. On the middle school i have 7 best friend, every Friday we will go to park play

basketball or handball. But on the 2013 April I have a friend he need move to other city on USA.

I are very say because the person move to other city he was look like my bro he away help me,

so he move to other city, in class only me sit on the last seat. After 1 week we still every Friday

go to park play basketball or handball. On the June 2013 we are finish the middle school, but on

the summer vacation, we still play basketball and handball, sometime we go to restaurant. I was

every day play with my friend. But after 2 week my mother ask me “You need go to summer

school on 86st”  That day i was feel helpless because I was immigrant to USA don’t know

English I need to learn more English and knowledge. I follow my mother go to 86st to

registration, let me go to study English and knowledge.

On September 2013 I was start the high school(IHSL). In the first day came to IHSL, we

are standing outside and wait the door open. After 10 minutes the campus police let all the

student go inside of school, and go inside of school we need fine the classroom on the basement.

I was not fine the classroom on the basement and on the school I walk on inside but not fine the

classroom,  after 5 minutes I was on the 3floor saw a teacher, I go to try ask her how can I find

the classroom, but I dont know how to say English, and I was shy and scared to say English.

However her is look like know what did I think, her let me follow her go to office take a passes

and let me know which classroom is for me. After 5 minute I go to 367 classroom I saw only

have 4 people is chinese people,  and they was from the different place. Two for Fujian and other

one is  for Guangdong. And that time the teacher was talking, some rule, what we can do and we

cannot do. But I do not understand what the teacher say, and I was quiet to sit on the chair. After

8 month I was finish the 9 grade and have the project, and we need to pass the project than the

grade can go up. In the project is we need to choose one of project on all the subject. I was

speech with the other class people on the Art class and i was speech the Math project. I was

security pass the presentation.

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