788 YE (China, Age 15): English

YE

Age 15, China

3 years old into 14 years old -- my memoirs story

     Hi

I am YE. I was born in Guang dong, China.

When I 3 years old I have my first school is “斗山中心小学”.(Dou Shan middle school)

In my school every day have much homework. We are  go to school at 7am morning. First in the class we are read the book together into 7:30.Then the clock is rang. All the student have to going  outside to the playground do the  gymnastics together. After that is 8:00 clock the student is go back the class. We are waiting the breakfast, and we eat noodles, rice noodles, rice noodles. .everyday is different. And we have 30min to eat . After the breakfast time. We are start the class at 8:30. In china school we have math,chinese languages,english,art,gym. But though all  not my favourite class. I like music. I want school have music class.      

When afternoon 11:00AM students can go home eat lunch or stay school pay 4.50$ dollar for the school lunch . Most student is choice going home,and some student is pay. Because some student they home is far. But the student is so fast back to school they just eat little bit. I remember my father every time will tell me  If you eat more then i will let you go. And I give you one dollar!!  WOW That time  I was so happy!! I want to fast go back but that time  in my mind is one dollar is better than play. Because one dollar can buy many candy !!

And when the student back to school we still have one hour and 30 min. We play Table tennis, Volleyball,Hide and seek,or just with friends find one good space talking joking.  When the clock is 12:30pm we are start at noon first class. When 5:00PM the clock is rang the student may go home or stay school after school for learn volleyball, in my school we have volleyball team. If who join, then have to stay after school learn.. And i join the volleyball team too. I like volleyball because when I was second grade I always everyday see my big brother play volleyball with his friends or with his father. And he teach me too. So I join this team, and I know before I not come to this school my brother he is in this team too. When my volleyball teacher know my name his first question is Do you know Ye?. Because my name and my brother’s name is almost is same just the last word is different. in the team iam is the best but I lazy and some time I with this teacher have “Dispute” I  remember when we dispute, he always angry and volleyball team student looking me and him. The teacher yelling me said if you don’t want to learn you can out of the team. And in that time I angry too. I yelling back OK!!! then I get out of the team .. After few day when he see me again in the gym class , after the class he will come to me and said come to my room with me . In the room he will said you play volleyball is good ,and you have to learn like your brother, your brother is play volleyball very good, and his is listen,but you..when he said but you I will stop him  because I know what he want to say. I am very fast say  sorry teacher no more next time sorry sorry sorry sorry..haha then I go back to the team again. After a year and a half we have volleyball competition with other city school volleyball team. I was in the team I join the competition. But when we almost competition. My Parents tell me said after few week, we have to go to American. For me is was very suddenly. A few years ago my parents talk to me about this to. But I don’t know I have to going now. Very suddenly. And then the volleyball team competition I can’t join. But I can’t do nothing about it, because my parents, uncle,aunt,brother...and me immigrant at some time I have to go I can’t stay by my self in china I am too young.. . So in my memoirs story can’t not join the competition is my first regret.

February-21-2012. Morning almost 11:00am. My big family and me in the New York Airport Inside. I first got on new york everything for me is Unknown. For that my feel little excited and little tension. In the airport inside i look out of the window I saw many car and the building. And in inside I saw many people walk around I don’t know where they go but some people is walk so first and some people is stay in somewhere look like waiting some one. And my big family and me  is stay in airport waiting for my uncle,aunt too. Because they live in new york a long time ago.And we just immigrant to here we don’t know anything about this country.So we just waiting for  my uncle they are. In that time I looking the people when they walk in my eyes. That time I very not understand why the people is different？I saw some people is very white and some people is black．It make my feel so weird, because in my country I never know and saw that．After almost 15min my uncle and aunt they is come. My father tell me said this is your uncle aunt...did you remember that? And let me say hi to they. Ｗhen I finish say hi to my uncle aunt I saw  two girl is behind my aunt.  But I not talk to them and not say hi to this two girl. Because I don't they and maybe I shy I don't know.After few min when the big people finish talk and hug together my uncle help us take the baggage put on his car and his friends car. When we go out the airport first we go to my uncle aunt’s house put the baggage and go to my  family and my brother’s family house to put the baggage. In china my family and my brother’s family live together too. And in American live together too. Then is have Six people live together. Because my father and my brother’s father they are  Brother too and they is good, So that’s why two family always live together. In the new house me and my brother sleep in same room, in china we are is sleep in different room. Because in china our house is very big, and in here is not that much big. So me and my brother is have same room. Sometime we are fight because I not very habit with who in one room, and my brother too.And every time is I lost before i was 12 years old and my brother is 15 years old his strong than me. And every time I lost and I cry I call my father said my brother hit me!! My father know what’s happen he know we sleep in same room not habit then fight. In china my brother never fight with me and never hit me. I remember when i was young one guy he is large than me, and he hit me I cry and i scared. My brother saw that he is running come to me and fight with the guy. I remember that every time is he hit me and every time my brother will help me let me go away and then fight him every time my brother is winner! Because my brother is very strong and he never let me get hurt I will never forgot that. After put the baggage in the new house. We are all going out, we go to restaurant. When we eating I just eat little bit, I feel not very good because i not habit the time. New York Morning in China is night. Is different. In my mind is not change the time, then i feel bad, tire and i saw the food i want vomit..After the lunch we go to walk around the street my aunt tell us where is here what’s that where we go how we go..subway..anything we don’t know and we have to know that. In New York second day morning I wake up very early is in 5:00 pm. I can’t sleep, feel little not habit. After few week I already habit live in the new country, but I not very remember the street  for me before the house and street is same. One time i going home I walk walk walk when I pass my house I don’t know that. After pass more house i saw something in my mind I think is my house pass? I watch back oh my..i pass my house already!!! Then I running back.

After almost one month my uncle help me find out one middle school. School name is Ps121. I remember I go to school first day my mom is make breakfast to me, and when I go out to the school my father is going with me, new school is very close my house. Only 7 street usually if walk just need 6 or 7min.  In the street my father tell me said don’t be scared, and say something encourage me. When I go in to the school I feel many student look at me. I go to  one table I sit on the chair. One student is talk to me ask me what’s my name and where I’m from. But that time I know don’t english. I don’t know what he say and I just tell him  I don’t english. When I say I don’t know english I feel awkward. In this school first year for me is very very long time. I was like the wood in the class, no talking, don’t understand what the teacher, when I don’t know  homework no one can’t help me school no chinese student no one know chinese language no chinese teacher. Only American student. Some time when I try to say something then some student follow me say what I say. It make me think my word is wrong?  Then I’m awkward. some time morning I almost in the school but I am not go to inside I stay outside. In that time I feel so bad I want to cry in here I don’t know anything. I feel so lonely. Then I not going to the school in that day I just walk around in the street. My parents they don’t know about and I don’t want they know I am no go to school and what’s it happen. I just walk around around around.  When 11:00am my parents go to work then i go back home listen music play game.   So in first year some time if i no go to school mean’s I do this again.  

In first years I only make one friend he is from Uzbekistan his name is John. I was tall him little and he look is very white. How I know him is he know I not speak english. One time he say bad word to me then I fight him in the art class. The teacher make me and him stop. After the class he is say the bad word to me again this time no teacher is there, I fight him and the student just watch and I remember one student is behind me say wen hao fight him fight him. Because in the class all the student is not very like John I don’t know why. Then we fight. Every time we fight is because he say bad word to me and my temper is not very good too. Every time fight no  loser no winner. After two time fight no one know how we be a friend and we don’t know too. Just friend. Then in the class John is help me and tell me when the teacher let me do something or say something to me. John will always use school laptop translate to me. And teacher is agree him to do this. It can help me to understand much thing in the school. And we always play together always he talk, and sometime I try to speak english he will laughing out loud, but it is doesn’t matter. After joking laughing  John will teach me how to say the word and fix. I very remember one time after school in outside my class one boy is fight with John and some who is help the boy. And of course I will help John because he is my best friend! Then the boy and his friends is scared because me and John in the class is highest and strong. 

In Ps121 school i have one esl teacher I don’t know how to spell her name but I very remember she is  very very good to me.She is esl teacher she only have I’m and other 4 student we all english is not good. She always teach us english new word help us do the homework  and buy us the snacks to eat Candy,Cake,Chocolate, soft drinks… I remember when every years at one day she will ask us.  We like Chocolate Ice cream or Banana flavor?  But after the few day she will buy two for us !   And other snacks together! We are  affection so good. But I don’t know this is good or bad because when we graduation. She said she reluctant our. She is crying I first time see her cry, I feel so sad. We tell her  we very reluctant her too. In the esl class have two girl and one boy and me and John we hug her and I tell her  “Thank you in this two and a half years teach me english. I will never never never forgot that.” That time I almost cry too because all what I know about American is her teach me and tell me.  I miss Her.