reading is the most difficult thing in the world because you can’t do anything
the world because you can’t do anything
the world because you can’t do anything for your future and you only waste time
for your future and you only waste time
for your future and you only waste time and waiting without knowing what will
and waiting without knowing what will
and waiting without knowing what will happen to you and your family my family
happen to you and your family my family
happen to you and your family my family and I moved from Iraq to Jordan on
and I moved from Iraq to Jordan on
and I moved from Iraq to Jordan on January 12 2011 we spent almost five
January 12 2011 we spent almost five
January 12 2011 we spent almost five years in Doron ready for our
years in Doron ready for our
years in Doron ready for our resettlement to the United States
resettlement to the United States
resettlement to the United States it was hard living in Jordan teachers
it was hard living in Jordan teachers
it was hard living in Jordan teachers punished the students for talking and
punished the students for talking and
punished the students for talking and doing things that were wrong luckily my
doing things that were wrong luckily my
doing things that were wrong luckily my sister and I were good students so our
sister and I were good students so our
sister and I were good students so our teachers liked us when I was in Jordan
teachers liked us when I was in Jordan
teachers liked us when I was in Jordan the third grade I got the happy news
the third grade I got the happy news
the third grade I got the happy news that we were moving to the United States
that we were moving to the United States
that we were moving to the United States I was so happy for that because I was
I was so happy for that because I was
I was so happy for that because I was going to see my grandparents uncles and
going to see my grandparents uncles and
going to see my grandparents uncles and everyone else from our relatives it was
everyone else from our relatives it was
everyone else from our relatives it was the best day ever
the best day ever
the best day ever when I was packing up my things to go I
when I was packing up my things to go I
when I was packing up my things to go I was so happy that we were moving to the
was so happy that we were moving to the
was so happy that we were moving to the United States on September 30 2015
United States on September 30 2015
United States on September 30 2015 my family and I ate McDonald got on a
my family and I ate McDonald got on a
my family and I ate McDonald got on a plane and traveled 22 hours to Los
plane and traveled 22 hours to Los
plane and traveled 22 hours to Los Angeles and we waited five more hours to
Angeles and we waited five more hours to
Angeles and we waited five more hours to finish from our refugee papers first we
finish from our refugee papers first we
finish from our refugee papers first we were staying at our grandparents house
were staying at our grandparents house
were staying at our grandparents house for almost three months and so we moved
for almost three months and so we moved
for almost three months and so we moved to our town house then I went to school
to our town house then I went to school
to our town house then I went to school Magnolia elementary school was not like
Magnolia elementary school was not like
Magnolia elementary school was not like wasn’t Dourdan Magnolia is bigger and it
wasn’t Dourdan Magnolia is bigger and it
wasn’t Dourdan Magnolia is bigger and it was so fun when my teacher Miss Black
was so fun when my teacher Miss Black
was so fun when my teacher Miss Black was teaching me English because she made
was teaching me English because she made
was teaching me English because she made my goal to learn English when I was in
my goal to learn English when I was in
my goal to learn English when I was in Jordan in the first grade I didn’t know
Jordan in the first grade I didn’t know
Jordan in the first grade I didn’t know how to read and write because I was a
how to read and write because I was a
how to read and write because I was a newcomer and I was 28 or without a
newcomer and I was 28 or without a
newcomer and I was 28 or without a school because we were waiting for our
school because we were waiting for our
school because we were waiting for our settlement papers and interviews which
settlement papers and interviews which
settlement papers and interviews which took a very long time then I entered the
took a very long time then I entered the
took a very long time then I entered the first grade and started learning how to
first grade and started learning how to
first grade and started learning how to read and write it was hard for me
read and write it was hard for me
read and write it was hard for me because students started learning from
because students started learning from
because students started learning from preschool there so I had to work hard
preschool there so I had to work hard
preschool there so I had to work hard but here when I don’t know how to read
but here when I don’t know how to read
but here when I don’t know how to read and write my teacher help need to write
and write my teacher help need to write
and write my teacher help need to write letter by letter when I first got
letter by letter when I first got
letter by letter when I first got the United States I thought that I would
the United States I thought that I would
the United States I thought that I would never learn English but after one month
never learn English but after one month
never learn English but after one month I started learning how to read and write
I started learning how to read and write
I started learning how to read and write another reason why I didn’t like living
another reason why I didn’t like living
another reason why I didn’t like living in Jordan was because none of my
in Jordan was because none of my
in Jordan was because none of my relatives were there and it was not fun
relatives were there and it was not fun
relatives were there and it was not fun at all to not see them or even meet them
at all to not see them or even meet them
at all to not see them or even meet them moving to the United States of America
moving to the United States of America
moving to the United States of America changed my whole life because I can see
changed my whole life because I can see
changed my whole life because I can see my family members and live in peace and
my family members and live in peace and
my family members and live in peace and plan for my future also I have my own
plan for my future also I have my own
plan for my future also I have my own bedroom with my sister full of all our
bedroom with my sister full of all our
bedroom with my sister full of all our pictures and books I can go out at the
pictures and books I can go out at the
pictures and books I can go out at the weekend with my family and have fun also
weekend with my family and have fun also
weekend with my family and have fun also I have my friends at Magnolia which we
I have my friends at Magnolia which we
I have my friends at Magnolia which we played together at recess share our
played together at recess share our
played together at recess share our thoughts and help each other through the
thoughts and help each other through the
thoughts and help each other through the classwork even now my teacher asks me to
classwork even now my teacher asks me to
classwork even now my teacher asks me to translate for the new students for that
translate for the new students for that
translate for the new students for that I am so glad that Magnolia is my school
I am so glad that Magnolia is my school
I am so glad that Magnolia is my school [Applause]
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