Interviewed

My name is Mnar Shay and my name is in the bible and my name created by my mother.I was born in Thailand and border and the place is call Klo Pa refugee camp. Then when i was six months I have to move to another place call Thailand Mae Ra Moe refugee camp and i grew up there. The refugee like we have 7 sections and each section have 500 houses. It have river, play ground,school,hospital, bridge and offices. I went to school there. The school in the refugee camp was not much beautiful and enough. Because the school made of by tree, bamboo, and the roof is leaves. The school classroom doesn't has computer, cafeteria bus and the student usually walked to school. I don't have friends speak different language. we only speak Karen language every time and the school start at 8:40 Am and finished at 3:15 Pm. The student have to cut hair and the girls are can't cut. I come to U.S on march 26 2013 night 11:00 Pm. Before I came to U.S I think it would be like have many friends speak same language, not cold, and the city would be really clear no apartment houses and i will see my old friends. I also think it would be have forest, a lot of rivers and mountains. Then after i arrive  here i surprised. Because  all my ideas are change and wrong. It like have many people, a lot of car and the street are dirty or dust. I also seen play grounds park ,beautiful big school and large builds. It also have people speak different languages and handsome girl and boy. Then after one month or two i started to school and the school was hard and my face was hot and red. Because i don't know nothing and i saw a lot of people and they are speak different languages. I get a raster the i looked it but i don't know what is it? After i ate breakfast i saw one people he speak Karen language and i get better because he help me. In the school i have a lot of teachers  they are talk to me and help me many things. They are all have good quality and intelligent. The teachers are don't hit the students and always helped students and busy. After one year i felt better and happy. because i have a lot of friends and i can talk to my teacher. Now i also felt happy because i can read and write and i also did a lot of volunteer i help people, community garden. It is become help to other people and me. I live with my parent and two sisters.They are go to school and the parents are work hard.They work 5 days a week. My parent feel happy because the children have good education,opportunity and good teachers. Also this country have enough food, clothes and places or new house.My parents also understand more English and job in the U.S. But sometime my parent miss their family, friends, relation and the place they was born. Because they want to see their family and they have to lived far away for many years ago. If i am able to read and write and translate to my family or other people so can make my life better in the U.S. I also should have good job, have my own house, have good health and contain go to college, study and have good friends. In the U.S have a lot of opportunist good education, school and famous colleges. So i feel happy to came to the U.S and have new good friends and teachers. In my country many different people come from the other country. When i am 6 grade i seen one teacher she speak English and she is old. She came visit our class then talk to our students. I am so happy. She is from other country. Before i came i have to left my friends, classmate, teacher and relation. Some of my friends and i talk to there. I use phone and computer and Face Book to talk to my friends and family or relation. In my first country i am not feel safe and we have problem. Because we don't have fire station and the fire car to protect our country. Also yearly the rivers are flood and some time became the damage. I have a lot of freedom in the U.S. But in my country I don't have freedom like here. In the U.S you can do many things and what you want to be. you can go to school at 1 grade to 12 grade for free. But in my country i have to pay money. The students are in my country they had to cut their hair and wear uniform everyday. In the U.S student don't have to cut hair. In U.S you also learn a lot of things. I am feel proud to came to U.S. It's also free to speech, and religions. The weather in the U.S is really pretty and beautiful. In U.S when the season move to other season the tree look beautiful and amazing. But in my country I had three season and the one i don't like is rain because a lot of rain an the street had mud. Also in the U.S the season i don't like is winter because really cold and i always feel asleep or want to sleep at school and house. But the in the U.S is make tree and place beautiful. My dream is i will go to college and drive and learn computer and computer code.