Comments on: 10 Years In America

By: Suzanne C.

Suzanne C. — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:56:56 +0000

This is so amazing for me to see because I’m 19 and I always wonder what you were like at 19. This is so fun, your hair was beautiful that way! (not that I don’t adore it now? Is that your natural colour? This is also important for me to read because sometimes I think I can’t change and become what I dream of but it’s nice to see you go from simple boho-ish cute to glamorous and successful. I think there is hope for me yet.

By: Lexxii

Lexxii — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:09:48 +0000

latelatelate, oh well . (:

thats great, 10 years! all my life i`ve lived in newyork. ish. i was born in egypt & came over when i was 3 months old. i`m glad you here, in new york, you’ve taught me alot :]

By: Bonbons de Tokyo

Bonbons de Tokyo — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:54:56 +0000

Oh my god… bloody cinnamon that’s weird… I moved to France when I was ten, we had hard times throughout the entire 16 years I stayed too (no money, no work, no home, blablablabla!!!)! I finally moved away after… I got my college degree! Strange strange strange!

By: BloodyCinnamon

BloodyCinnamon — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:12:14 +0000

France is treating me ok nowalthough some accidents happened and still occur. Most of the time, the problem is ignorance from the French, like you said, you have to be very patient and always explain… you see what I mean I guess! ;-)
Anyway, I’ll try to comment more often, I promise!

By: Doe Deere

Doe Deere — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:40:54 +0000

♣ Bonbons de Tokyo
I suppose you can say that! :)

♣ Aether
American soil is still mourning the day I stepped upon it. ;)

♣ Cristina
It is true that immigrants’ children have it almost as bad as the immigrants themselves, haha. If not financially, then culturally! But it’s good to be weird sometimes. ;)

♣ Tygenco
Maybe you come from a Russian Gypsie family? Since they moved around so much and all. :) Either way, do share the story sometime! I wanna hear!

♣ Bridget
Hmm, I never thought about it like that. Moving to me was always about learning about others – culture, language, traditions. But we learn so much about ourselves in the process.

♣ Jen
I am a resident alien, applying for citizenship this year. We came here in 1998 too. :)

♣ Ruth
Surviving in America is nothing considered to Russia. ;) I’m glad we moved.

♣ Corinne
Immigrant stories all sound so similar. A couple suitcases, a few hundred dollars. That sounds just like us.

♣ BloodyCinnamon
Congratulations on the 15 years! How’s France treating you? And please, do comment more often!

♣ Karina
I know what you mean about the questions. Do you have an accent? I still do a little bit and people ask me where I’m from every day. When I say “I’m from Russia”, they immediately respond with “Which part of Russia”. 10 years, and this still confuses me into a few seconds of speechlessness – there is only one part in Russia. But, like you said, we must answer patiently. :)

♣ Elizabeth
Yep, since we were both 19. It’s incredible how we never grew apart – we still do everything together! He truly is my bestest friend in the world.