Thursday, December 18, 2008

Made Aware of Race/Nationality

When I was about 10 years old my family moved to england. I was excited because this was something completely new for me. School, for me, was always fun and was something to look forward to. What I wasn't expecting was what took place. I showed up for school on the first day expecting to be the "new student". But because I was an american I was rejected. Not because I was white or new but because of where I came from. Eventually I did make a few friends (who were also americans) but it was a very discouraging feeling to be completely reject at this age.
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3 comments:

  1. Alyssa ODecember 18, 2008 at 12:19 PM

    Wow England, that is sooooo cool. I visited London a couple summers ago and loved it. That sucks that everyone hated you for being American though! its not like you run the country

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  2. Gena R.December 18, 2008 at 12:26 PM

    That's surprising that you were outcast when you moved. I would have expected you to be something of a novelty, that everyone would be interested in the American kid for awhile at least. It's also weird that kids only around 10 years old held your nationality against you; it doesn't seem like that would be a big deal for them.

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  3. JimmyJanuary 25, 2009 at 4:50 PM

    man i dont know why 10 year olds would be so mean over you being american. Sounds like they need to chill out.

    Great post =]

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