Raul

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=Kin Wah=

If you are going to move to America from a country that does not speak English I recommend learning to speak English before you move. I made that mistake. I am eleven years old and I just moved to America from China. I cannot speak English so I have been having a tough time making new friends at school.

My teacher found that out and had me stay after school so that she could help me learn English. After one semester I did not have to stay after school anymore.

I was walking home from school one day and saw that some bullies were following me. I started //running a//s fast as I could to get away from them. I looked around for a place to hide. I found a crowded place that a lot of people were watching so I ran into the mix of people. Once I got into the place it wasn't really that crowded. I found a girl from my apartment and I walked over to ask her what this place was all about. She told me that it was a community garden and that anyone could plant anything that they wanted. She also said that he//r name was Kim// and she was growing lima beans. Kim was nice.

I decided that I would grow some //Chinese melons//. I had brought some seeds with me from China. I had kind of wanted to grow a little garden outside my apartment on the fire escape. The plants were like a new roller coaster. As soon as they sprouted everyone asked me what I was growing. Of course I didn't know perfect English so I didn't understand some of the words they were saying. But I told them that I was growing Chinese melons. I eventually learned more English and I made a lot more friends.

I started going to the community garden every day. Gardening is fun now that I have started. I worked hard every day I went there. I didn't stay for a really long time. I needed to spend time with my family. I also felt bad for Royce so I gave him a couple of melons. Somehow he ate it. By the end of the year, it was almost like I had been in Cleveland my whole life. The community garden people are like another family for me.