First Impression of The New World

Even though I have been living in New Haven for more than three years I have only been in Yale buildings a couple of times. I have often seem those beautiful gardens and the amazing architecture. It appears to be a different city. Even though New Haven has beautiful parks and beaches, Yale is magnificent. I always wondered what kind of people were inside the buildings Many times I have seen people in the streets of downtown, crossing the streets in a hurry and I asked myself if this people always had somewhere to go and something to do. Yale seems to me something so mysterious that it feels even magical. It also feels asif everybody always has something to do and it motivates me to work even harder than I had planned. I grew up in a third world county. Even to get a basic education was pretty difficult and to have a higher education was just a dream of all the young people. I truly believe that this is a country of opportunities. Being in a Yale Program means a lot to me because it reminds me that it is possible for me to move forward to a higher education and to be able to have a better future. While Mr. Gibbons was giving me the tour through the different areas that we were going to be in, I was hysterically excited, but at the same time I was scared of not being able to fit into the group. I actually regret the fact of being scared because once the program started I knew everything was going to be okay. Everyone was really friendly and kind. Since that moment I knew I was going to love the program.

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