I Remember Haiti
"I remember my dear country when I look a the picture of the citadel on the wall. This fortress that sits on the mountain of Cap Haitien. I remember the sun that shone on the blue sea. I remember the beauty of the sunrise."
by Jacques Sebastien Jean
(translated in French)
Moscow, Russia
"It was a rainy and gloomy day. I wasn’t expecting a surprise from my parents or the excitement that I would later experience. It was like another day of school, walking to the building, going to classes, getting grades that I was proud of."
by Sofiya Abramova
(translated in Russian)
To The Missing Member
"Together as a whole we felt nothing, but joy. Now with a missing piece in this puzzle, we are left with a hole in our hearts. You think you left in silence, but you left us with pain."
by Carmen Lee
(translated in Chinese)
"Brooklyn is my city. I love it and I can’t imagine living anywhere else. My favorite part of the city is Gowanus, it is only a few blocks from where I live. It is gritty, industrial and a polluted canal runs right through the heart of it but it has incredible charm and heart."
by Jack Gwertzman
(translated in French)
"My city is New York. I was born here. I grew up here. I feel as if this city shapes me. It allows me to face all kinds of people. I love everything about this city"
by Aysegul Yumusak
(translated in Turkish)
