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The Literary Magazine of the World Languages of Midwood High School at Brooklyn College
MY CITY
"Walking down the streets of New York City reminds me of my life and how it has progressed. The wind blowing against my face represents moving forward through the friction from Newton's Laws of Motion."
by Gloria Glenn
(translated in Spanish)
"New York is my city; the one place I can call my own. Brooklyn is specifically the area in which most of my childhood has been embedded and cultivated."
by Alina Arshad
(translated in Urdu)
"I grew up in New York. I feel connected to New York because of its diversity. Walking in the city, I see people are not like me. However, we are able to connect."
by Bellody Chan
(translated in Spanish)
"Timeless melody, awaken in the morning by the awful din. I looked out from my window ready to start the day."
by Jessica Wu & Tania Begum
(translated in Chinese & Spanish)


"August 17, 1945: That was the day history was made. The day we were proud. The day Indonesia declared independence!"
by Regina Lo
(translated in Indonesian)
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"My city is so bright and so pretty. My city, I love my city. You can meet mickey in my city. You can cruise the world in my city."
by Essence Robinson
(translated in Spanish)
"New York is an integral part of my life, it is where I was born and currently reside. I live in Brooklyn, one of the most culturally diverse part of New York. It is because of this I feel I am the person I am today."
by Daniel Drozdov
(translated in Russian)
"I grew up in Brooklyn and that's the only city I feel connected to. It gives me a feeling of home when I walk through it. Everything and everyone I see around seem familiar and nice."
by Khadijah Mohammed
(translated in Urdu)
"My city New York; my city shining bright; my city full of happiness; my city that never sleeps."
by Jason Goldblum
(translated in Spanish)

"In the city where all is possible; all of us are here being prodigal; we return to our worries when we're in need, like salamanders we return to the water to breed."
by Lisbeth Juela Tenemaza
(translated in Spanish)
"City, busy, noisy, working, shopping, importing, locality, citizen, field, urban farming..."
by Jessica Wu
(translated in Chinese)
"New York, home of the big apple, big personalities, big buildings, big hearts, the city that never sleeps, yet holds big dreams."
by Gloria Glenn
(translated in Russian)
"The city that I grew up in was Fuzhou, China. I feel very connected to this city..."
by Kai Wei Jiang
(translated in Chinese)
"My name is Jason Goyfman, and I grew up in New York City, also known as the Big Apple. This city has a lot of meaning to me."
by Jason Goyfman
(translated in Russian)
" Brooklyn is where I grew up. That is my home and where I feel most comfortable. "
by Jared Abrenica
(translated in Filipino)

"The city never sheltered me. I hate pretentious trees, each one out of place without a sense of belonging."
by Michelle Lin
(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."
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."
by Aysegul Yumusak
(translated in Turkish)

"Everyone loves to take pictures of the beautiful and colorful sunsets, but did you know that when the sunset is very colorful it only indicates there's more air pollution?"
by Betty Wu
(translated in Spanish)
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