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My trip took me to New York City, what a wonderful place! Great
City and Very Busy! I've seen busy people, busy streets, towering
buildings and a lot more. Great cultural diversity, wonderful food (of
all varieties), anything you want and more. I had a wonderful
experience. I enjoyed every minute of it.
I was very impressed with what I saw. I passed through Times Square,
then "the Empire State Building”, a giant building. And I went straight
to the very known Fifth Avenue to enjoy the excitement of Rockefeller
Center. There I saw the biggest and nicest Christmas tree in NY. The
fifth very is a very interesting place from where many shops and the
city and its people impressed me a lot.
More than fifteen years ago, as a young student growing up in China,
I dreamed of New York City as the place to see. New York city
symbolized the United States, the greatest country on earth. I longed
to see it. I wanted to even live there some day. Although this trip is
not my first visit to the city, I still feel that there is something
very special about New York City. It is a city that has welcomed and
accommodated people from all over the world. The "typical" New Yorker
we meet today may be African American, Italian, Dutch, Irish, German,
Israeli, Ukrainian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean,
Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, Shinto, Buddhist, or Moslem. The cultural
diversity has made it possible that we can find just about anything we
may want. There is always something for everyone. For example, New York
has a wonderful variety of restaurants for just about every type of
food we can imagine. We walk down one street, get Chinese food for
lunch (excellent food, great prices), then turn a corner, stop in an
Italian bakery for a quick snack, or turn one more corner we may find
Russian Tea Room, etc. In addition, Asian cuisine offers a diverse
variety. We have many choices like Chinese, Thai, Korean, Japanese and
Vietnamese. These choices offer an opportunity to experience a "taste"
of the very unique Asian cultures.
I’m so proud to see the economic prosperity in New York City. Today
the United States of America is regarded as a global economic leader.
The standard of living in the U.S. is higher than that of most other
nations. Our nation is considered an economic super-power. Don’t forget
that immigrants have played major roles in building and contributing to
our economy. The overwhelming majority of immigrants including more
recent immigrants enter the United States in search of jobs by working
hard and a chance at a better life for themselves and their families. I
believe our economy will continue to grow, directly or indirectly, by
the continuing inflow of immigrants. It is this cultural diversity that
has helped shape the nation and contributed to make our country more
competitive and stronger.
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