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Carlos' Journal
By CARLOS ESCARRAGA
Feb 27, 1999 -- 02/27/99MY NAME IS CARLOS ESCARRAGA. I WAS BORN IN A WONDERFUL CITY CALLED NAUCALPAN IN MEXICO. I HAVE BEEN IN SEATTLE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. I LIVED IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA AND YUMA, ARIZONA WHICH IS A CITY AT THE BORDER BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE U.S.A. LIVING IN THE NORTHWEST HAS HAD A BIG IMPACT ON ME BECAUSE WHEN I LIVED IN THE SOUTH (ESPECIALLY IN YUMA), EVERYTHING WAS EASIER. MOST OF THE PEOLE WHO LIVE THERE ARE HISPANIC, AS A RESULT, THE CULTURE THERE IS INFLUENCED BY THE MEXICAN COMMUNITY. ALSO, ALMOST EVERYBODY SPEAKS SPANISH, INCLUDYING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WHEN I GOT TO SEATTLE, I WAS VERY CONFUSED BECAUSE I MET PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND WITH DIFFERENT ENGLISH ACCENTS. THE FIRST STEP WAS TO FIND A JOB WHICH WAS EASY, IN FACT, THERE ARE A LOT OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN SEATTLE, BUT ENGLISH IS VERY IMPORTANT, SO I DECIDED TO TAKE ENGLISH CLASSES. WORKING AND STUDYING HAVE BEEN HARD, BUT THE RESULTS HAVE BROUGHT TO ME A BIG SATISFACTION. I CAN SAY I AM READY TO TAKE REGULAR CLASSES, BUT FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY G.E.D. I WILL LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT ACCOUNTING OR CUSTUMER SERVICE.
