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- I was just a little kid when we immigrated to America. I went straight into 1st grade. On the first grade of school ,my mom had dressed me up in a cute little black skirt, with a white top and a black ribbon.
- The minute I stepped into my classroom, I realized I was all alone with people I didn't know. Everyone was speaking in a language I've never heard before. I felt as if the world was spinning around me. I felt as if I was lost and scared.
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- While I was just sitting down in class, I heard my name being called. I looked up to see a teacher smiling at me. My eyes fell down to her legs, and as she made her way towards me, I got scared. In young Sitora's eyes, she seemed like someone who would snatch kids awakey, and never be seen again. I got scared and started to cry. My teachers had no choice but to cal my mom to pick me up from school.
- As time went on, I started seeing her as my friend. She was my tall friend, who walked a little differently than everyone else. We walked down the same halls everyday, she would come at the right time everyday. Whenever it felt chaotic in my own class, she seemed to have appeared out of nowhere to take me out.
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- Everyday, my teacher-friend would bring me to Mrs.Sirota's class, a Russian class. Her kindness and smile seemed to bring safety and reassurance to me every time I saw her. When I was in her class, I would sit on a computer and play games and watch cartoons.I didn't know at the time, but that was for me to learn Russian. I thought I was allowed to play while other kids worked. It seemed strange but I didn't mind.
- In under a year, I had mastered the English language. My school had something called "Student of the month" where every month, the best-behaved and smartest kid in the classs would win an award. I was student of the month from 2nd-5th grade after that. This has taught me that friends can come in all different kinds of forms and shapes. It has also taught me to never give up. Even though things may seem hard in the moment, it doesn't mean it won't get better. You should always keep trying and one day, you're going to make it.
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