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My First English Experience
Ten years ago, when I came to this country, my
mom told me, “Daughter, you have to study English.
You can work as a teacher like you did in your
country.” I liked that idea, so I started to look for
somewhere to study English. I found one place. It was
a small school like Carlos Rosario but in Maryland. I
heard about Carlos Rosario School in Washington, DC,
but it was too far.
I decided to study in Timbrook in Maryland. On the
first day my mother came with me. I felt very happy
when I started to study. I needed to get home so I
went to the bus stop near the school. One bus came
and I saw the words, “NOT IN SERVICE.” I did not
understand these words at that time and I thought
this is the bus I must get on to arrive home. When I
got in, the driver told me, “I am sorry. The bus is not in
service.” But in my brain I thought “NOT IN SERVICE”
was the name of the place. The driver asked again,
“Where are you going?” and I told him, “Wheaton.”
He told me, “You have to take another bus from
across the street and wait a moment and you will see
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