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First of all, I felt sad because I left behind everything that I had such as my home, my family or my friends, but when I arrived to Ellis Island and I saw the statue of Liberty I felt free, happy and I really wanted to discover the new city. I thought that it was an amazing experience for me. I was sure that everything would change in New York. Firstly I felt sad because I left country, but finally, some months later, I found a job and I met my husband and we made a family in this fantastic city.

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First of all, I felt sad because I left behind everything that I had such as my home, my family or my friends, but when I arrived to Ellis Island and I saw the statue of Liberty I felt free, happy and I really wanted to discover the new city. I thought that it was an amazing experience for me. I was sure that everything would change in New York. Firstly I felt sad because I left country, but finally, some months later, I found a job and I met my husband and we made a family in this fantastic city.

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Ángela Solana Losa

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When I had almost given up all my hope in a long and hard voyage, I thought it was impossible to see the Statue of Liberty giving me an official welcome.
I couldn't describe the emotion and happiness that I was feeling at that time when I arrived to a new place where I had new opportunities.
Now I have to put my past behind me and I only hope to start a new life here and that everything goes well after it has happened before.
Berta Bellido

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I feel butterflies in my stomach, perhaps because of the rocking of the boat, but I prefer to believe that it is because I'm nervous. I dont´t know what it is waiting for me on the other side of the ocean but I´m sure it would be better. I have been listening to stories about freedom for a long time and now I can smell a new fresh air full of it. I can already see that woman with the torch in her hand and a crown with seven spikes in her head, the statue that give way to a new life.

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I can't believe it , my dreams have come true.After a long time in that boat, and a severe medical examination I´m here in the New World waiting for my family to start a new life.I feel excited about being here but also I'm worried because I'm waiting for my family here and the last time I saw them was in the boat ,I hope they also passed the medical test.

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At the beginning I wasn't really sure about the idea of leaving my country ( my family, friends...) but many reasons led me to take that decision ( famine, diseases, poverty...).
The journey was extremely hard but now I feel it was the right choice.
The view of that wonderful Statue of Liberty was something amazing and whatever happened anything could never remove it neither from my mind nor from my heart.
Lots of feelings invaded me at that moment, but the most important thing was knowing that from that moment on I was really alone and I would have to fight very hard to succeed in my new life. And of course I was going to get it !

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Today is the key day, I coudn´t imagine that this moment would ever happen.
I´ve got new sensations in my body, everything is different. I´m in panic, but I´m so excited about how things
are going to be . I know that I´m going to miss my family and friends , but I´m pretty sure that this new experience i going to be unforgettable.

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I've just arrived to the country, I'm in New York. It was a very long trip, with a lot of problems such as illness, storms and hunger but I'm here where I want to be. I want to start a new life, create a family and buy a big house in this fantastic city. I will miss my family, friends and my old life, but this is what I want, being in front of the Statue of Liberty, being in New York.

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4th April 1916, I remember clearly that day, the day where I became a free person, the day where my happiness started because I began feeling alive. I left my country being considered a dangerous person, a killer. The judgement was wrong, I didn't do anything, but they wouldn't believe me, so I wanted to start a new life in a new world. I knew it wouldn't be easy and now, I'm walking up the stairs. I can see the beauty of the Statue of Liberty , I can see a future in this land.

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As soon as I had seen the great shiny statue and the land in the distance, my eyes and heart could not believe it. Leaving my past was not an easy task, my family, friends, my old life... But this is a new beginning,  a new opportunity. I will have the chance to fulfill my dreams and become the business man I always wanted to be. I am looking forward to it.

Pedro Gabarrón Pay

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My first impressions when I arrived at Ellis Island were that it was a huge place full of people that were waiting to start their new lives. Some of them were happy, some others not so much, maybe because they were thinking about their family and friends.
Also I was excited because I could not stop  thinking of all the new opportunities I had in front of me.

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I can't believe that I'm here. I have dreamed about this for a long time and finally I am here ...  Nevertheless, I can't stop thinking about my dear wife and my two children. They were brutally murdered in my country because of our religion . I expect to be able to begin a new life here in NY, but I will never forget my past. I promise it.

Beside, I would like to find a job and start sending some money to my brother Morgan, who is still in my country .

I am hungry, scared and a bit nervous at the same time .  The only thing that I have to do is to pass the examination and then I would be free...

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I am very nervous. I can not believe we have just arrived to Ellis Island. Im also a bit sad because I have left my whole life behind, and it is so difficult not to think about it but it is time to create my new life and I should be positive.
I do not have much money so the main thing is to look for a job.
The first thing I have seen is the statue of liberty, I have heard something about it, but when I saw it with me own  eyes...incredible. I am so excited.

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Do you know what does true freedom look like? I do, I'm sure. It is the feeling I felt when I first arrived in the US. I hadn't been able to imagine myself in front of the Statue of Liberty while we were on our way to that magic island. In order to be happy, I tried not to think about my family because I was not going to see them again. Anyway, my new life, had just started and I had to move on with or without them. I had to wait in long queues, pass medical and legal inspections, but I didn't mind at all, they were for a good reason: give us a home, a democracy and a freedom we didn't have at first.

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At the beginning, leaving my country wasn't my favourite choice, but it was my only option. I had to take a boat with a destination to New York. I had left behind all my family and friends, and it was a difficult moment for me, but everything changed when I saw it.  My eyes couldn't believe that the statue was in front of me. I have never felt such an amazing feeling. The Statue of Liberty was a symbol of freedom, and it made me think that all the voyage had been worthy, my new life was getting closer and closer. Now, it's been a while since my arrival, and I can say that is the best decision I've ever taken. Here I've got a lot of friends and I've found a job as a waitress in a restaurant.

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These days have been the hardest in my life. I just don't know what the future holds. Now, I'm here in front of a wonderful statue, and behind it, unknown lands. I'm scared, I don´t know if I will be able to hold on to these new experiences. Nevertheless, when I see that everyone here is lost and with the same feelings of fear and sadness as me I can only think that we are the same. I realise that we have to support and help each other because we're in this together. I can feel that something new is going to start, it won´t be easy, but I need to look forward. I'm going to grow up as a person, making a new life, so my friends and family can one day feel proud of me.

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I couldn´t believe it, I was in Ellis Island. When I first saw the Statue of Liberty my hair was standing on end, I was very happy because I had left my country and all the bad things there. The only thing that worried me was the medical check but I passed it so I decided to look for a job to help me to forget this terrible trip.  I was a bit sad because I missed  my family and It´s true that I can never forget those bad memories but now I was free and I was going to live a better life so I decided to enjoy it.

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Maybe it's just a dream, maybe I’ll get up soon. It couldn’t be true, that majestic woman is in front of me and this means I’m getting closer to my dream, my hope, my future.

The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of new life, and this is what I’m looking for. I’m here now, standing in front of Ellis Island. I only have to pass the medical revision, but that's nothing if we compare it to the life everyone here had before, and, in the end, I will be able to say, I have escaped from the persecutions, the famines and the crazy taxes and I'll be able to meet my family again.

Maybe it’s just a dream, but this feeling of happiness is absolutely real.

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I can't believe it, I have just arrived to the United States and the first thing which I see is the Statue of Liberty, it's amazing! The problem is that I'm sad because I had left so many things behind, like my family and also my friends, so at the moment I feel alone and frightened.

However I'm very optimistic, because I have studied a lot before arriving at Ellis Island, so I hope I will get a job soon because I would like to have my family.

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Freedom? That's a new word for me. My hair stood on end when I saw the statue of liberty, it means that I have to start a new life, a better life. A little pale skinned girl asked me why I was crying if I was on Ellis Island. I looked at her and she was smiling while she was holding her mum's hand. "Girl, promise me that you won't desert your mum" I said in a thin voice that was barely perceptible. Her face turned sad and she hugged me as my mum did before I arrived at the boat. "You must be brave" were her last words. I will do it for you mum, I promise you.

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I couldn't believe what was happening in my life in that instant, I did not know if it was the best or the worst, in that moment in which my eyes saw the Statue of Liberty I started thinking about all the good things that were waiting for me and in that new life that started but I also had in mind everything that I had to leave behind to get to this point, I had to leave my family and friends, my previous life in general. Then I finally arrived and started thinking positively but I was also scared. Anyway this was the best thing for me.
I knew that I would never see my loved ones again but I also knew that I would never forget them.

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I can´t believe it! I´m in front of the Statue of Liberty and my dream has come true. Fortunately, I left behind the famines ,epidemics, political persecutions and unemployment in my old country. Now a new life has begun for me in the land of freedom. The sad part of my arrival to Ellis Island is my family, I miss my wife and children a lot, but this is the only way to survive, to work and to have a better future. At the moment I´m very nervous, my next step is passing the medical checks in Ellis Island so I can start a new life in The USA.

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Me and my family decided to go to New York to find a better life. All of us were very scared and nervous: we couldn't imagine what things were waiting for us.
When we arrived, the first thing we saw was the Statue of Liberty. I have no words to describe my feelings in that confusing moment.
After that, we had to wait in a queue for medical inspection. Unfortunately, one of my sisters didn't pass it, and she and my father returned to Ireland.
Now, I have a better life, but I feel sad and restless when I think of it.

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Cecilia Rodríguez Garrido                                                             Firstly, when my parents told me that we were abandoning our country, the only place I had known and were I grew up, I felt terrified and really upset. However, while we were in that boat in our way to America, I just couldn't help thinking about how my new life would be in there, even if I was sad or scared, I was extremely excited and nervous to see the Statue of Liberty for the first time. When we finally got there I couldn't stop crying of happiness, mostly because we had survived the boat trip and also because they had let us get into our new home.                       It was like a dream come true!

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Cecilia Rodríguez Garrido                                                             Firstly, when my parents told me that we were abandoning our country, the only place I had known and were I grew up, I felt terrified and really upset. However, while we were in that boat in our way to America, I just couldn't help thinking about how my new life would be in there, even if I was sad or scared, I was extremely excited and nervous to see the Statue of Liberty for the first time. When we finally got there I couldn't stop crying of happiness, mostly because we had survived the boat trip and also because they had let us get into our new home.                       It was like a dream come true!

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Only few minutes have passed since I have arrived to this new city called New York and I am already fascinated with the thing that I have just seen, it is the Statue of the Liberty, which I think that will accompany me during this long a hard adventure in order to look for a new and good future for me. It is hard to leave so

many people behind, but I think that I did the best, not just for me, also for my family, I will finally be able to help them economically.

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After a long journey I have finally arrived, I`m in New York, the land of freedom! The first thing that I have seen here is the Statue of Liberty, it is impressive. I was silent while I was getting near the city, I was so exited.
Now It's time to begin a new life here, without restrictions and persecutions. I really don't feel bad about leaving my old life behind, it wasn't a good life. I hope that this new period in my life  will be very happy with new friends and with my family  who is here with me.
New country, new life.

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My heart was beating too fast, I thought I was dreaming because I couldn't believe what I was seeing in front of me. It was freedom, it was the Statue of Liberty. I forgot all the things I went through and all I left behind, that was the past, my future was right in front of me.

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There were difficult times in my country, I’ve never thought that I would abandon my family in order to look for a better life. I was so exhausted that when I saw the Statue of Liberty I almost fainted, I was finally there. I remember it perfectly, the Statue was huge and gorgeous, but what I remember the most is the feeling of being free.

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I have been dreaming with this moment for a long time and now freedom seems closer. I can't continue like that, I need a new life. It is hard to leave everything behind but I don't have more options.  After a long and hard voyage, I'm able to see the Statue of Liberty and my heart goes faster.

Finally, I'm going to be happy. Now, I only have to pass the medical examination and my life will make sense.
Antonia Nicolás Garre.

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I have just arrived here and I feel exicited about being in the country of freedom and democracy. Now, it’s time to forget my previous life where I was persecuted because of my political ideas.
I hope I get a job soon here, but first I have to explore this big city on my own. Nevertheless, I will miss my family  and my friends who have supported me to do this trip.

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When I first arrived here, my feelings were mixed: I was really happy and couldn't believe I had finally reached America after such a long and difficult voyage from Ireland, but I was also so frightened because I had to start a new life, and it wouldn't be easy. I wasn't wrong, but my new friends have helped me so much: they've been kind and supportive, because most of them have been through the same. Now, I'm working on a butcher's, but I'm saving money in order to open my own book shop.

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Only a few miles, just what I need to arrive in New York. My dream, my hope all is there. I have survived  this terrible trip where illnesses, desperation and hope were every placed I looked at. Only a few miles and hours to cross the line between a future and death.
When I get into NY I will find a job, I will have a house and I will have enough money and I will have  possibilities to bring my family ,who I left behind. I'm hoping to have a better life and a better future... Only a few miles...
Melissa Bernal Marín

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The reasons for that I left my home were war, famine and religious persecutions. For these reasons, I hoped to have a new opportunity in the New World but I was worried because I didn't know what was going to happen. After a long hard sea journey, I was classified with information from my ship. After a while, I had to wait in a long queue for a medical and a legal inspection to decide if I was suitable enough to entry the United States. Most of us passed successfully but others didn't make it. I couldn't stop thinking about my family and how my life would change. However, I was trying to think in a positive way and start a new future in Ellis Island.

Immigrants get excited when they see the Statue of Liberty as they arrive in New York Harbor.

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I couldn't believe it was in front of me. I've heard about the statue of liberty many times, but nobody told me how you feel when you have the symbol of your new life so close. I wasn't until I was waiting on the long queues when I started feeling sad thinking that I was not going to see my family and neighbors again. Nevertheless, I really wanted to come in so I was also worried that they would not let me in.

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It was amazing! I’ve never seen anything like this before.  The Statue of liberty was in front of me and I couldn’t believe it. I am very nervous because I don’t know if everything is going to be like I hope, I don’t know if I will be accepted in this incredible country or even if I will pass the medical examination, nevertheless I won’t stop fighting.

This is the last effort, I'm still in the queue thinking about this new opportunity to live a better life waiting anxiously to see my family again. I will work extremely hard to earn money enough so they can come in a near future.
My dream has come true!