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I started seeing books in Africa when I was like 2-3 years old. I was curious and wanted to learn like everybody.

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I quit school in like the 15th day or so because it got boring and I just didn't like it. All the reading and writing they did in Oromo.

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I came to America and we started needing to read, so yea. I also needed to learn the language. Everywhere was words in english and I only spoke Oromo.

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My mom teached me the letters of the alphabet and I was studying every letter one by one. And yea I started learning everyday more and more.

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She read to me every day for like an hour or so then yea I learned a few words

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I went to school, straight to 2nd grade and yea I learned quickly because it was an immigrant school called ncnaa

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I went to library because it was like less than half a mile away and started going their some days

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I started reading chapter books because we needed to learn quickly in order to understand-at least thats what my parents said....So yea I had to read and write more

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I got out like half a semester earlier-in the immigrant school and I felt more proficent.

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While I was at those class, My teachers would make me and this other girl read in front of class instead of the teacher.... because I understood

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I started going to the group and we had to read so yea it was involved in my life frequently

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During the summer my parents made me write 4 pages per day and yea I had to do more reading and writing