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Antonella Diaz’s ninth assignment

For most of my life I was basically an outsider. When I first started elementary school, I was placed into a class filled with English speakers, while I was the only Spanish speaker. Being in these classes had caused my Spanish to gradually disappear, this had caused me to even become an outsider in my own home. My Spanish has now become a mix of both Spanish and English. I had at this point become adjusted into American culture and started to classify myself as an American. Growing in Uptown Harlem, there was always an issue with my family being fully Hispanic living in generally African- American neighborhood.   In both Middle school and high school, I had different taste in music, clothes, and interest compered to everyone there. I didn’t understand any of the slang they used nor the music either. None of the shows they watch interested me what so ever. None of the events that they were excited for caused excitement for me. I was more of a reader in most of my school career. My favorite place was always the library, I would sometimes be the only person in there reading a book. I frequented it so much that the Liberian had known my name. There weren’t many readers in my schools, the students were more of dancers and musicians. They would only use it to either skip class or watch a game. Something that I noticed that even in groups of friends there is an outsider. There is always that one person that is less social than the others. There is always a person who must work on their things whether it be school or work. I was busy with school work, so I wasn’t able to hang out some friends or I was extremely scared to become close friends with them due to my past experiences.