By Pabeli, 15
Recorded at University of Pittsburgh on August 16, 2013
Description: My name is Pabeli. I am fifteen years old. I was born in Congo. Begins French I was born in Brazzaville, Congo. I grew up in Kinshasa. I arrived here in 2013. I do not have citizenship here yet. When you are here, you cannot go back to your country – to Congo-Brazzaville. You have to get citizenship. In RDC (Democratic Republic of Congo), in Kinshasa, in RDC Mbanza-Ngungu, there is a city (where he grew up). We wanted to move to California. AJAPO said that people come here. This is why we came here. In Congo I didn’t like English because I didn’t know if I was coming to the United States. Here you always have to speak English. You think English is easy for you. For me, it’s a little difficult. Also I don’t know very, very good French. I speak three languages. French, a little. I speak our language. I also speak Lingala. (He then says “qui Lariâ€, Lari is the name of “our languageâ€.) I say in Lari, “bien kua tweâ€. In French, “I’m fine.â€
Tweet
There aren't any comments yet, be the first to comment!
Suggested Stories:
-
Language
by Shamikcha, Unknown
-
Fights in Mt. Oliver
by Kayle, 14
-
Moving from Africa to America
by Sangab, 19
-
I Want To Talk About The Hard Topics
by Aric, 26
-
I'm in a military family
by Trinity, 10
-
Dignity, Respect, and Integrity
by Iyannah, 10 and Ayanah, 9, 10
-
Favorite Thing About Pittsburgh
by Suhail, 10
-
Moving to Columbus Memoir
by Drew, 14
-
If I Didn’t Have A Free Bus Pass
by Isaih, 16
-
My School
by Tatiyana , 17
-
Unitopia: My Library
by Chloe , Unknown
-
I Would Like Braddock To Be Better
by Antoine, 14
-
It's hard to make American friends
by Badal, 13
-
Hear Me out
by Kaelyn, 10
-
Trying To Figure Out How To End Racism
by Wynston, 15
-
Cooking with Rania today at OMK
by Lillith, 10
-
Homewood is Dangerous, We Need Police
by Sierra, 8
-
I Watched A Family Member Get Arrested
by John, 14
-
My Future Is My Destiny, Part 1
by Taylor, 18
-
Making Brookline a better place
by Sierra, 14
-
We Have Great Food Options
by Bria, 7
-
About police officers and what their jobs are
by Sara, 13
-
They Say You Threw It
by Tay, 19
-
Censored Artwork
by Karen, 18
