On our fourth day, we went to the place that you absolutely can’t miss on your visit to New York, The Statue of Liberty.

I had already been there the first time I went to New York City when I was little, but I barely remember that. This time, I payed close attention to what I was seeing, payed attention to everything I learned in the museum about the history of when and how the statue was made. I already knew some of the history, like that it was a gift from France, but all the details about what went into making it, like it was designed by French architect and sculptor Frederic- Auguste Bartholdi and they brought it in pieces from France to New York and then assembled it here.

The Statue of Liberty

I was able to get my picture in front of Lady Liberty before I left.

After our visit to the Statue of Liberty, we visited another iconic landmark, Ellis Island. Here we visited the Eli’s Island National Museum of Immigration, which contains so much history of the island where approximately 12 million immigrants, mostly from Northern Europe, passed through as the arrived in the United States.

The Registry Room- Ellis Island

As we headed back to the city, it was amazing to see how many people who visit both of these landmarks everyday. As a large number of people got off the boats on both islands and back in The city, there was a big line of people waiting to get back on the boat. There were a lot of tourists like us in small and large groups, people from the city and we even saw teachers with their elementary school students.

Once we were back in the city we walked to Wall Street to see the Charging Bull, which was also surrounded by people getting a view. What interested me more than the Charging Bull was The Fearless Girl. This statue was originally placed in front of Charging Bull on Wall Street before International Women’s Day in 2017 by artist Kristen Visbal as a challenge to the “boy’s club” in the Corporate world.

Charging Bull, Wall Steet

Because of legal battles, The Fearless Girl was moved a few blocks away to the New York Stock Exchange , but she still stands for equal pay, the empowerment, education and well being of women.

Unstoppable Maria and The Fearless Girl

We later went to China Town, Little Italy and made our way down 6th Avenue before turning in after another long day.

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I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write. I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer. I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book. Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.

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