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NEW AMERICAN STORIES
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WINTER 2010 |
...Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow...
From Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
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Alert: To make donations to Haitian relief on the Lutheran Social Services website go to www.lssne.org. Click on the "donate now" button under the "Relief for Haiti" photograph. You may also send checks directly to LSS:
LSS Haitian Relief
888 Worcester Street, Suite 160
Wellesley, MA 02482
Note "Haiti" on your check memo.
Thanks for your prayers and support for the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake!
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 One early December day, the snow fell fast on Loudon Road in Concord. It fell on tree limbs, sidewalks, homes and noses. Safe and warm inside two Bhutanese refugees waited for their pressure cooker to cook their rice and goat soup. "It will help keep us strong in the cold," one refugee said.
In another apartment, a small group of refugee teens enjoyed an unexpected day off from school. "It's a holiday!" one teen exclaimed cheerfully as she offered a cup of Nepali tea. Another teen asked, "Is it snowing all over the United States today?"
For many newly arrived refugees, this is the first time they have seen snow and they are brimming with questions. Even hardened New Englanders are taken aback by the season's first deep snow this day. Cars skid and people scramble to find missing hats and mittens. Reality sets in and hits hard. This is the first of many storms to come.
In ESOL class some new students described their first impressions of snow for one of their writing assignments. One student, Naresh, who loves to draw made a snowy scene, while others wrote about their worries and their delight.
During this season of snow, we wish you all the best for the season and New Year. Enjoy the refugee stories below and experience the snow with as much joy as if it were the first time!
-Best Wishes from the New American Services Staff
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My First Snow: this day I can't forget forever for my whole life
The day before yesterday snow was falling. At that time I am much too happy by watching snow. Snow was white in color and many Nepali people are happy in the Concord area. There is good scenery looking outside. Then trucks are coming to collect snow at the side of the road. After that when the snow falling stopped, at that time I went outside the house and I played, sledding on the snow.
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My First Snow: a gift of nature
As soon as I arrived in NH, I was surprised about the snow stories. People told me there will be snowfall from the mid of November. People said the snow will be taller than you. I was very surprised and gazed at them with my wide gaping mouth hearing their snow stories.
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 My First Snow: with my own eyes
When I am in New Hampshire I am very happy also. I am enjoying friends, too. As I am living here since three months, I heard that snow will fall here and I don't care about it. Now I saw snow with my own eyes then I am afraid because it will be cold with this snow and we don't have any idea what to do and what not to do.
-Read Complete Story-
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