Before coming to New York, I had heard of New York as the biggest city of US and one of the biggest cities in the world. I was thinking huge rush of people, cars and buses on the streets, polluted air and lots of noise and shouts. When I came to New York I saw tens of skyscrapers on the streets and amazingly it was not as hard as I thought. Then I learn more and more and explored the city with my new Fulbright friends.
During my stay, I found out that New York is really the capital of the world- the center of the United Nations, the center of world's economy and finance, the center of world's stock exchange and the center of museums, sports and cultures. I along with my other Fulbright friends saw the 9/11 memorials, the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Times Square, Central Park, Rockefeller, Washington village, and we are supposed to see many other interesting places during our pre-academic study. From whatever I saw in New York, I mostly liked the diversified society. I saw people from almost all over the world living and interacting with each other without any discrimination. Everyone is respected based on humanity and every opinion is valuable. This is one of my best lessons during my study period in US and thanks God for availing me this opportunity.
I do agree the most when it comes to the U.S being a multi-cultural nation. Its diversity really stands out from other big cities in the world. If I was to answer your question, i would say, "We are everywhere." :)
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