Lettre familiale en anglais : mon quartier en quelques mots

Thèmes abordés

Lettre familiale, quartier, famille, Etats-unis, Brooklyn, american dream

Résumé du document

"You are Eilis. Write a letter home to tell your family in Ireland about the atmosphere in the borough (people, places, etc.)."

Extraits

[...] Father Flood told me that if I study hard, I can find a good office work. Whereas I never had this type of aspirations before, I started to believe I can follow the American dream too and make who I want out of this little Irish girl. This is why I started studying bookkeeping! Although it's really complicated for me I won't stop studying and one day I will have a nice spot in the office too. I hope you are all feeling well, I miss you. [...]

[...] Here people around you change every day, old costumers disappear and new one arrives and we need to treat them all in the same way, in spite of the place they come from or the color of their face. We see people coming from all the different sides of the world in Brooklyn, hence an Irish girl like me doesn't appear any strange to anyone. Despite this, sometimes I still feel different, but I guess it's just a matter of time and sooner or later I will get used to this place. There is another important thing that I want you to know. [...]

[...] Lettre familiale en anglais : mon quartier en quelques mots Dear Mum, Dear Dad, It has been some time. I'm in Brooklyn now and I started to know this place, the people that live here and their way of living. Nevertheless, I still cannot call this place home and I feel like I will never be able to do so. The place where I'm living is very calm, there are three or four apartments in each house and shops are located only in the corners. [...]