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Cecilia RichettiI Am an IslanderI am from the beautiful Quisqueya.I am from the land of waves of white and blue water moving free andshining.I am from the land where there is crystal sand, spectacular, delightful andpeaceful.I am from the land of birds singing loudly in the early morning.I am from the land of the strong and sunny Caribbean Sea.I am from the wonderful and small Dominican island where the people aredancing, excited with the rhythms of happy merengue.I am from where the sun is brighter and inspires dreamers.I am from the place where everybody celebrates our lives with greatpleasure around palm trees.I am from a green and brown ground with flavorful sugar cane.I am an islander.Passing Down51CECILIA RICHETTICecilia Richetti originally comes from the Dominican Republic, where sheearned a B.A. in education. Formerly a volunteer at New York City’s Museodel Barrio, she now studies English at the New York Public Library’s St. AgnesCenter for Reading and Writing. She would like to thank the site advisor, StevenMahoney; her tutor, Maida Schwab; and the literacy assistant, Sisnur Aranjo.