Nico Santos Quotes

I was born in Costa Rica and we moved to America where it was a whole new world for me.

When I first moved from Shanghai when I was five, I just thought of myself as Chinese.

I was born in Taiwan and came to the United States when I was 2.

I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it.

We moved to Gambia from Sweden when I was six years old because my dad was from there. It was definitely a culture shock.

I grew up in the Ukraine 'til I was about 7, and then I moved to L.A.

I've only been living in England for the last 10 years, if you don't count my student years.

My family immigrated to the States in 1981, when I was 14.

I came to America when I was 7.

My father, when he arrived in this country found it difficult.

The biggest change of my life was coming to America.

I was born in Wisconsin, but I quickly moved to Nigeria as a toddler.

My biggest struggle was probably having to move from the Dominican to the United States to go to high school. Moving to Michigan, the weather, the language, I didn't speak English at all. That adjustment for me was difficult at the beginning.

Sure, it was difficult when I first came, but I am very happy to be here, in England.

I was born in Romania and later lived in Vienna, Austria, for a few years, and I eventually made my way over to New York in '95.

When you move from a different country, it takes a while to make friends. I found myself being lonely a lot at first. In New Delhi, I had all my family. But Portland is one of those cities you can immerse yourself in and feel comfortable. People are so friendly.

I was born in Havana, Cuba and raised in Madrid, Spain. Then I moved to New Jersey.

I came over when I was 10 years old, which was very difficult because everybody made fun of me.

My dad is an ob-gyn - he's retired now - and he wanted to come to the States to make a better life, for opportunity. My mom said that, on the plane ride here, I did not want to speak a word of English - I spoke Tagalog. And then, after the first day of school, I didn't want to speak anything but English.

Most Americans have parents or grandparents who immigrated to this country, and we know the hardships they faced, from learning the language to dealing with prejudice.

My life changed incredibly when I moved from Holland to England.

I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I moved to Anderson, Indiana, in 2003 to go to school. I finished high school in America, then I went to college.

I went by myself to Hollywood, I spoke no English, every day I had to go to school.

I think Russia is a difficult country, and it's very difficult for people to adapt here, especially if they don't speak the language well.

I was 12 when my parents told me we were moving to Lebanon. I remember thinking, 'Leba-who?' I had absolutely no concept of the place.