Kenza Fourati - The first time I came to New York, I was 14. I was

The first time I came to New York, I was 14. I was on holiday, and I loved it! I knew that I would come back to live here. It's a city that makes you feel, very quickly, at home.

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Fourati, Kenza. Interview. "Meet the New Girl: Kenza Fourati." The Cut, New York Media, 2011.

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