What is your name?
  My name is Ciin Kim.

What does your name mean?
 Yeah! My name's means " love around you."

Where were you born?
 I was born in  Myanmar Chin State (Tedim). In my country, there are eight states. Which Chin state is one of those state. In Chin state there are many mountains, a lot of trees and the weather is cold. There were build a lot of houses on the hills. I love my hometown.I left my hometown when I was a kid.I think I was about seven years old in that time.

Where did you grow up?
 My family moved to the other state. That state is not like chin state it doesn't have many mountains,  many places are flat . That state is called Kalaymyo.  It is a city,but not that large. I went to the middle school. I like my new places. I had a lot of friends and  found some best friends for my life. I lived  there  almost ten years. Then, my family were moved to the capital city Yangon(Rangon). It was  there almost eight years spent time with my family. Then , We had opportunities to came to the United State Of America.

Did you live in a refugee camp? What was it like?
NO! I didn't live in the refugee camp. That's why I have no answer for this question .

Did you go to school there? How was it different from schools in the U.S?

When did you arrive in the U.S? 
I've  arrived in the U.S on January 31 2014. Now I have been here for one year.

What did you think the U.S would be like?
I think the U.S is such a  freedom country and good health care. One of the most I  really  like about this country is the education system.

What was it really like?

What was your first day/ year of school like here?
 My first day of  school was very funny because I don't understand about the schedule showed what to do and where to go, even i couldn't speak one word to asked a question in English.

How were teachers the sane or different in the U.S and your home school?
 There are many differences between the school in  U.S and the school in my country.
Teachers are very friendly and helpful to their students in U.S, in my country teachers where helpful but not that friendly as a American teachers.

Now how do you feel about school?
Imm! I could say I feel much better than last year in school. I could understand a little and I can speak to other people easier.

How do your parents feel about living in the U.S?
I think my parents feel safe for the whole family and they can take care to the right way, but they have difficulties language and new environment.

What would make your life better here?
I would make my life better here because now I'm arrived at a good place.

Do you have any other stories about coming to the U.S?
No, but I want to make my goals and I will make a better life in here.

How do you feel about your country and the U.S?
I feel  between my country and United States are different  because of language and culture.

Is there someone you left behind? Who? Do you talk to them how?
I left my lovely grandmother and friends back in my country. Often we had talk on telephone and online. Usually the networks connection are not that good in my country like United States. Which mean we could talk just sometime.

Did you feel safe in the U.S? Why? Why not?
I feel like I'm not safe in my country. There are many terrible things happened on people by civil wars.

Do you feel safe in the U.S? Why? Why not?
Its much more comfortable in United States but also safe for every single one because the  good government leading the country and they respect each others.

What does freedom mean to you in the U.S?
I believe that does freedom mean to me is we can do whatever under the country laws. When I say whatever that should be the good things whatever we do.

How does the weather affect you in the U.S?
The weather affect in U.S because in my country I had never seen snow , so this country is so cold. The summer is I'm right because my country is hot weather.

What is your dream?
My have a lot of dream but my ambition dream is a good famous architects engineers and living together with my own family.