one. We all have common interests and should push past language and race barriers to explore those interests together. there are a lot of homeless on the streets the cultural diversity in the area The fact that the residents even though they come from many different cultures and races are living together peacefully. The city of Dallas needs to help us preserve this unity and culture. i like this area of vickery meadow because they a re near stores and schools you get to know a lot of people from different countries the cultures because we learn different traditions the help the teachers give to the students there is not a lot of racism job,work the diversity of cultures in the area Education for adults- the opportunity to learn English VMLC The diversity. I love that I can go to the park and play basketball with people from Mexico, Iraq, Sudan, Burma, and the U.S. I love its diversity. People from all over the world are living next to eachother and learning from wachothers' cultures. I love my school, Emmett J. Conrad High School. As a refugee, starting education in America in such a diverse school made things so much easier Community involvement. Families get together and a lot of youth are active volunteers. I love the people who live in Vickery Meadow. I love the strong sense of community that is created by people caring for each other and the ways in which people enrich the community with their various cultures and resilience. Convenient for me I enjoy that this is an affordable place to live and that my neighbors can count on me and I on them if anyone needs anything The multi-ethnic composition of our population. Affordable Living Accessibility to major highways and transportation Culture/Family friendly Close to everything My apt. Seeing diverse men, women and children coming togethe, getting to "know" each other and one another's cultures and creating community leading to caring for and helping each other. Access to transportation. The parks and recreation opportunities. The diversity in population (although I see that declining as the area continues to gentrify). Access to shopping and entertainment. The overall convenience the location provides. location. Proximity of the hospital and medical offices. Location, Location, Location. Proximity to shopping The diverse mix of people
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