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My name is Lopez, Mellanie and I would like to share something short and simple about my name. To begin with, I like my name I see the creativity my parents had in mind when they decided to name me. why so? well, I think that because who adds two L’s to Mellanie. usually the name Mellanie is spelled as “Melany, and/or as Melanie. I think…[Read more]

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I got my first education in my country as a winemaker and worked at the wine company for many years. First years when we moved to NYC I studied English and then I decided to change my maj…[Read more]

Hi! My name is Nicole and I was named by my parents and ‘Nicole” is a very common name in my country (Dominican Republic).  This is me second semester at BMCC- as a Human Services major. To answer one of the interview questions “What are you most proud of?”- well I am honestly (at this point in time) most proud of myself for having even applied…[Read more]

My name is Abigaëlle Emmanulla Jasmin. Abigaëlle is pronounced a·buh·geil ( i think ), depending on how you’re pronouncing it whether its a french pronunciation or an American pronunciation.  The accent on the first e is called a dieresis. The dieresis on the e indicates that the vowel is pronounced in a separate syllable. My mom found this name…[Read more]