I chose my backpack because it is something that represents me. It is a backpack that means a lot to me. I brought 2 of those backpacks from my country Dominican Republic. When I see it at home I remember everything I lived with that backpack. It may seem so insignificant but for me it has a story, it has memories, for me that backpack is very significant. Really every time I see it I can feel the memories coming back, the nostalgia that comes over me knowing everything I lived with that backpack. It reminds me of when I was studying in the Dominican Republic when I was with my friends having the most incredible moments of my life. An incredible moment was one day when we left school and went to the park to enjoy. This backpack can be something very representative for me, it has a lot of history and that was what I brought here to NY. 

– JRR

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