Inside Metro Phoenix
By Katrina
While I was on my journey into the metro Phoenix area in search of
migrants
in the city, I came across the Arizona Center located between
Jefferson and Third Street. I was surrounded by a different kind of
shopping center. The shopping centers where I live nearby consist of
your Petsmart, Michael’s, a bunch of clothing stores, typically Wal-Mart
and Target. However, this shopping center had foods of many different
nationalities, many stores that held many different countries’ flags,
mugs, banners,
sayings, etc. On the other hand, I was astonished not to
find a mug, flag or any time of article of my own homeland, Trinidad and
Tobago. Nonetheless, to me, this felt like the melting pot of the United
States because this little shopping center had a variety of different
foods and shops. When I was leaving the Arizona Center, I
also noticed
that there were many Mexican and Asian restaurants surrounding the
outskirts of the Arizona Center. As I drove by, I could not help but
feel how lucky I was to be surrounded by so many different cultures,
nationalities, foods, and languages. This journey made me realize that
there are many different people out there to learn about and so much
more to explore in just the metro Phoenix area.