“These are my granddaughters. The oldest one was born in the Virgin Islands and has been here about a year. She likes it, but one of the biggest changes is the weather. She’s not used to all the air conditioning because you don’t need it down there with the nice breezes. Now she gets asthma all the time because of it.
“Also, school here is much different for her than back home, with the level of schooling and what they’re taught. The teachers understand her even with her accent, but she has a hard time understanding them. She gets frustrated, but she’s doing the best that she can.”