I'm Brian Ler, on WNYC, and now we'll end today's show and end our week with our last

radio rookie.

So far this week, we've heard a story about a young woman who learned to embrace her

Tibetan heritage, despite never setting foot on her ancestral land, she lives in Woodside,

and we've experienced the gentrification of the South Bronx through the eyes of today's

teens.

Both of those stories could only come from the hearts and minds of our city's young people,

go back and listen to them if you missed out.

Now we head to a NYCHA apartment in Motthaven where 17-year-old radio rookie Fanta Caba and

her family have made a home.

Let's listen to 45 seconds of Fanta's story.

I have a big family.

I really get any privacy, but things get too loud or when my siblings annoy me, I just

go to my room and shut the door.

So this is my room.

On the wall there's a bunch of posters.

One of them says, don't stop trying and life is fantastic.

I love my room.

It's a poster of Jimmy Hendrix.

It's my favorite place.

I do have to share with my annoying little sister, but it's way better than when I shared

one room with all five of my siblings.

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