Priscilla+Mullein

__​Pris____cilla Mullein Interview__
__**Tell us about your life in England or the Netherlands.**__

//I lived with my parents and my brother, Joseph. I was 18 when I boarded the Mayflower. It was different for me, most of the girls on the Mayflower where married but I wasn't. We went to the Netherlands in 1607 for my religious freedom. My parents didn't want me to start speaking Dutch. Most of the people would party in the Netherlands, when Sunday was a holy day. My parents jobs where horrible. They worked all day and didn't get paid enough. Sometimes I miss being a farmer. Having my parents happy was the life, but this is nothing like I excepted it to be//**//.// Why did you decide to go on the Mayflower** //We decided to go there because we didn't get paid enough to stay in the Netherlands. So we choose to board the Mayflower. The voyage was horrible. Bugs in the biscuits not including the fact that the ships biscuits where as hard as a rock. Me and my family decided to eat in the dark so we couldn't see the horrible nasty bugs in our food. Most of the food got really salty after a while. My brother Joseph got really sick because he caught a cold that the person next to us had. We where really crowded on the Mayflower.// //The New World was a very nice place to live, but I miss England. In England we had bridges, roads and open fields. In the New World we had very few of that. There are lots of trees in the New World. Whenever I went down to get water, I am afraid that there was Indians hiding in the woods just waiting to get me. But the good things about the New World is that we have religious freedom, __**NO**__ laws lots of animals to hunt because in England there were animals but we were not allowed to hunt them, and don’t forget about all the free land. I’m still getting used to all the changes.//
 * Why did you go to the New World? What was the voyage like?**
 * How did the land and climate of Plimoth compare to what you were used to in England or the Netherlands?**


 * What was the first year like? What was hardest about adjusting to life in a new place?**

//The first year in the New World was harsh. I lost my Mother, Father, and my little brother Joseph in the first winter! So then I lived by my self. But shortly after that I got married to John Alden because I couldn’t be by my self for long other wise I might of died because of doing everything. I kind of miss eating cheese. But on the other hand at least I am eating of all of my vegetables and getting vitamins. I am still getting use to all the food. I believe the hardest thing adjusting to in the New World is having to used more of the things around us than like going to a store and buying them.

At first we where afraid of the Indians. We would think that if we kept losing Pilgrims, they would kill us all because we had so few of people. We soon made friends with them and they taught us how to plant corn and grow vegetables.

When we got there, there were no houses. I was shocked they’re nothing I didn’t realize we had to actually build our houses. It will take forever I kept thinking. But either I go back to England or I stay here and have my own freedom.

Wild animals! We could hunt anything we wanted. Deer, rabbit, turkeys, bird anything. I didn’t really think that hear would be this good. No we can get the wonderful juicy meat that I have always dreamed of eating. The New World is a lot better than I excepted it to be. Shumphrey The things that I HATE about the new world is that it is so cramped in our Houses. I can barely move around. They were made of wood and all we had was a little tiny fireplace to heat our whole entire house!!! We didn’t have a lot of supplies in our house either. Not enough to live. And it is horrid that there is barely any meat. We have no cows that we could milk. All we Have is chicken! I hated the pumpkins. They taste absolutely horrid! I hate the harsh weather here. It is soooo cold in The winter. I am so afraid that an Indian is going to be watching Me. They sneak around and watch me. Sometimes I get a glance of them. But the most horrible thing is that my mother, father, and brother died. Many other people died as well. And I miss them terribly. I wish we just had Stayed in England.//