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Love Brewster Interview

 * Tell us about your life in England or the Netherlands.

I was 5 years old when I got on the Mayflower. I was born in Holland. My mother did not like her job my father did not like his job either. My mother and father were upset about me speaking Dutch. My mother and father did not like the Dutch partying when it was Sunday. There where no good jobs for me or my mother and father. I did not like the city- there was no space to run and play. I could not understand their language.**



My mother and father made me go on the big boat. When I got on the big boat I was scared. I did not like the ride. The food was moldy, rotten, and the beer was flat. There was no variety. The only food the boat had was stale bread and bugs were in a almost every thing. At night the storms were scary.
 * Why did you decide to go to the New World on the Mayflower? What was that voyage like?**

When I got to the New World I was very excited because I saw lots trees that I could climb. We also could use the wood for building and to hunt for food in the forests. Being in the New World was exciting but it was very cold. Lots of people got sick and died from the cold. We still had to sleep in the boat which was terrible but I didn’t really care because I was too excited about getting off the boat to look around. How did the land and climate of Plimoth compare to what you were used to in England or the Netherlands?** When I got to the new world I was so exited. I wonted to run around like crazy. The trees are so big I really want to climb them so bad. And I go so fast on the trails. But my father will whack me if I do run down the trails. The fields are so long not like England. But I was kind of scared of the Indians. It felt like they are behind every tree. I did not want to walk in to the woods.
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 * What was the first year like? What was hardest about adjusting to life in a new place?
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The first year was horrible. People died from sickness. So many people died we did not know what to do with them. The corn was horrible the taste was tangy. And it was freezing. My normal clothes were not enough to keep me warm. The Indians well every one was scared of them. It felt like we were being watched every step we made. The wild animals were very scary. The bears showed up almost every day looking for food. When I got to the New World there were no houses it was crazy I could not belive what I saw it was all open field. -- JG**