It's not easy to find someone in the big New York.

Especially when Mi Li only has a mailing address from half a year ago.

In order to help Ma Li, Wu Xiaozheng had to ask He Shiyuan for help again.

When it comes to finding people, there should be no one better at it than him.

"It's in Harlem, north of Upton, Manhattan, and it's one of the most chaotic places in New York! ”

After looking at the address, He Shiyuan first told the two of them a not-so-good news.

Manhattan is a long, narrow island that is divided into three large areas: Donton, Midton, and Upton.

The most famous, of course, is Donton.

Donton is the financial and business district of New York, and most of the headquarters of financial institutions and major consortia in the United States are located in this area.

The famous Wall Street and Chinatown are in this area.

Midtown is a business district in New York.

For example, the famous Times Square is located in this area.

The Columbia University where Ma Li attends is also in this area, but the contact address shows that her classmate does not live in this area, but in Upton.

Upton is in the northern part of Manhattan Island.

Upton's commercial atmosphere is far less than that of Donton and Midton, and the functions of this area are mainly residential, leisure, education, etc.

Moreover, this is a more complex area.

On the east and west sides of Upton's Central Park, it is divided into two areas, called the "Upper East Side" and the "Upper West Side."

This is one of the well-known neighborhoods of New York for the wealthy.

Further north from the Upper East Side and Upper West Side is the Harlem district that Ma Li is looking for.

One step back is heaven, and further is hell.

It's a fitting phrase to describe Upton.

This is because Harlem is one of New York's famous slums, and it is only a stone's throw away from the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side, where the wealthy live.

Harlem is also known for being one of the birthplaces of American street culture.

This also means that Harlem is one of New York's black neighborhoods.

He Shiyuan said that there is a bit of chaos here, and that's why.

In order to facilitate Wu Xiaozheng and Ma Li, He Shiyuan not only sent someone to lead the way, but also specially arranged a Lincoln car.

"Uncle Wu, my name is Lin Kun, you can just call me Xiao Kun. ”

The one responsible for leading the way for the two was one of He Shiyuan's apprentices.

In terms of age, he should be a little older than Ma Lidu, but in terms of seniority, he has to honestly call Uncle Wu Xiaozheng.

Ma Li asked curiously, "Xiao Kun, is there really that much chaos in the Harlem area?"

"It's really messy. ”

Xiao Kun began to introduce the two.

"Harlem is where blacks and Latinos live, and some of the more disadvantaged international students rent in that area. ”

International students with poor conditions?

Could it be that his classmates are not doing as well as they said in the letter?

Ma Li remembers that her classmates had blown New York into paradise in their letters, and she had a very nourishing life here.

But now that Xiao Kun said this, Ma Li couldn't help but mutter.

"You know, the education of blacks and Latinos is very problematic, and a significant part of them are very uneducated. ”

"Moreover, black and Hispanic attitudes towards Asians here are problematic and hostile. During the day, it is not too good, and generally there will not be too many safety risks, but at night, the streets are full of gangsters, and you need to pay more attention when you go out alone. ”

These words made Ma Li even more uneasy.

She began to worry about the safety of her classmates.

She asked, "Isn't there a Chinatown in Downtown, and why don't those international students stay in Chinatown?"

This question can even be answered by Wu Xiaozheng.

After all, he followed He Shiyuan to Chinatown to see, and also learned a little about the living conditions of Chinese in New York.

In terms of living conditions, the current Chinatown is not as good as the Harlem district, the houses are small and old, not to mention expensive.

Basically, the Chinese who got up early and the conditions were slightly better, such as He Shiyuan, had already moved out of Chinatown, and only some industries were left there.

The reason for this is related to the Chinese in the past.

In this era, there is a buzzword called "smuggling".

The main reason for the smuggling fever is naturally the fever of going abroad.

In this era when everyone is proud to go abroad, it is not an easy task to go abroad.

Especially for those who come from modest families and do not know foreign languages, it is basically impossible to get a visa to go abroad.

As a result, the only way for those who have sharpened their heads and want to go abroad is to smuggle out.

In the Guangdong and Fujian areas, there are often entire villages and entire villages smuggled out through snakeheads.

The days of smuggling out are not so easy.

Because they are stowaways, these people belong to unidentified black households, and once they are found by the police on the street, they will be immediately deported to their home countries.

As a result, Chinatown has become a haven for these people.

These people are hiding here, struggling to survive.

If you're lucky, you can find a low-paying job in Chinatown and make yourself a little better.

If those who are unlucky, or have a heavy burden, they will have a very miserable life, some people rent balconies, about one or two square palms, and some people can only sleep on the street.

In this era, messy, noisy, and apathetic have become synonymous with Chinatown.

As a result, the Chinese with good conditions moved out, and the regular international students did not want to rent here.

After listening to Xiao Kun's introduction, Mi Li was stunned.

Before that, she was also one of the people who came up with a sharpened head.

She kept thinking that once she got her visa and prepared her travel expenses, she would immediately run out and start working and studying to survive here.

But now it seems that I have taken it for granted.

If the conditions are not good, it is really not easy to survive here.

But she was still a little reluctant, and asked, "Is it easy for international students to work here?"

"As far as I know, international students generally get F1 visas. Under U.S. law, the F1 visa only allows you to work on campus and is limited to 20 hours per week and 40 hours during holidays. If you do so, you will likely be deported. ”

Of course, students who hold legal student status, have been enrolled for more than 9 months, and have achieved certain standards of grades can apply for permission to work off-campus at the school's international office, so as to obtain immigration or labor certification to work, but the working hours are also limited. ”

As a result, many students can only secretly go to work as a black worker, and then accept the oppression of the black-hearted boss, relying on a low salary to barely support themselves. In order to survive, some international students even give up precious learning opportunities. ”

Ma Li: "......"

It is said that the United States is heaven, but after a little understanding, how do I feel like I am in hell?