YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH?
HOW I GOT STARTED?
OKAY.
I WAS IN FRONT OF SQUARE LOOKING AROUND, THINKING WHAT I'M DOING IN THIS BIG CITY THAT IS VERY FAMOUS FOR MONEY AND EVERYTHING AND I HAVE NO -- YEAH.
SO A WOMAN START DRIVING A YELLOW CAR.
AND I SAY WHAT?
IF THEY DO, I CAN DO.
I WORK FOR UBER FIVE DAYS A WEEK, AND I MAKE AROUND $700 TO $1,000 A WEEK WORKING 24 HOURS A DAY, SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT MORE.
I STARTED TO DRIVE WHEN THE CAR CAME, NOW IT IS A HUNDRED.
MY NAME IS CECELIA RENENBERG.
NEW YORK IS HARD TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
I WAS A SINGLE MOTHER.
WHEN I CAME HERE I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I HAVE NO FAMILY, NO FRIENDS.
I DON'T KNOW NO ONE.
BUT I FEEL STRONG ENOUGH TO DO BECAUSE I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE DO, WHY NOT ME?
AND I DID.
NOW I'M WORKING UBER PART-TIME AND ANOTHER PART-TIME FOR LIKE A HOUSEKEEPER.
I CAME FROM PERU AND I WANT TO CHANGE AND LIVE THE KIND OF LIFE FOR MY SON.
I'M ALREADY CITIZEN AND I LIVE IN FLUSHING QUEENS.
AND I HAVE ONE BEDROOM AND I PAY $1,200 A MONTH.
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OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
HAVE A GOOD DAY AND HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT IS REALLY TRUE, YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU WANT BUT HAVE TO WORK HARD TO SEE YOUR MONEY.
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YES, IF I'M ALONE.
I HAVE A LOT [ INAUDIBLE ]. EARLIER TODAY I HAVE TO GO FOR TRAFFIC COURT, TO FIGHT A TICKET.
NOT GOOD TO HAVE ONE.
THEY SUSPEND IF I HAVE 12 POINTS.
I ALREADY HAVE 11.
AND I WIN.
THE JUDGE DECIDE NOT GUILTY BECAUSE THERE IS NOT BIG REASON.
IT IS SILLY TICKET.
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I LOVE ALL MY FAMILY.
IT IS NOT LIKE BEFORE, I MAY FOR DINNER, NOT ANYMORE.
MORE THAN A YEAR.
TO BE A WOMAN DRIVING, SOMETIMES I DON'T FEEL SAFE, BUT IT IS A LOT OF CRAZY PEOPLE ON WEEKEND NIGHT.
I HAVE A LOT OF BAD EXPERIENCE.
BUT I REALLY NEED TO WORK BECAUSE THE RENT IS NOT CHEAP.
IT IS HARD FOR ME TO PAY.
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NEW YORK MAKE ME MORE STRONG THAN BEFORE.
OH, WHEN I CAME HERE I WAS WAITRESS, HOUSEKEEPER, NANNY, ALL THE JOBS THAT WOMAN CAN DO WHEN THEY IMMIGRANT BUT I REALLY WANT TO START AND GO TO SCHOOL.
I'M ON MY WAY.
