November 2, 1660

My name is Amrita. I am a shipbuilder and hopefully one day a ship owner living in Massachusetts, which is part of the New England colonies. I am in my mid-twenties and am married. I currently live with most of my family which includes my parents, my 3 brothers and their wives and children. I also have 2 sisters who are also married and the older sister has children. My 3 brothers are also shipbuilders. One day we all plan on owning a ship so we can import and export goods. My two sisters help their husbands. One works with lumber and the other fishes. My parents don't really work so we all are supporting them.My 3 brothers are Jim( the eldest), John,and Anthony.My older sister is Mary , then comes me and than Jane. Jim has 3 kids. John has 2 and Anthony has 4. Mary has 2 and my younger sister and I don't have any. It is a pretty big family. Things get a bit hectic but we all need to be here supporting each other. In my spare time I would like to get away and just sit by the water...but I don't really get to go out. I like help watching my nieces and nephews. Sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming with 11 kids in the house but they are well mannered. I like reading to them and teaching them to write. For now we have 2 houses because it is too many people for 1 house. We don't have a lot of money but we are saving. I don't think we will get wealthy rich, but who knows maybe it will happen. Our homes are close to the water. It is ideal for shipping. I think coming from a different land...and adjusting to new things it quite exciting but it is also hard. I came from England with most of my family...i think we all view the "big move" differently. We all decided to come because things in England were getting a bit out of hand. I don't know what will happen over here...I just hope that we don't have to move again. I don't exactly regret moving I just miss my England sometimes. My family was rich but then we got into some financial troubles and then we decided a new start could be a good thing...it COULD be a good thing...we don't know... that is a bit scary. Right now I am sitting by the water but I should be getting back to the house and enjoy my new "home."