In Queens, N.Y., an immigrant street vendor is forced to confront crippling shyness

New York is known for its street food vendors. NPR spent time with a recently arrived migrant who is hitting the streets to sell for the first time, but has to overcome a huge hurdle: his shyness.

In Queens, N.Y., an immigrant street vendor is forced to confront crippling shyness
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It’s an amazing story, composed out of imagination and rich with lessons. You’ll learn how to be morally upright, avoid immoral things, and understand how words can make or destroy peace and harmony.

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It’s an amazing story, composed out of imagination and rich with lessons. You’ll learn how to be morally upright, avoid immoral things, and understand how words can make or destroy peace and harmony.

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Luis Beltran sells ice cream at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens.

New York is known for its street food vendors. NPR spent time with a recently arrived migrant who is hitting the streets to sell for the first time, but has to overcome a huge hurdle: his shyness.

(Image credit: Wendy Correa for NPR)

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