Personal Narrative: My Migration To The United States From El Salvador

I am an eighteen year old living in Atwater, California. Atwater is in the central valley, about two hours away from San Francisco and about four hours away from Los Angeles. Prior to living in California my family and I used to live in Bloomfield, New Jersey. I was also born in Newark, New Jersey. The world that I lived in and family background has has a lot to do with my dreams and aspirations. My family's background has influenced my dreams and aspirations in multiple ways.
My progenitors immigrated to the United States from El Salvador. El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. My progenitors came to the United States of America to succeed, and make a better living than they had in El Salvador. This has shaped my life in
In the Central Valley, most of the people that I have been going to school with will not do much when they are done with their schooling after high school, which is not the proper way to succeed. I want to move on with my education and learn things that I once did not even know about because like many say knowledge is power. With knowledge, one is able to do more than what was possible before. The people in this area have also taught me that in order to accomplish what you desire one must work a lot. The people in Atwater, California have a lot of nice things, and the reason being is because they are hard working. I want to be able to accomplish my dream of becoming a well known Plastic Surgeon and work very hard to be able to support my own family.
The world that I came from has helped shaped my dreams and aspirations in several different ways that have affected me positively.My family's background gave me the desire to learn, which is what many people in my generation lack. The area that I live in has made me want to work harder in order to get the things in life that I desire. I would never want to change the world that I came from because without it I would not be the individual that I am