When I Came To America Analysis
As a child I have always been clearly informed that I am Hispanic, my parents make sure that I’m not ashamed of my background and that I’m informed of where I came from. Because I was so young I didn’t know much about the subject, but I now clearly understand how lucky I am to be born in America and to be so lucky to live in the conditions I live in today. Now that I have gotten older and comprehend life easily I finally understand what it meant for my parents to be immigrants. One day I built enough courage to ask my father “how did you get to America from Honduras?” understanding that Honduras is a 1,619 miles away and cars and planes were not a choice, my father told me his story. There’s a train that runs from the end of Mexico, which is on the tip of Central America, and all
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He starved for two days because it is a hassle to carry food on the train and it is also dangerous to carry food because it will go bad. No clean clothes are available on the train because it will keep you behind, and forget about showering and brushing your teeth. My father told me about a woman on the train who had to give birth on the train but lost the baby because it was unsanitary and no one knew how to properly deliver a baby. The trip to America is harsh but once one gets to America the death train seems like a simple train ride. Only a few of those people have family in America that take them in and shelter them. As for those like my father who have no family members in America they typically are homeless, such as what happened to my father. He was homeless for about 2 months until he joined a nice church that gave him shelter. It takes years even decades to get the American dream. There is still struggle in the world. Now my father has a wife, 3 children and is the owner of 2 companies. He got this from hard work and taking risks. Don’t ever stop reaching your dreams and goals in
He starved for two days because it is a hassle to carry food on the train and it is also dangerous to carry food because it will go bad. No clean clothes are available on the train because it will keep you behind, and forget about showering and brushing your teeth. My father told me about a woman on the train who had to give birth on the train but lost the baby because it was unsanitary and no one knew how to properly deliver a baby. The trip to America is harsh but once one gets to America the death train seems like a simple train ride. Only a few of those people have family in America that take them in and shelter them. As for those like my father who have no family members in America they typically are homeless, such as what happened to my father. He was homeless for about 2 months until he joined a nice church that gave him shelter. It takes years even decades to get the American dream. There is still struggle in the world. Now my father has a wife, 3 children and is the owner of 2 companies. He got this from hard work and taking risks. Don’t ever stop reaching your dreams and goals in