Narrative Essay About Coming To The World

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There are billions of people in this world, every person has a different story and background of where they come from. Some people are privileged with the life they are given, others are not. We choose if we want to better ourselves with the life God has given us and hope for the best we make the right decisions. Throughout our lives we cross paths with many people and these people are willing to sit down and listen to our story. For this story it brings two people together into one when we crossed paths and it made our lives perfect. I am wanting to share my story coming into the United States of America as an immigrant from Honduras. I grew up in Honduras which is not as safe as people would think. Growing up in this country, there was …show more content…

A few years passed and I was missing my family greatly, I never was able to see them and it was hard to not speak to them daily. At this time I knew I needed to move to this beautiful country. I spoke to many people and they influenced me to take this leap of faith and join my family. There was too much pain within myself from not seeing my parents and two older siblings. Coming into this country I knew that I would be getting more opportunities to make more money and find better jobs than I would find in Honduras. This is something that I had been dreaming about since I was a child; I wanted a better life for myself and this was the first step in the right direction to make it become a …show more content…

There have been some drawbacks though from being in this country. Once I came into the states, my grandmother passed away and we were close. It was a strong dilemma because I knew I could not go back to Honduras but I felt as though I needed to see her. This is something that I have dealt with after her passing. These types of things occur and there is not much we can do to change the outcome of something like this. One day I will see her again and I cannot wait for that day to come. Another negative in this country is missing everything about Honduras, other than the safety aspect. I am missing my friends, the food, the job I had there (which was being a mechanic), showering in the river, and mainly the coffee. The coffee here is not as good as the coffee in Honduras. Lastly, as an immigrant you receive papers and they restrict you on many things. It is a struggle at times with these papers, however they keep me in this country legally. These are things that I had to leave in order to better my life and make something better of it. Every now and again it is a struggle but I know I am going to make it

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