Personal Essay: Chasing My American Dream

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Chasing My Dreams Entering a country illegally is a crime for many but to me it was a getaway, an open door to my future. I knew I had to do anything that was necessary to come to a country full of opportunities, a place where I knew my dreams could come true. Six years ago, I thought of myself as a weak little girl but I developed strengths I did not know I had. On September 2010, me and my brother left my home country to pursue my American dream. I traveled nearly 3,000 miles, from El Salvador to California, where my mother- who I had not seen for 10 years- lived. I crossed rivers, forests, I hiked for over 24 hours, traveled in a semi full of 500 people, with barely any room to breathe, walked the Arizona dessert for two weeks. Starving, dehydrated and sleeping without any protection to come to the land of the free and home of the brave. I never thought of myself as capable of surviving such a journey. At points I wanted to give up. I did not …show more content…

Until this day I still remember all those horrible episodes I had to go through. Those moments are my motivation to keep pushing even when I'm being hold back and when doors close right on my face. This is one of my biggest accomplishes no only because I confronted every single obstacle in my way but also because I fought for what I wanted, I fought for my dream. I realized that I want to follow a career in politics and economics. One day I will help my homeland to make a change. My goal is to create space for a better educational system and youth programs that makes society see that there is a whole world out there for them. Opening this view for many will make it easy to see all the opportunities and different pathways they can take. I do not want anybody to go through what I went through. Everybody deserves the chance to make their dreams possible. I want to create that

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