Personal Narrative Essay: My Trip To America

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My trip to America
Coming to a new country at an early age can be very challenging. I was feeling nervous when my parents told me that Cuba was going to be in the past soon. Now, I did not know what to expect; in my thoughts were the danger and consequences of such a crazy trip. The fact that the rest of my family will be staying behind horrified me. My parents inform me the same day of the journey that we were leaving on a boat to America. Although, I was shocked with the news it did not break me apart to want to quick departing from Cuba. Settling down in a different place can take years of accommodations. Finding a job when the only language is Spanish makes it harder to decide whether to leave or not. It did not matter the cons or the pros, …show more content…

Some of them I am not proud of but, each one of them happened for a reason. They made me a stronger person by giving me energy to overcome any obstacle in life. There are no but, ifs or can’t in my vocabulary if I am healthy and have my mind set to one goal. New doors were opened the day a set foot on this land of opportunities. A better living is the payment of all does days my family and I spent navigating on the water. I was thrill with the way immigration took care of us with the wet foot dry foot law. Our legal papers and employment permit were given to us a week after been in Miami. Two months after, we found a place by Coral Gables to settle down and start working on the plans. Food stamps were provided by the government for years until I turned 18. Breakfast, lunch, snack, books, pencils and notebooks were free at the public-school I attended during high school.
In general, facing all the dangers of the sea just to arrive to a country that gives it all easy on hand was worth it. Leaving family behind worrying about my safety is a very challenging experience. A boat ride that took a lot of sweat and dedication lead to a better future and new opportunities to pick from. Settling in a new place surrounded with stranger that have different cultures can be full of surprises. Meeting new people that don’t speak the same language will put exert force on to improve the vocabulary. All I know, my trip to America changed my life from negative to positive real

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