Hector Romeo (Guatemala, Age 17): English 222

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Hello my name is Hector Romeo I am from Guatemala and I am 17 years old and want

to write this story about my life in Guatemala I lived with my mom

and dad and my brothers in a village in Guatemala and I studied

in a Public School  I study five years at that school I had good friend the

teacher was good helped me with my homework or work school projects was a teacher who helped other students of the school

was well nice school here in my town had Ice cream sellers

candy and many more there in that school only studied noon

and after I were work with my grandfather or my uncle or others working in the field after the afternoon    

I started doing my homework classes or help my mom in the house or brothers

of their homework and the next day we went at school

                

After Years  spent the month of studying in that school was already at

a high level almost out in primary and my brothers and also worked in construction with my parents and sometimes I went to work to help with my grandfather, and my mother took care of my brothers and the house, Also when I arrived at home after studying

I was going to work I only studied middays. I go to work later in the evening I came back to the house I do my homework or helping my brothers and then my mom feeds us and evening and let us in church with my dad and my mom my part in a Christian church that is in our people and my dad taught us the way how to follow God and we had to follow the path that my mom and dad taught us to believe in a living God and then to come to church does not go in the house and wing next day.

in a Christian church that is in our people and my dad taught us the way how to follow God and we had to follow the path that my mom and dad taught us to believe in a living God and then to come to church does not go in the house and wing next day.

          

After leaving school I decided to work with my grandfather in the field also in construction. I was working two years with my grandfather and my other two brothers they keep Studying in  public school and my mom had care of my dad because my father couldn’t work. Because my father were poor health and I had to work with

my grandfather to help my dad, mother and brothers also

for their studies.

And sometimes I worked Saturday and Sunday  a few time I decided to emigrated to United  States. Because I wanted to help to my family, And I told my father that I wanted to emigrated to United States but he said not. And I said yes I wanna do it because I wanna help you.

One year ago again I told my father that I have decided to emigrated to US. And He said ‘’ That’s your decision’’ If you wanna do it just do it. I asked God the help of me

Reach Here in the US

                                                                     

Good after coming here in the US I had to ask my uncle If he could receive me in the United States and He said okay if you want to come’’ I'll receive you’’ And then I came here in the United States. And I had to saying goodbye to my dad and my mom my grandparents brothers uncle,And I came here in the US and I asked here GOD to help reach me here in New York and spent the days I'm in Mexico and I call my dad I said I'm fine if I can get in the United States and spent the days I had to cross the border from Mexico and the United States and give it to cross the border walk in the desert to come here in New York

                    

After cross the border I walked in the desert  to came to US and asked God that helped me and will keep me from evil and spent a day in the morning was resting when the migration arrest me because I had no papers U, S, A, and they took me in office emigration

And they asked me if I had the phone number of my uncle and I gave to them to speak with my uncles and they asked meHow many years I have and I said I'm 16 and they asked me what part of the United States I wew going and I said to New York with my uncle.

And they prepared the papers to come here in New York  and spent a couple of days left to come to me here New York  They told me that I would travel in  airplane to New York and

I felt happy because God gave me what I asked him and arrives here in new York  By plane I felt happy and my uncle is waiting for me at the aeropuerto

From New York and I felt happy days then spent the day told me that if necessary studying so I could learn another language and told them that if I go and I came to write my name in school and then spent a day studying I started and teachers welcomed me and the students too and I felt happy because I knew  new friends because they come in different Country its hard to learn English.because I did not know anything when I come  here but thanks for .

My god that helped me and he give me wisdom to learn  English and today I thank God because if I can already write and speak and I am very happy here with my friends uncle with my dad and my mom and I thank God because he helps me to learned english i feel so happy here in New york