Trevor (Mexico, Age 15): English 071

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My name is Trevor. I was born in  small  village of Mexico  everyone in my village were  good people and something else that I like  was that everyone humble .  when I was almost turned my first year my father decide come to U.S  because  where he was working they don’t pay the enough to maintain me and my mom  so  he decide move to U.S.

After three years everything was difficult  for us like find a job. My mom was so worried because  she can’t find a job to maintain me and  how she will take care of me.

After eleven years  I tried to forget what happen. Eleven years ago so I went to the school in my country I finished the kindergarten and also the middle school.  I thought that I will live in Mexico forever because I already had my life in there like  my friends and family. when I moved to U.S. before the year  2013 finish. But I really didn’t came to U.S. for violence  poverty. I come because my grandma was so old to take care of me and also because I was behaving bad. I was getting bad grades and came to U.S. change my life because everything was different to me  like culture other people different languages.  

My last day In Mexico I  said goodbye to my friends  and family.I also said goodbye to my country.  I come to U.S. like all the immigrant so before  I get in the U.S. my father send money with to the persons. That I had been paid six - thousand dollars to the cartels that the control of the zone just to let me cross and they didn’t  hurt me and don’t let me cross. I was sad because I think that is not easy for all the people leaving their country.

 After one  week of traveling I was finally in New York it was the day Sunday. For the first time I saw my father. I was so  happy. I have to wait fortin years to play soccer with my father. After one week my mom tell me that I will go to a middle school I was so scared because I saw spanish speakers but they don’t want to speak spanish on my first day of middle school. I was in  a class that was called 444. I made my first friends in the U.S.  In the class most of the people didn’t  speak english . So after few days I starting learning english .To learn english.  I  had to started  reading books. if its could be possible translate all the book to understand it and also I had stay  in after school.  

  After  few Months everyone was talking about graduation . I didn’t know that I will  graduated because I thought that I will stay one more year in the same school. So I try my best  to graduate and at the end of the year my goal was complete. I graduate and my parents was so proud of me.  Now I feel  grateful  because  my parents and also my sister they  help me in everything and  like  homework. I have a message for all the immigrants if you want study do it. Don’t take the bad ways  trust in yourself and never give up.