Pursuit of Happiness Coming from a family where money is the principal lack is not easy, but it becomes even more difficult when families get separated in order to reach “The American Dream.” The main objective my parents were pursuing was economic stability, but without losing our core values, unity and respect for each other. This was difficult, but God and fate prepared us for the task. Since I was a child I always have seen my family as volleyball in a game bouncing with no direction, but always united. I was born in Galveston, Texas in 1998, immaturity did not let me comprehend the suffering of my parents, they were by themselves in the city with no one to support on. I remember my mother with her eyes full of tears saying “Vamos a
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Two years passed by, until my mother decided that she wanted to live this way no more, and she decided we were going to live in Laredo, when I heard that terrible idea I started sweating cold, I did not wanted to leave the life I had in Saltillo, at that time I was in middle school, my life was wonderful and it was going to give a spin of 360 in consequence of money. In 2011 we moved to Laredo, the first year was terrible, the people there are so weird and different, but it was my destiny and I had to accept it. My sister and I started studying and my parents working, we were doing well. Some years passed and my sister graduated from college and I graduated from high school, our lives were great, we finally felt like the life was paying off all the sacrifices. Volleyball finally got to its indicated place. Until today we are still living in Laredo and working so hard to become successful, the main goal of my sister and I is to make all the sacrifices my parents did worth it, because they deserve it. I belong to a volleyball with no orientation, but the ball never got separated and fought against whatever was on its way, a real family should do this. These events have shaped me into a very responsible and mature person, it was not easy to become one, but as my father used to say “Querer es
Two years passed by, until my mother decided that she wanted to live this way no more, and she decided we were going to live in Laredo, when I heard that terrible idea I started sweating cold, I did not wanted to leave the life I had in Saltillo, at that time I was in middle school, my life was wonderful and it was going to give a spin of 360 in consequence of money. In 2011 we moved to Laredo, the first year was terrible, the people there are so weird and different, but it was my destiny and I had to accept it. My sister and I started studying and my parents working, we were doing well. Some years passed and my sister graduated from college and I graduated from high school, our lives were great, we finally felt like the life was paying off all the sacrifices. Volleyball finally got to its indicated place. Until today we are still living in Laredo and working so hard to become successful, the main goal of my sister and I is to make all the sacrifices my parents did worth it, because they deserve it. I belong to a volleyball with no orientation, but the ball never got separated and fought against whatever was on its way, a real family should do this. These events have shaped me into a very responsible and mature person, it was not easy to become one, but as my father used to say “Querer es