I love to write about my life and how a came to this wonderful country and finally how I finished living in Miami. This was some time ago, back in 2000. I’m from Cuba. In general everybody from Cuba likes to come to Miami. But in my case I never thought it could happen to me, since I did not have any family in this country also I was a young girl living happily with my family.
One day, I remember that was May 5 of 1999, day of my birthday. I had only 20 years old; my father came to my brother and me and tells us that he found a way to get out from Cuba. It was a big surprise to us. At that moment and without thinking twice I said to him: I want to leave with you please!! Meanwhile my brother, who was younger than me, started crying refusing to leave our mom behind. Six months later we have flying to New Jersey. And there I began my adventure. I had an inexplicable confusion of …show more content…
So on December 2001, we arrived to Miami to start from zero again. Good friends of my dad helped us to settle in a small apartment in the east of Hialeah. We were very pleased to reach Miami; it was for us like coming home, besides the beauty of the city, the sun, the palm trees and the relaxing beach, it had our same customs, our language was spoken. It was actually easy to adapt to our new life. My father was euphoric even more when he found a job in a dental lab, something relates to his profession. Meanwhile, I stared working in a non important place; I was only focused on trying to bring my mom and my brother from Cuba. The money I earned was just for that. By that time, I did not have children or husband yet. And I do not know the reason why I never started school? So time passed and after I had been five years in Miami I became a citizen which made it easier to bring my family to live with me, which it made me feel satisfied to have achieved my
One day, I remember that was May 5 of 1999, day of my birthday. I had only 20 years old; my father came to my brother and me and tells us that he found a way to get out from Cuba. It was a big surprise to us. At that moment and without thinking twice I said to him: I want to leave with you please!! Meanwhile my brother, who was younger than me, started crying refusing to leave our mom behind. Six months later we have flying to New Jersey. And there I began my adventure. I had an inexplicable confusion of …show more content…
So on December 2001, we arrived to Miami to start from zero again. Good friends of my dad helped us to settle in a small apartment in the east of Hialeah. We were very pleased to reach Miami; it was for us like coming home, besides the beauty of the city, the sun, the palm trees and the relaxing beach, it had our same customs, our language was spoken. It was actually easy to adapt to our new life. My father was euphoric even more when he found a job in a dental lab, something relates to his profession. Meanwhile, I stared working in a non important place; I was only focused on trying to bring my mom and my brother from Cuba. The money I earned was just for that. By that time, I did not have children or husband yet. And I do not know the reason why I never started school? So time passed and after I had been five years in Miami I became a citizen which made it easier to bring my family to live with me, which it made me feel satisfied to have achieved my