Growing up as a first-generation American and the son of immigrants to the United States from Latin America, the American dream is a part of my family’s story. As a kid I had a set idea of what the American dream should be. This was due to my mother’s influence. She came to the United States in the 1980s from El Salvador, a small Central American country, which was in the middle of a gruesome civil war. Her father sent her to Los Angeles because he feared for her safety. America represented a safe place where opportunities were abundant. For my mother, the dream was one of owning a house in a safe and nice neighborhood. It was an idea that was very similar to the American dream from the twentieth century, that one of a white picket fence and
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I grew up thinking that when you bought your first house and settled down in suburbia that you had achieved this dream. As I grew up my view of the dream expanded to include more than just superficial things. Ultimately my American dream is to be happy with my career and to love what i do, as well as to be financially stable. As I became older I knew that the key to achieving my dream was through higher education. That was a part of my mom’s dream as well, for her children to go to college and be able to live out their dreams. I believe that for most people being financially stable is one of the most important aspects of the American dream. Without a financially stable background you cannot attain the other parts, such as owning a home, car, or other material things. My view on the house with a white picket fence has become less and less desirable. As an adult I have decided that I do not to own a home, and instead travel the world. I know that for me to achieve my dream I must complete my higher education. With my degree in teaching I will be able to travel the world and teach English in other countries. My dream is something that almost seems to be the complete opposite of my mother’s dream. She wanted nothing more than to come to the United States, and now as an adult I want nothing more than to leave. This shows that the American dream really is very personal dream for each person in search of their
I grew up thinking that when you bought your first house and settled down in suburbia that you had achieved this dream. As I grew up my view of the dream expanded to include more than just superficial things. Ultimately my American dream is to be happy with my career and to love what i do, as well as to be financially stable. As I became older I knew that the key to achieving my dream was through higher education. That was a part of my mom’s dream as well, for her children to go to college and be able to live out their dreams. I believe that for most people being financially stable is one of the most important aspects of the American dream. Without a financially stable background you cannot attain the other parts, such as owning a home, car, or other material things. My view on the house with a white picket fence has become less and less desirable. As an adult I have decided that I do not to own a home, and instead travel the world. I know that for me to achieve my dream I must complete my higher education. With my degree in teaching I will be able to travel the world and teach English in other countries. My dream is something that almost seems to be the complete opposite of my mother’s dream. She wanted nothing more than to come to the United States, and now as an adult I want nothing more than to leave. This shows that the American dream really is very personal dream for each person in search of their