My observation Growing up my friends and I would gather around and tell tales about America, the land of the free, and home to the American dream. I remember sitting in a circle and “the American expert,” my friend Ahmed, telling us the tale of the magic walls in America. A well in which gives you money, all you have to do is walk up and you talk all the money that fits in your pockets. The way he described America with great detail was incredible, we felt like we were Spanish conquistadors in search of El Dorado, The City of Gold. Oh, how desperately did we want to come to our El Dorado and get the money from the magic wall and share it with our friends and family back home.
