Why I Want To Move To America Essay

The Dominican Republic; a place where you can count the opportunities of success with one hand. If you didn’t have a connection to someone in the government, the chances of obtaining a job were improbable; this was common knowledge amongst the people of my country. I often found myself eavesdropping on my friends conversing about escaping to America. As tempting as America sounded, I knew illegally entering was wrong. I was 17 years old when the connotation of “America” changed for me; my father came home with wonderful news: we had been given the opportunity as a family to move to America. On my way to America, I couldn’t stop thinking about the opportunities that would be available for me and my family. My father told my younger sister and I that first thing was first, we were to focus on our education. As soon as we settled in America, I was enrolled in school. At …show more content…
I was finally able to understand what the questions on my exams were asking. I even started to show an aptitude in the STEM subjects. I fell in love with math, computer science, and electricity. A love that drove me to find an Engineering team in engineering club, a team of three other engineers who became my best friends. The best part of my day often became solving applications as difficult as wireless power transmission with them. My team pushed me to continue to stretch myself and continue my growth as a person. This led me to attending events held by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). After attending a national conference, I became a SHPE member, and participated in the founding of a SHPE club at EvCC. I started connecting with minorities pursuing a career in the STEM field and offered support for them to grow, network and outreach. I have grown to take great pride as a role model in the Hispanic community. And accordingly, I intend to later join the University of Washington’s SHPE