Yesenia Granados: Migrant Workers

Yesenia Granados As a Mexican American I have grown up in a family where working in the fields is very common. My parents have worked in seasonal jobs since a very young age when they arrived in the United States. Both of my parents first started working in Florida where they picked tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, tangerine, orange, grapefruit among many other types of fruits and vegetables. At very young age I remember my parents taking me to the fields with them to work. I started going to work with them at the age of three. At that point in time I didn't really do much but as I started to get older I would help my parents carry blueberry buckets while they picked or whatever fruit it was that they were picking. As I began to grow, me and …show more content…
When working out in the field a person is overwhelmed by the intense heat and when working inside the packing shield it is extremely cold. In many occasions at work it made me think that I do not want to have that type of job as a permanent one but a temporary one until I am able to accomplish my goals. It teaches a person to value education and want to strive for something better in the world. My mom always tells me that I have to study hard in order to be successful and not have to face the discomforts that there are in working in these types of jobs. It motivated me to want to have an education but it also taught me how to do things in a timely manner, follow certain procedure and actually be aware of how difficult seasonal work is. I feel that by working in seasonal jobs I am more appreciative of a higher education and realize it will make a major difference. I understand that a higher education is the best for me even before I worked but actually working for minimum wage in the field made me realize of what was out in the world if I decided to not peruse an education. The work I performed not only motivated me to strive for something better but motivated me to want to be someone in life. I want to make an example out of myself that it does not matter where a person comes from; a person can always accomplish their dreams as long as they put effort to it. I want to be able to say to my parents that all the effort they put in me was really worth it. Just thinking that one day I will be able to help someone through the college degree I chose motivates me more to want to reach this