Luis Ramirez Research Paper

Luis Ramirez, a young Spanish male, was born and raised in Columbia, South America. At the young age of ten, his family decided to leave their family in Columbia and move to the United States. The family was from the city of Pasto where they had raised two young boys. The family planned to fly into the U.S., but the journey began by their personal van to get to the closest airport. The closest airport was ten hours away, Luis doesn’t remember much of the drive, or the flight for that matter, just that he was anxiously anticipating the arrival in New York City a few days later. Once they had their final stop before the flight into New York the atmosphere seemed to completely change, he remembers looking at his parents for reassurance. He could not understand what anyone was talking about and everyone seemed to be looking at him and his family. In NYC the hustle and bustle quickly took over, it was nothing like the city he was used to. Once in New York, the family found a small apartment to rent with several other families that were going through the same transition. The space was small with …show more content…
Luis recalls that his whole family loved living in the small town and had all become accustomed to the traditions and customs of America. While they still followed traditions of their culture, they also added the traditions of the American culture, as well. The family had become an active part of a small, Baptist church. The church family truly embraced them for who they were. The family did not want to lose contact with these people they had formed bonds with, the people that had assisted them to make a life for themselves, here in the states. However, the family did not have much of a choice. They either had to willingly leave or the government would force them to