386 Joseph (El Salvador, Age 18): English

Joseph

18 Years Old

El Salvador

                                                  

I was very sad when one day left to undertake my way to the United States.

Came the Day to say goodbye to my family were all very sad because I would never see get the friend that I was going to help to get to the United States after a while I get the car that picked to leave the house My friend rested one night the next day got up very early to start our way and grabbed the first buses left I was very sad but Reproduce in my struggle.

To stay a few hours border of El Salvador and Guatemala had for breakfast at a house when we finished eating we grabbed another bus after walking four hours by bus finally arrived at the border looked for a place where we could cross fast the river was very dangerous had grown slowly to prevent us from getting wet fall and we were all clothes and being on the other side of the river we change and follow the path to walk within hours grabbed the first bus in Guatemala had a soda to remove some heat walked about 3 hours on the bus after a while the bus stop for  who brought down a few people in that short time the bus was parked we took advantage to buy something to drink like water or juice for the road in the bus arrived at the city ​​of Guatemala grabbed a cart for the road after a while came to a place we look for something to eat because we already had hunger then boarded another bus to carry us to the border of Guatemala and Mexico to reach the place and it was dark look one hoter overnight.

In the hotel we were as 2 o 3 days spent lounging on the following day the got up early and follow the path we were a few minutes from the border of Guatemala and Mexico waited a little while before dawn and spent the river was rather empty when in Mexico expect a bus to get on and follow the road for two hours breakfast something to go on when we were in the bus I was worried because we could grab the police and they will send us back to El Salvador all day and night we walk in bus I thought it was going to grab the police of Mexico but did not see any hand in the next day walking in the mountains hills crossing rivers and other dangerous places because there might be some animal and we pass something to the evening when we had already walked quite a carriage took us to a place where trains passed us were very grateful to the man who took us in the car after being in the place went looking for a river for a swim and eat some.

After reaching mexico's Swimming in a river then something was very fresh water river then went looking for one where we could sleep had home many people looking houses where to overnight us a kind person gave to sleep I very grateful to have people so good that support those who need good rest in that house the next day we thought we were going to go the way but it was not so expect him to come for a train to travel through is very dangerous if falls one could die or get a good very dangerous damage spent the day came not train other day we slept in the house the next day we got up very early to go get some firewood at 3 hours were going to the house with a good little stove so that the hostess had lena enough to get home very friendly lady I are prepared something for us to eat she was very grateful that he went to fetch firewood in the afternoon we went to the river to cool off and relax in the shade of the trees had a great time on the river getting dark we changed and went to the house to sleep for the next day we were to find more wood in that place almost spent a week and did not come out the train us these Days spent doing various jobs to earn a few coins at all these days have gone the next day at about 11 o'clock in the morning the train came we gave thanks that person because we had allowed us to sleep at home grabbed the train and continue our journey on the train were many people children women and men.

To spend a week in the humble home the next day we left our transport was the train to continue our spent many places trip watching a beautiful landscape nightfall and slepton the train the next day the got up quickly to see as he left the sun was so wonderful to see a sunrise and feel a cool breeze around 8 in the morning the train began to stop because he had ruined something later we all got off the train and went to get something to eat back very quickly where it was the train and asked one of the men who ran the machinery what time to know would get to so be ready at that time he told us that possibly came out in the afternoon till the train had been left near a bridge and there was a riber everybody went to bathe in river water was very cool thing after breakfast  rest and dusk as 4 of the   later began to get ready to get on the train and being on stop of the train waited an hour and did not come out yet and after a while they started to heat the machines out I met many places in Mexico since spent around Mexico train being in a very nice place to Mexico several people threw us food so we were eating something in the train stations also trains when we were waiting to leave the train some people brought us food for us to eat in Mexico grabbed several trains passed many places very marvel sight see I like see dawn and dusk feel that fresh passing breeze several days traveling on the train grabbed the last train to arrive wing border of Mexico and the United States that day it was night I could not sleep at all thinking that almost we came to the border through the night I was awake watching the mountains houses that we spent and very beautiful sky got 4 in the morning we were near the border went to get something to eat and a coffee to wait for daylight.

Arriving tomorrow to mexicali a place of Mexico near and the border looking for something to eat after we went looking for a lady to a friend who came with us and knew to see if we to brief us to relax a little because almost we had not slept at night very friendly lady gave us a room that had television, refrigerator, beds and water for a swim rested a bit like at 2 in the afternoon we went out to buy something to eat then got home and bathe after preparing food to eat watched some tv fun programs I night fall slept the next day we got up early to go to find work spent almost all day looking for some work but could not find anything we went to the house to eat a little then rest in mexicali in that house spent about 3 or 4 days waiting were not enough police on the border of the United States in Mexicali we met a man who was going to help them cross the border to spend the 4 days the next day we got up early to get ready and which follow the path and cross the border into a briefcase carry some food went through a store buy a bottle of water is already at the border were in a place that we waited for them to arrive more people to cross the border at that place we stayed all day was nightfall prepare a place where we lit a fire with much firewood and speck of trees that was dry we had a bonfire ate something while I spent a helicopter of police of the United States very short step illuminating because we had a bonfire was very large that helicopter the next day very early on got up and surround the border came to a house and asked for some water to bring gave us food and water then continue on the road was a tree's went to rest for a while then ate waited until dark to reproduce surrounding the frontier have rested for a follow after a while have walked a few hours rest and sleep the next day early in the morning we crossed the border of mexico to united states.

In the very early morning we crossed the border walked several hours then unfortunately we grabbed the police of United States and took us to a place known as the coolers in that place spend a whole day we were booked we also filled several roles in that place almost no they fed and did not allow us to stay with the food we had was very boring us in this place as it was very cold in that place had many people barium countries that had gripped also had many children women and men all were separated children in fourth women in another and men in another room all the rooms were very cold to me made me many questions to finish calling some papers the next day as at 10 in the morning we took in the fourth and upgraded to a shopping police we were 5 all 3 brothers from Guatemala and another child from Guatemala and took us to a place where we got something to eat and then upgraded to another car I was very worried because no sap to where we had walked three hours in the car then arrived at a group home where we were left in the house had all the youth and children under age who had crossed the border and had caught while we got home also We arrived four other young of Guatemala's friends I spent almost a month in that shows home but was treated very well the days of the week studying from 7 am till 3 pm gave us food then in the afternoon at about 5 pm they put out to play ball or any game they had and the weekend we watched movies and yarn bracelets we were doing well we played ball for the slow pass me the fun in that house household to be 28 days in that place got the good news that was about to leave to come to new york they took me to the airport where I got on the plane was a very exciting experience to travel by airplane trip on the plane four hours to reach new york being here were waiting for me my sister, cousins, my niece and others excites me much when I saw them and I am now very happy to be in new york with my family I thank them for all the people who were very kind with me and my family for having me here thanks  END.