758 Catarín (Guatemala, Age 14): English

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Catatrín

Age 14, Guatemala

                                           

            Guatemala has much village have different language and has different typical  clothes of one that  village my family. Live there the village the name of the village Rancho de Teja  it nice but the economic it  not good in Guatemala some people do have hot water like my family. We had to heat in the planch we use fire for that it different to stove. Guatemala is difficult for people  like me we do have nice house. But that not  most important in life, and all people work to win the life but earned 40 Quetzal in one day no win much. The people  the will like  one month purchase for do have much money and the stores for buy  thing are very  laity of the village people have to take the bus to get in city.

          The thing in Guatemala was different in here and the school of place not was so  big not was much hour for study and is difficult to get in the school the class only we talking  little spanish and the teacher he do help us with our homework when we not understand the work because they live in the city of Guatemala. And my friend in my  school was nice people  we help in the school if some student they not understand.  My teacher in my school in Guatemala it only one he give every class,them  difficult to my sister and me to returns in our house.We have to pass the river, We was small so I can not jump in the river it was difficult to me and my sister to returns in home, I was 9 old year and my friend mocked to us not tall to jump in the river all my friend it was my  cousin it was bad cousin sometime they mocked to us, But my grandfather and my grandmother was nice person.

My family they live together in Guatemala but my father it was here in U.S he send money to my family. But my dad he returns after 2 year in my country  he  returns to see us  he say that he miss all my family. He have car and truck in Guatemala so with that he not earn much and the life of my family it was change much. So my sister she went to work in the city win money to help my dad, And every end of the weeks she go home and my father he was sick anymore not it was like before anymore we do have tv. In my home from that my life was very sad step like 3 Month. My dad he say that he have other family in other place before that he took his family our home. We live together for 1 Month then the other wife of my dad  she say to my dad they have to returns in the place where they live before.

My dad he was sick so for that he not come every day to visit family so he came the end of the weeks, And he  give money to my mother but it not to much. So my mother she started to work to help my father, My sister after that the other wife of my dad she say that my father  was serious for him sick and it was in the hospital but my father anymore was die he stay one day. My mother she was carrying my dad in the hospital my sister and my brother and me we not go in the hospital only big person can pass in the hospital. They do not let us enter in the hospital but the other night my dad he returns in our home anymore. Was serious that night my dad die that night my life change I lose my dad, After that my family it very different they do not want  do not but my sister and me we do due our homework of school.

              

            And me I do want go in school so I not pass my grade I was 2 time I repeated grade 6, After the school  my sister and me we have to work but pass 15 day when  was die my dad so my sister she came in America.

      

     So my sister she send money to my mother and my mother she give some money  they help each other, Then my other sister she came too in America to help so that time  we go to studies to have good job. It was passed one year when my sister it here in U.S so that time my two sister they help to send money to my family then my brother and  my mother they came to America in ,1 year when my mother it was here so that year my aunt she live in my home but my aunt she have child.  But with  my cousin every day we fight with him so every day we have problem with my aunt,  And My mother  she say miss her family live together and that time to my aunt  she need to come in U.S so we feared that care at home. So my sister she proposed that if we want to came in U.S. she say or she return in Guatemala, She say if she return she want buy one shop but my sister and me we decided we want to come in New york so my sister she say we have a lot opportunities study to have good job in life.

           So we think that we have my family it here only I was have my grandmother and grandfather but we can talking with him in phone her they say lose they family of my father me too I was felt  very sad to not see my grandmother and my grandfather.

    Them my sister she talking with the coyote in phone if she want bring us in U.S I was afraid to come in the way because they hurt my ears.

             

          And not to mention well in spanish but with good to us  spoke our language is that coyote try us  treated as his children we feeds us when we come on the bus because it was the plan to do her children. But her travel papers she had different names,So use these paper our names were called karina,tracy america song names, Come to us as students on the bus lady was like our mother we never we were immigrants always migration  stopped the bus to check if  the bus was carrying drugs once migration fell two women  I do not know why but they were talking about the bus was late at night wine. And spent in the largest and most beautiful country has much house was very large over Guatemala it was very different how they dressed people there was none that put,Guatemala clothes for me and my sister and I were very difficult food was very spicy  Mexico we do not know us was.

Those 16 days passed very quickly and we came to  Brooklyn in 17 day when we get see my sister the coyote us she bring in manhattan to see my sister I was feel very happy to see my sister in three year spent , in Manhattan I do know my sister look like very different when I was see in 3 year and i see beatles are very big. I was very happy to see my mom and when I got to the deportment my sisters and my mom were in the deportment we hugged family that day was very happy to me. That day went to buy clothes and learn more about NY.

             And as I was first time in school nobody knew other students and they began to speak in english I do not understand anything they talking.

The NY not but I find one friend she help me she know english so I do my work she explain her to me what I need to do. And the teacher it was nice teacher she help me. So I was happy in that school every student they talking with me. So I learn litter of english in that school, then my life it was different that time every day I remember my dad and my friend in my school in Guatemala.  And them I hear more english in to grade my brother was in the  some  class with me. So he help me one year in the school them when I was know more english.

Then one day my sister she say we have to go in other apartament the other it so small so I see this country it very different  we have to pray the apartment to live together but we have one room not somebody live there now it big apartment so my sister she want other people live in the other room. So the other day some they go live in the room but one day my sister she say to that people they have to them leaves. The room and when these people were brought our computer.  

     Them I was sad these people did not think we use so much that computer at school. But my family are always together even when every day always remember my dad  and I am also happy for what I have for my family and my studies.

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