weeks we learned from doctors that he had cancer. That was a terrible moment for me and my family. All my brothers and sisters came to my parents house, but we could not help him. We were so powerless before that disease. All winter time was terrible for us. After four months, he died. It was March 24, 2010. That was the worst day of my life. I could not believe he was not with us anymore. I felt so bad, but I needed to think about my little baby inside of me. I tried to be strong, but it was so hard. All my family was so bad at that moment. We lost the most important person in our lives. My mother was alone now, and she was sick again. My husband and I decided to live with my mother. In May, my husband and I moved to my parents house. I returned to my home with my mom with another person now that was my husband. My pregnancy was going well. We learned we had a baby girl. On July 16, 2010, my baby girl was born. It was a big day for me. I became a mother for the first time. Finally, everyone was happy. All this year was a big test for me.
My Story
Reda Ayman Ahmad T Ali Jordan, Level 1
I have many reasons why I came late to the United States of America. My father is an American citizen. I was born in Jordan in 2002. My father wanted me to be born in his country of origin because he wanted me to learn my native language and my native country’s traditions and my religion. As I grew up when I was nine years old I asked him,” Could I go to America?” His response was no because you are still a little boy. After that, I felt sad and then I completed my education normally. Next, I finished my high school, so I asked my father again to go to America and he agreed. When I got to America I started working with my father at his gas station, but I didn’t like the work very much because the area was so dangerous. After that, I started looking for another job, then I found a job with my cousin in a warehouse. This wasn’t a bad job, so I continued with it until one of the people I met in my work invited me to work with him in a burger restaurant, and I agreed. At the same time, I enrolled in the college to complete my education. As you can see, this is my story. it is a story that started a little difficult, and until now I suffer from difficulty, So I hope to rearrange my thoughts. 18
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My Story
Tetiana Dubiv Ukraine, Level 1
The day I came to America, I thought that I was a very happy person. I come from Ukraine, namely, from the city Ivano-Frankivsk, which is in the west of Ukraine. That’s where I’ve lived most of my life, and I always remember it with great joy. I have always dreamed of visiting America, but these dreams became even stronger. When I was pregnant with my son, I was twice at the USA embassy to get a visa, but unfortunately my visa was not approved. However, after the birth of our son, namely on May 7 2019, we learned that we won the green card. After completing all the documents and obtaining a visa, we had an obstacle on the way to America. It was then that a new disease appeared in the world. It was Covid-19. The planes stopped flying because of Covid-19. We had nothing to fly to America, and our dream could not come true. So, we started looking for another way out. That’s how we learned about the so-called special flights. So, in May 2020 we were able to fly to America. I will never forget this day. Now I am building a new life here, with new dreams and goals that will surely come true. As you can see, despite all the obstacles, we were able to make our dream come true. There are still a lot of interesting things ahead.
My Bad Years
Mallak Abuazzab Jordan, Level 1
The three years from 2018 to 2021 made a big change in my life. It started on November 15th, 2018 when my family got ready for our first vacation. The traveling members of my family were my mom, Mary, my thirteen year old sister, Lolo, my one year old sister, and me. I was 17 years old. We decided to come to America to attend my cousin’s engagement party and to have some fun. First, we came here without my father and my 19 years old brother because of the visa. We stayed here until January fifth, 2019. Our first two weeks were good. The rest of the trip was bad. We had to prepare for the party without help from my cousin. We made preparations for the entire engagement party. We did not go out, also did not see anything here only once they took us to the park. It was a very bad trip. Challenges
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