It was December ten of the year two-thousand, and my graduation party was going to be held that night. By this time I had already made up my mind about where I was heading. for some reason which I don't even remember, everybody in my school, friends, family and my parents suggested me to go to the United states and start my future there. At that moment I didn't realize that with this decision I was going to have to leave all of my family and friends.

When I came to this country , my mind was full of dreams and goals waiting to be fulfilled. I was so involved in my school work and trying to do so many things at once, that without even realizing it I began to lose track of where I was going. In

As soon as I arrived to the Newark airport I felt relieved, fortunate and very happy to be back. All of my friends and Nestor were there at the airport happy to see me. When we came to Morristown my boyfriend's family had a surprise party to welcome me and make me feel that this was the right place for me to be. When I went back to school, everything just seem right. I begun to do good in school and things just got better for me.

Thinking back to the way my life used to be, now I can see the big difference and the reason why so many people migrate to this country. The opportunity to make it as an individual is much greater than it is in Colombia and any other part of the world. Now, I feel very confident about what I want to do with my life. About my family, I finally understood that my family is no longer my priority because I am now here to make my own family, my own career and my success.

a way I began to forget about my closes

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