Literary Arts Magazine Spring 2015 | Page 30

ENGLISH 4 level My first day in THE United StateS I was 18 years old when I came to this beautiful country in 2004. When I arrived I remember that day. I looked at my brother after two years without seeing him. It was something very special to look at him again because we grew up together, and were inseparable. But that day my life changed because the city was very different from where I came. by Silvano Miguel Villarreal First, I did not know anyone just my brother. I could not go out because I did not know the city either. Second, I did not know the language of this country. It was very difficult for me to communicate and express myself. Third, it was the first time I met people of different races and cultures. It was somewhat surprising because before I didn’t have the pleasure to meet people as well. Finally, after three days of arriving I got my first job, and there began a new adventure here in the United States, away from my beautiful, and beloved Mexico where I was born. 30 IN OUR OWN WORDS