My New Home In Minnesota

I was very young when I left Mexico. I flew from Mexico to Los Angeles, California. My brother was waiting for me in the airport. He’s been living in this country for 20 years. When I was in California for these 3 days I really enjoy it because he brought me to this nice restaurant where they serve the best food from my town in Mexico.

My second flight was in October from Los Angeles, California to Minnesota. I was so freaked out because it was very cold here, and Mexico is a very hot place. I remember it was Halloween, Oct 31st of 1998, when for the first time in my life I saw the snow. It was white and beautiful.

It wasn’t too difficult for me to adapt in Minnesota. My brother was here to help to find a school to learn English. My only problem was the English language. I know that I always have a strong accent. I am taking classes at the MLC school to improve my English. I really like this class because I met students from other countries.

I like my job in the hospital but it is always stressful because I see sick people, burning kids, and people dying. It’s very sad to see this everyday. I never thought that I would working in a hospital here in Minnesota and speaking English because when I came from Los Angeles it was only a vacation!