ENG101PAPER1GLADYSBONILLA
Gladys Bonilla
ENG101
Paper I Failed Predictions Back in the year 2001, my family and I learned that we would be coming to the United States and I thought how lucky we were. We were about to leave a country where the unemployment rate was around 20 percent. While there we had to support our family, it was necessary that both, my husband and I worked full time jobs. We had to leave our children in the care of others. We were lucky to have jobs, but regardless of how much we worked we could barely made end meets. In addition, safety was another concern. Crimes were becoming more and more violent, to the point that we were scared of being in our own home. I thought all of that would change once we arrived in the United States, a country where dreams came true. Unemployment wouldn’t be an issue any more, life it would be easy enough so only my husband would work. Finally, my dream of staying home to care for my children would become true. Lastly, but not least important we would be able to live without the fear of violent crimes. But I was wrong on all my assumptions. Once we arrived to the United States reality hit us hard. Even though, unemployment rate wasn’t as high as in our home country, finding that first job to provide our family wasn’t easy either. My husband had a background in security which is a field that constantly requires numerous employees. He applied to multiply jobs, within his field and with any other field that demanded new workers. It took him four month to find that first job, at minimum wage position, I should add. I still remember him saying that maybe his employer would give him overtime hours, and with that extra money we could pay the rent. His income was so low that we were not able to pay all the other bills. Nevertheless, to provide a decent nutrition or clothing for our children. Reality was
ENG101
Paper I Failed Predictions Back in the year 2001, my family and I learned that we would be coming to the United States and I thought how lucky we were. We were about to leave a country where the unemployment rate was around 20 percent. While there we had to support our family, it was necessary that both, my husband and I worked full time jobs. We had to leave our children in the care of others. We were lucky to have jobs, but regardless of how much we worked we could barely made end meets. In addition, safety was another concern. Crimes were becoming more and more violent, to the point that we were scared of being in our own home. I thought all of that would change once we arrived in the United States, a country where dreams came true. Unemployment wouldn’t be an issue any more, life it would be easy enough so only my husband would work. Finally, my dream of staying home to care for my children would become true. Lastly, but not least important we would be able to live without the fear of violent crimes. But I was wrong on all my assumptions. Once we arrived to the United States reality hit us hard. Even though, unemployment rate wasn’t as high as in our home country, finding that first job to provide our family wasn’t easy either. My husband had a background in security which is a field that constantly requires numerous employees. He applied to multiply jobs, within his field and with any other field that demanded new workers. It took him four month to find that first job, at minimum wage position, I should add. I still remember him saying that maybe his employer would give him overtime hours, and with that extra money we could pay the rent. His income was so low that we were not able to pay all the other bills. Nevertheless, to provide a decent nutrition or clothing for our children. Reality was