Personal Narrative: My Trip To New York City, NY
Ronit Kumar 7A
DAR Rough Draft
May 30, 1892
New York City, NY
Dear Cousin, How are you? Well, I am happily settled at my new home. By the way, my journey actually turned out to be very stimulating. Let me describe it to you. I started my journey about thirty-three days ago. My parents were the ones who sent me to Ellis Island. The reason was that there were many wars and conflicts in Italy, and my parents wanted me to be safe. I wasn’t born at that time when Italy participated in the Crimean War about only thirty-nine years ago. Also, Sardinia appropriated the other Italian states and formed a constitutional monarchy only thirty-two years ago. So, Mamma and Papa simply wanted to protect me from any future political chaos. I was traveling to Ellis Island with my Uncle Antonio. He looked about forty years of age and was very strict and precise. If I did any minor …show more content…
Before I entered the ship, I had to use the railroad to travel from Rome to Rotterdam, a major European port. This consumed about one whole day. Once the humongous steamship, named the Delta, arrived at Rotterdam, I was granted permission to enter the ship. While entering, I was examined by doctors, government officials, and steamship company officers for any health or legal problems. After the examination, I entered the ship and was disgusted by the conditions. I was in third class, also known as steerage, and it was very congested. I ended up standing in a huge crowd. And even worse than the crowd was the horrible smell spreading on the ship. Even the food quality was tremendously bad. The food I brought from home rapidly ran out. So, I was forced to survive on the simple food onboard, which was mainly soup and stew. Hence, I felt extremely miserable because of the terrible smell and horrible food. I also felt jealous of the first and second class passengers. They deserved to sit in comfort while I, on steerage, was compressed in a
DAR Rough Draft
May 30, 1892
New York City, NY
Dear Cousin, How are you? Well, I am happily settled at my new home. By the way, my journey actually turned out to be very stimulating. Let me describe it to you. I started my journey about thirty-three days ago. My parents were the ones who sent me to Ellis Island. The reason was that there were many wars and conflicts in Italy, and my parents wanted me to be safe. I wasn’t born at that time when Italy participated in the Crimean War about only thirty-nine years ago. Also, Sardinia appropriated the other Italian states and formed a constitutional monarchy only thirty-two years ago. So, Mamma and Papa simply wanted to protect me from any future political chaos. I was traveling to Ellis Island with my Uncle Antonio. He looked about forty years of age and was very strict and precise. If I did any minor …show more content…
Before I entered the ship, I had to use the railroad to travel from Rome to Rotterdam, a major European port. This consumed about one whole day. Once the humongous steamship, named the Delta, arrived at Rotterdam, I was granted permission to enter the ship. While entering, I was examined by doctors, government officials, and steamship company officers for any health or legal problems. After the examination, I entered the ship and was disgusted by the conditions. I was in third class, also known as steerage, and it was very congested. I ended up standing in a huge crowd. And even worse than the crowd was the horrible smell spreading on the ship. Even the food quality was tremendously bad. The food I brought from home rapidly ran out. So, I was forced to survive on the simple food onboard, which was mainly soup and stew. Hence, I felt extremely miserable because of the terrible smell and horrible food. I also felt jealous of the first and second class passengers. They deserved to sit in comfort while I, on steerage, was compressed in a