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April 3, 2012

Dear Journal: Lima, Peru

Today is the day that I’ve been waiting for.I’m leaving Peru to meet my sisters in the U.S, for the first time in a long time. Its not easy. My sisters left me when I was 2 years old. I have no memory of who they are. I have pretty much known them by pictures they’ve sent me . In one of the pictures, my sisters are in this fancy restaurant with crystal chandeliers. They were both wearing long dresses and standing next to each other with a big smile. At the back it says ” En un restaurante esperando que vengas.” I am finally going to meet them in person, not on paper anymore.

I feel lonely in a house full of boys. I am excited to know them because I grew up in Testosterone City. The very first thing I want to do is to see my sisters, Sandra and Isabella, twins. The twins invited us to have breakfast. All the brothers and sisters will be together the first day we are in the United States.

April 4, 2012

Dear Journal: Bloomfield, NJ

So, we got to my sister’s apartment.The house is small and it’s painted in this light yellow color. It seems like a humble house. I ran up the stairs to the 3rd floor. Running up the stairs I noticed there was this delicious smell and I didn’t know what it was. I knocked on the door and I saw my two sisters. Sandra was cooking some kind of meat and Isabella was making coffee. My family is a big fan of coffee so I knew there would be coffee. I started crying from happiness. The first thing they said “OMG! You are so big “, but I guess that’s what everyone says to a child they haven’t seen in a long time.

After we met each other I asked, “What’s cooking ?” And Sandra said, “bacon”. I had never heard of bacon in my life, only in movies. All my brothers and sisters sat down to a nice breakfast. My sisters and I catch up . Sandra tells me that she is happy with her husband and kids: Micaela and Santiago. I never knew about her kids . It was a surprise for me . Isabella is single but I hope she finds a great guy to love her. The great thing is that Isabella understands what it’s like to be my age and move to a different country .

Bella asked me if I want to watch TV and I said, “Sure ,why not.” I totally forgot for a minute that I was in a different country with a different language. So, I turned the TV on and I didn’t understand a single word of what the people on the TV were talking about . I thought that I was going crazy. I changed the channel and stared at the TV trying to understand. Confusion showed on my face. My expression was so funny that ” Ingles knowers” started laughing and so did I. And so my journey in the U.S began with a laugh.

-Natalia Aparcana