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Cuba 0-7 Years Old 

When I was very young, my parents applied to a visa program. A friend of my family helped us with what we needed. With that long process that took 4 years, too much effort and sweat but at the end we received that visa. We were happy, because we were going to leave Cuba. For me the news where important we could live in Canada. With tears and lots of hugs we said goodbye to our friends and family. The airport was new for me because I had never taken a plane in my life, but the experience was really fun. That winter, when I first saw the snow, I was amazed it was real and not a fake set for a movie. I was living my movie.  

Papineau 7-12 Years Old 

My parents got an apartment in Montreal, more specifically in Papineau. I still remember the bad and good moments. When I first saw a Canadian school, I was shocked, in many ways. The school was huge, clean, and warm. The teachers were patient and careful with us when we learned many subjects as French, math, history etc. The French was quite easy I guess because of my age. I was like 7 years old when I moved to Quebec, so it was easier to learn the culture and the language. One of the best things I did was to enter in a Baseball team, so I’d have fun playing. Baseball became one of my favorite hobbies to do. When I had like 1 year of living there, my cousin came to live with us. Then he moved to another place, we often make him visit and play on his 360. My dad received a big blessing; he had now a car from his job plus we were going to move to another place. I remember that we had to work on the apartment like painting the walls, place or furniture and etc. 

Longueil 12-15 Years Old 

The apartment was cheap and good, the school was very close to our house so I could go walking if I wanted to. The first year was different because we had a new place to live, new friends, new things, but all these changes were for the good. The covid was ending at that time, the online classes were ending. I started having love for the Asian culture like Anime and Mangas. I wasn’t the only one, in Jacques Rousseau I met one of my best friends named Antoine. I shared many things with him, my cousin and more friends like Abraham, a new neighbor. Sometimes we played on the Xbox but sadly my dad announced a very important news one. We were going to move to Florida, he received a new offer in the US.  

I was sad for many reasons, leaving my friends, my family, the country that had received me with open arms. I was very sad because all I knew for almost 8 years was going to be gone. I was scared about all negative things I heard and read about not only Florida but United States itself. But before all this happens, we must go back a few years. I was like. Guns, wild animals outside and criminality. I was 13 years old when we flew to visit my family for 1 week from my dad’s side. It was for Christmas, at first, we didn’t like it specifically me. I can’t lie it was awesome! We went to the beach, to Key West, I met family members I had never seen before and did activities. Next year we decided to fly again but now for 2 weeks, it was fun – much better than last year. 

The start of 2023 was normal until my parents start thinking about moving to the US. All things begone to move to us to start the process of moving to Florida. My Dad started searching Jobs and he found one, it was big the salary changes. I was sad to learn that we were going to move so I decided to profit from all things as much as possible. Months after my dad left Canada to start working and 2 months after he came back to take all the things we could fit in the baggage’s. At 5 am, we prepared and went to the airport, we did all the boring stuff and entered the plane. We all cried when the plane took off from the runway and suddenly smiles were painted on our faces.  

June 27th, 2024 (My Birthday) 

A relative picked us up and drove us to our new home, it’s a sweet home. It is a big appartement with nice views where the animals walk every day near the lake in front of the balcony. What I didn’t like, or what I don’t like about Florida is that it’s too HOT. I just don’t understand what Fahrenheit is or whatever is a foot? Or worse, what is an inch?  It is hard for me to adapt to some things, but other things were kind of easy. Something I like about here is that I have now better grades because of the teachers who helped me and supported me. 

Nowadays 

I have changed my Pov about Florida in only 1 year, and it isn’t so bad as I thought at the time. I don’t really like the hot temperatures, but I am getting used to the time. I found out new passions and made new friends, friends that I am happy to have besides me. My Academics have growth a lot. I can go to the beach anytime I want, I have more activities available and that is good for me since the advance is huge. The English isn’t really a problem since I know English and I had English lessons before. I have things to improve but I get better each day. 

Now that I’m here my hopes and dreams are higher with all the new things discovered here in the US. At first, I saw how many things I could work on and then I discovered how much I liked the idea of the military. I said to myself, “Hey this is what I want to do, I want to be pilot from the Navy!” But for that I must get a bachelor’s degree, so I aimed for the United States Airforce Academy. My dream is to one day become a helicopter pilot ready to be on task whenever I’m needed. 

Florida is now my new home where I can smile without feeling empty or sad. Like Canada accepted me with open arms, Florida did too. I want to say this “Life is like a river. The way of life is to flow with the current. To turn against it takes effort, but the current will carry you if you let it.” Maybe all of this was just for me to be here and observe my dreams become reality.