Early Trials
Let’s be clear: I’m not the first, nor will I be the last, to come to the United States in search of better opportunities or, as we grew up hearing, “chasing the American dream.” Because we come here with certain expectations, and the reality is definitely different. Thanks to an immigration program, over 90,000 Nicaraguans were able to enter the U.S. legally through an airport port of entry, which made things a bit easier avoiding the risks that many face crossing the border. Not to mention the long and dangerous journey they take to get here. My first three months here were relatively calm and gave me time to reflect and compare my new reality with the one I left behind. It was a radical change, from the simplest things to the most complex. For example, spending the whole day in air conditioning.I can only imagine that electricity bill skyrocketing. That’s just one example, but I’m not here to talk about life’s trivialities. As I was saying, those first three months flew by. I w...