Trip to America It was about two years ago when I arrived in United States of America, and I still remember the day when I left my native country, Honduras. As I recall, one day previous to my departure, I visited my relatives who live in San Pedro Sula. They were all very happy for me to see me except my grandmother Isabel. She looked sad; even though she tried to smile at all times when I was talking to her, I knew that deep inside of her, her heart was broken because of my departure the
As the car spun, all of my best memories played in my mind: my father teaching me about the solar system, the birth of my siblings, the first time I rode a bicycle, the day my parents decided to be together again, my graduation, the day I was notified I had won the Walton Scholarship, my first day in the United States, among others. Once Kaela, my roommate, and I, were able to leave the fuming car, we crawled to the edge of the road to lie on the ground and assess our injuries. Two ladies that were
The narrative Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario, tells the true story of a young boy’s dangerous path from Mexico to the United States, in hopes of reuniting with his mother. Along Enrique’s trek he sacrifices his safety, well-being, and even the possibility of his life to be with his mother once again. Lourdes, Enrique’s mother, gives up the ultimate sacrifice of missing her children grow up, causing their love and affection they once held for their dear mother to dwindle, all of which so she can
History of the Port of Long Beach The San Pedro Bay breakwater began construction in 1899. This was to facilitate the building of the Port of Los Angeles. It served well as a breakwater for both ports. In 1909 the Los Angeles Dock and Terminal Company purchased about 800 acres of marshes and mudflats at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. On June 24, 1911, in a grant from the State of California, the City of Long Beach was given the tideland areas in trust for the people of the state. The theory
Baseball in the Dominican Republic Baseball was first brought over to the Dominican Republic in the 1870's, when thousands of Cubans came fleeing to the island nation in refuge from the Ten Years' War. Along with baseball, Cubans also brought with sugar producing expertise that had made them the largest sugar producer in the Caribbean. Sugar immediately became the Dominican Republic's key money-making export, but baseball took a little longer to come around. At the turn of the century, many British
Who is Somaya Reece? Wiki, Girlfriend, Engaged, Married, Weight Loss, Net Worth Somaya Reece is an American actress and hip-hop, artist. Reece was born on 17th July 1986 in Los Angeles, California which makes her current age 31. She was born to an alcoholic father and an abusive mother. Due to this, her childhood was rough and hell. Reece grew up in a garage to an immigrant Latino family cleaning houses as a maid with her mother. She was dropped out of the school at the age of eleven but was accepted
with many similarities yet with many differences as well. In this essay, I will mention you some of the similarities and differences between San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa. San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa are two cities inside Honduras with many similarities. One of the similarities of the cities is the size. Both cities have a comparable size, San Pedro Sula having a size of about 900 km squared and Tegucigalpa of 1,500 km squared. These two cities have almost the same size if you compare them
These young people are the ones that later become part of these maras, in San Pedro Sula there are approximately 1350 maras that are integrated by approximately 150 thousand teens in ages between 11 and 18 years old. Coupled with unemployment deportation is another important factor in the growth of the maras, in what goes of the present
The Carter Center, 13 July 2009. Web. 15 Jan. 2012. . Prensa, La. "El Regreso a La OEA, Retorno De Zelaya E Informe De La CVR, Hechos Políticos ..." La Prensa [San Pedro Sula] 19 May 2011: 1. Proceso Digital. La Prensa, 28 Dec. 2011. Web. 15 Jan. 2012. . Prensa, La. "Hondureños Gritan Al Mundo: "No Más Chávez"" La Prensa [San Pedro Sula] 09 May 2010: 1. Print.
and the war against drugs. For this has created a tumultuous state in which the rate of death per capita has risen to the point of becoming one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Two major cities; Tegucigalpa the country’ capital, and San Pedro Sula, the industrial city have been enlisted as the most the dangerous and violent cities of Latin America.
LOCATION Honduras is approximately 1000 miles southwest of Miami and has a mainly mountainous area of 48,200 square miles. To the North it has a large coastal line with the Caribbean sea and to the South it enjoys a small access to the Pacific. HISTORY Honduras lies at what was the southern tip of the Mayan civilization that spread southwards from the Yucatán peninsula through modern Guatemala to the city of Copán, now in north-west Honduras. The Mayan civilization collapsed long before the arrival
traumatic experiences affecting his experience in a new country. Alejandro was a fifteen year old boy who decided to make the treacherous journey to America in search of a better life for both him and his brother Jeffrey. In Alejandro’s home country, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, gang violence is a huge problem, especially when it comes to teens. Gangs will often create massacres, rape young girls, and recruit young teens with the options of join, or be tortured and/or executed. After a news report saying that
John Soluri’s book, Banana Cultures, examines the production of bananas in the world market, “interactions among diverse and often divided people, not-so-diverse banana plants, and persistent yet unpredictable pathogen’s that formed and reformed tropical landscapes and livelihoods in export banana zones” (Soluri 5). Soluri talks about the historical entanglement of the Panama and Sigatoka pathogens and the export of bananas cultivation through agro-ecology. While the fungal pathogens infected Latin
If where you live, there were gangs openly working with no police or government stopping them, wouldn’t you flee, too? Many children come to the United States, unaccompanied, to find their parents, get an education, and flee from violence. Enrique’s Journey is about a young boy’s journey to the United States from Honduras to find his mother. Additionally, on this dangerous journey to get across the border, he rides on top of trains and hitchhikes his way to the border. Nazario’s argument about illegal
how living is ultimately a blessing. Starr’s description pattern begins with mostly detailed heavy experiences or detailed statements that were appalling. Starr makes it clear that Carlos’s life was difficult through the line, “ His hometown San Pedro de Sula has the highest homicide rate in the Americas. Once, gang members on motorcycles arrived at a park where he had been playing soccer and opened fire(Starr).” The writer includes informational details about Honduras and the sets us up to envision
Mother Teresa said “let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” Many times in life the only way we can extend love to others is through a smile and an embrace. A great example of those times is on a mission trip to a place that speaks a different language. I have experienced just how true this is firsthand. This trip truly changed my life, completely affecting my outlook on my daily life as well as the “big picture” plan for my life. I now appreciate things
The Guajilote Cooperative is an incredibly fascinating business enterprise. It has created prosperity for its members, kept the protected national forest free of debris that could cause wide-spread destruction, and keep capesinos (peasant farmers) from over-running the preserve. Given the lack of education by its members, their success is impressive. COHDEFOR should be delighted with their experiment. Nevertheless, any future attempts to copy this model should be carefully analyzed and basic business
The Oxford English Dictionary defines the “American Dream” as “the ideal that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.” Many pursue this dream, whether they are American citizens or undocumented immigrants. In fact, it is this dream that motivated my parents to leave their country, Honduras, and migrate to the U.S. It is this dream that constantly pushed me to do the best I could in order
Exploring a vacation is always filled with excitement. Traveling far from countries has become simply due to technology. Selecting a destination is the prime most task of planning a vacation. We always notice the must-see places in the world. The least talked about countries are one to better avoid. These less talked about countries are the danger zoned places in the world. The increasing crime rates, Political strife, economic unrest, terrorist attack, disease outbreak has made these countries