Hello
The trip was rather tiring. People who had enough money could stay
outside on the deck but we didn't have much and then we stayed most of
the time on the down level with the others like us. It was smelling so
bad, people didn't wash and some of them took off their shoes. After a
few days of travel, we finally landed. The people who were wealthy enough had a quick
medical check up in the boat. As for us we had to go through Ellis
Island in a very large hall. It was so crowded. Women as well as
children and men were standing in line, waiting during hours for their turn. The
authorities asked us if we had enough money to begin with and gave a
long checking to our eyes, faces and arms . People who were too skinny
were returned back to the ship. They wouldn't land I thought. Once we
passed the medical check, we landed. It seemed to me so oppressing
because It was so huge but at the same time so liberating. A new life
was being offered to me. I had to find a lodge but since I didn't have
enough money, I rented a very tiny room with no window. The next day, I
went to look for a job and I found one in a laundry. In the meantime I met
a nice person, a nice women, the most beautiful that I met, and after some weeks we decided to get married and look
for a larger room. . We expected life to be less hard. How are we going
to manage in this new land ? We have first of all to look for a lodge but we don't have enough money for that.
