Friday, September 3, 2010

My favorite memory

         "Are we getting visas to come to the USA? Is that a dream or true?" my mom asked my brother. It was her first expression after hearing that we were getting visas on the 16th of July, 2009, to come to the USA.
         It was magnificent news for all of the members of our family. We were getting tired of going to the American embassy again and again. My uncle,  Frank Bhuiyan, who had lived in the U.S. for 29 years, applied for immigration visas for all of his brothers and sisters in 1991 to assure a better life for them. Fourteen years later, in 2006, my mom and her other brothers and sisters got their immigration papers.
         But the first time we applied,the American embassy didn't give us the visas. They were suspicious of us because there were so many candidates in my grandparents' family. We had to go the hospital for DNA tests and bone tests to prove ourselves.
          After many ups and downs, on the 16th of July, 2009, we got our visas from the American embassy. It was a great moment to remember, because after many expectations and hopes, we got our visas to come to our desired dreamland.
           However, we made lists and started shopping to buy the important things which could be useful for us in the new country. My father purchased the ticket and confirmed us that we'd come here on the 1st of November, 2009.
          It was wonderful, but also a sad moment for all of us. We had to say goodbye to all of our relatives and friends. We had to leave our loving country. We coudn't stop crying at that moment.
          Anyway, it was very exciting to get on an airplane for the first time. After fastening the seatbelt, the airplane started to jerk. After a while it started to move and all the trees and houses looked like little dots and the roads looked like  snakes. White clouds were playing around all over  the sky and I felt like I could touch them.
         We spent most of the time on the airplane sleeping. We also listened to music and watched the Hindi movie  named Kambakht Isq' & 'Aja Nacjale. I ate chicken nuggets for the first time. We flew above the Atlantic Ocean and after the journey of 33 hours we arrived in the USA. We saw my uncle and my aunt had come to the airport to receive us. We were so tired after a long journey but also very happy, because our dream had come true at last.


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