DEPARTED FROM
Tehran, Iran
ARRIVED IN
Chicago, Illinois
YEAR
2011
AGE
54
I arrived in February 5th, 2011 at O'Hare Airport Chicago.
In the first day in a new country can be full of worry, sadness, confusion and etc for each body. But that was not for me also. Because I found some things information about America especially Chicago by my brothers because he has been in Chicago city for long times almost for 35 years.
In the first day that I came to (Chicago) was very delightful for me because I always love the big city.
I did not worry because my brother was with me. He was came to Iran two months ago which coming to Chicago together.
I had was thinking about the future that what can I do? And I was very happy because I knew that I will find new friends with different ideas and I will see new places.
When we arrived to the airport, two people that they are friends of my brother were came to the airport for ride to us.
Then we introduced to other we mount road to the car of one of them. In the path of airport to home they were talking with us and they asked me some of questions about my country (because they are Iranian) and about my feel that I came to America, I answered to them.
When they talked with my brother by English language’s I understood some of the sentences. When they were attended about this subject one of them asked me did you go to some English classes? I answered no; just I studied about that myself. They couldn’t believe me.
Finally we arrived to my brother’s house and then the short rest, we went to the house’s one of them get together because was not connect to the cable we T.V. And we liked see game of soccer play between Chicago city and other city.
That game continued almost two hours and after end of that, I and my brother came back to his house.
* The contributor of this story has asked that their name be withheld.
