One day in December 2007 I had to leave to Los Angeles, my grandpa had died. I knew I had to leave quickly because it was a long way by car form Reno, NV to Los Angeles, Cal. I began my eight-hour trip to LA, by ten minutes I had already gotten out of Reno and was on the highway towards my destination. A lot of hours passed by until I finally saw Los Angeles.
There was a funeral the next day; I really had a bad time. I was really depressed at the funeral, every one was crying, all of them, even myself. No one was happy; I was really gloomy. I didn’t like the idea that I wasn’t going to have a grandpa anymore. My Dad really helped me out through all of it, I was having and of course it was my dad’s father who died, so he was having a really hard time to. I began understand everything, but at first I really hadn’t; the idea of dying, then was when I realized that every one had a time to live and a time to die, now I had really understand the point o some one dying.
By a week I were back to Reno, and everything seemed different. I wasn’t that kid who didn’t understand any more. My whole life I didn’t understand why being alive was important. My life really began to change and it became much easier.

YESENIA ESTRADA "MY JOURNY"

My journy started when I weny to long beach california whit my uncil.At first i dirent want to go because I will see the news and they mostly talke about ganges in long beach.But finaly they conbenseme to go I was nerves at first but then I was more come down.When we got ther I was allways looking arownd because I was nerves

Tania Longoria de la Riva- My Journey

One time I went to Mexico! We have never gone on car or bus.It's always been on plane.We do have a couple stops on the way but it's really fun going.Even though it's really tiring and takes a long time. My family and I love that place. When we get there it's surprising because there's mostly always something going on. Mexico is always full of excitement. We go for parties,to visite and spend time with my family, or just go for a traditional dance for saints. It happens every year and its a big thing. Being in Mexico is an adventure. There's always something to do. There's also a lot of drama there. They mostly break loose when people are drunk or kids just don't know how to grow up.

Alexis Sarai.Gallardo Del Valle

My journey
My journey is when my mom and my family went to Mexico. We went to Mexico for vacation but I guess we stayed to live for a year.
Let's start from the beginning. My parents told me that we were going to Mexico. I didn't want to go because I was going to leave my dad, my uncle, and my friends but I had to leave them.
Then,when I get to Mexico. I saw all my family. I didn't know. Mounth's pass and we were still in Mexico. We had alot's of problems with my family but the hardest part was when my mom get in a flight with my grandma and ante but at the end. My mom, grandma, and ante talk together and forgive each other.
Last,caming back. It was hard to came back because of my mom paper's. One day she got her paper's and she told my dad. My dad bought the tickets to come back to Reno. We had to leave. I didn't want to go but I had too. We came back. I was happy that I was going to see my old friends but now that I'am older. I think that I would be butter in Mexico but there is alot of good things that happen me here too. One of them is my boyfriend Alejandro. He is one of those good people. I love him. There are more good thing but this are one of them.
This is my journey. I hope you can relate to this. Ask yourseif! Do you have a journey?

TO THE U.S JESUS RAMIREZ

During the year 2004 my family and i decided that we were going to the U.S. I imagened that this would be a great journey. We had decided on a date to leave. The day before leaving we had to say good buy to all of our relatives. Saying good buy was realy hard because family is a big thing for us.

The first day I got here I tough I was in a different world. Every thing was so different and more beautiful. I saw Lott's and Lott's of more people, big buildings and allot of light's that made the city looked more beautiful. Being here at the beginning was a really big struggle for me. I didn't know Any English so talking to other people was a struggle. After 2 years of hard work I started to communicate with other people batter. I started to understand more of what was going around me.

After being here for 5 years i have gotten used to to it and have a batter life. I some times wonder how my return wheel be. I always think of it as me being a more progressive person for my community. I would be able to help other people now that I know two languages. I hope that when I return I will make a difference in the people that know me.

celina ojeda my trip to LA

it was Friday night and i was about to go out but then my mom called me and she said "were do you think your going didn't u know that we are going to LA . How could u forget you've been "bothering" you what to go for that pass two weeks ". i remembered and went to my room and pack all of my shit and Friday night i was going to my home boys kick back he barely got out i really wanted to go but i rather go see my uncle we my mom and i went to LA . i was so happy because i was going to see my uncle my favorite uncle he is my like my brother . its been one year i hadn't seen him me and him did so many stupid things up at that hood in LA . this was all at LA i hella wanted to see my brother we have a lot of many memories together get got by that cops running away from that cops.
anyways we left Friday night and got to LA at Saturday night. when got to my uncles home he wasn't their but he called us up and told us to get that key it was in that mail box so we took that key and got inside in two minutes my uncle came i hug my uncle and then we went to go eat so tacos then we went to sleep. that next day we went to long beach we had so much fun we stayed for to weeks. i got scared in that nights because all i could hear was gun shot my uncle called me a cry baby and told me "i remember we u use to live with me you weren't scared you got use to it you turn into a chicken so should come and live with me for awhile !" i told him yeah but my mom got in it she said " I didn't want you to turn into a gangster like your uncle my uncle got kind of mad. because my mom told him I'm just playing but i know she real meant it. it was that last day of being in LA my uncle took me to get new clothes i didn't want to leave m
but i had to.
we went home a Friday night and we got home in a Saturday night i was sad because i had to wait one year again to see my uncle again but my mom was happy to be in her house. my cousins asked me if i got shot or scared of that gangsters i said "no because my uncle was their but i hear a lot of gun shots and had a lot of fun!"

MaryJoyElizahBeltejar "My Journey"

When we went to Canada with my aunt, my cousins which include Jen, Richelle and Jeris. Also with my sister and brother.
We went there because we needed a vacation.We drove for 8- 10 hours I believe, then we arrived at Victoria.
It was pretty boring in the car ride because everyone was asleep. As we drove I saw a monkey climbing a tree.
Than we took a prairie to Victoria Which is were we stayed.
When we got there it wasn't any different as what I thought it would be like. One thing I didn't was that everything there was so expensive. every place we went to go shopping was like double everything back home but, Hey I still went shopping. Then we went to the bu chard gardens. Which was beautiful. I liked it there because everything was so pretty and colorful.After everything we went to this really nice Chinese restaurant it was really cute, the decoration was magnificent. Then when we got back to the hotel our parents went out and we were alone so we decided to leave. Well lets just say my cousin Jeris forced us to but I'm glad I went. At night everything was different people are crazy you imagine Canadians being very still and quiet but, then again I was wrong because they are not.. They like to party and just have fun but hey that's what everyone does. After our crazy night we had to go back to what i call "Home". Yes, i would rather go back to boring old Reno than stay here. WRONG!! I would love to stay but I couldn't.
The ride home was exhausting. It seemed like we been driving for days! When i finally got home. My thoughts changed of how i viewed other countries. Just because it's a different country doesn't mean there any different from us,there only human.
All in all everything is not what it may seem. Reality is way different from your own perspective.