Where I was, I came here as a refugee to the U.S. My life changed during the war in Iraq. There are reasons why we left the country.
Before the war started, I was having a happy life with my family and my friends. I lived in Baghdad, the Capital of Iraq; it’s a beautiful big city with a large population. The people there are very welcoming. They made me feel like I was part of their family. I lived in Baghdad all my life, and I loved everything about it. Baghdad was for me not just a country it was like my home. Iraq was the place where everything was good and warm because of its kind and warm people. Baghdad was like a second mother to me, but when the war started, everything changed. My life was overturned.
We saw many reasons why we would want to leave the country.
Many people died. There were many fights in Iraq and many people left their work because of terrorism. Many terrorists come from surrounding countries. They come to make money, or because they were extremists and wanted to kill others in the name of religion. When people walked in the streets, they could find dead bodies all around! That’s how I lost many of my friends and my family. I was so upset and angry. I was hoping the war would stop, but it didn’t. Evil people started sending threatening letters to my dad because he worked with the American Army as a contractor. They wanted him either to stop or they would kill his family. At first, my dad didn't take it seriously because it was an insane way of thinking. Then again after a week we got the same letter, but this time letter said that they going to kill us one by one and they going to start with youngest one in our family. By then, dad was frustrated, angry and very scared. So decide to send us to Amman, Jordan where it’s safe and peaceful.
Leaving the family back home was really sad for all of us. We left Baghdad to go to Amman, Jordan, and lived there for 3 years. We were happy and sad at the same time. Our big problem was that it was so hard for Iraqi people to work in Jordan. That’s why my dad had to leave us and go back home so he could find a job there easier. He worked there for a year. Mom used to say her prayers every day asking God to bring dad back to us safe and sound. My mom was so strong and she taught us how to be as strong as she was. We were happy when my dad came back to Jordan. He told us that we could apply to go to the USA as refugees. That’s how we made it to the USA.
Now we are happy here in the U.S because we are safe and there are many people nice to us here. But we genuinely miss our country. I hope I can see my country again. When I came to the USA I was thinking I would not have friends, but then I came and I met many good friends. I am really happy here. Through everything that happened in my life in Iraq, Jordan, and the USA, My life has changed a lot, and I have learned many things. I have learned how to be strong, and how to see who is good and who is bad. I have learned that whatever happened I cannot give up on life because there are always two ways in life, and I am the one who choices how I want my life to be. I was always thinking that life meant nothing but now I know what life is all about. I thank God for everything that happened in my life and how my life changed me to be me just me.
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