About Me

I am Jose Mendez I'm  18 years old  I'm from Portugal but I live in Philadelphia came to United States 11 months ago and I came because I think here I can have a better future and I can help my family now I'm in school trying to learn English is not easy but is not impossible, living here is so different everyone is different nobody is friendly but not care much I'm lonely because I miss my family, especially my mother because she was very good with me and helped me cook me in many things just hope to see her soon but have a goal I finish school and I have a chance to play Cadre soccer I feel I was born for that I feel I was born to play soccer when I'm sad and my day is dark only way I can be happy is playing soccer makes me feel better to forget everything bad this is my life .

Thankful

I am grateful to my mom because she is very good always given me everything I want supported me through thick and thin she is amazing.

I am more than grateful to my favorite teacher that eventhough it's nagging that sometimes goes bad and cries a lot and all that but it is an excellent teacher and a good person not only as a teacher also is like a mother to me.

I'm thankful for my coach, Mr. 'Ferreira. He gives  me the opportunity to play on  the Furness High School team this year. I have big happy moments and sad moments playing soccer, but life show me that sometimes you need to learn to lose .

Dear  MOM,

when you get united states I thought the weather was iwal my country could go without wearing sweater I could play all the time.

I thought that people lived in their own houses you did not have to pay rent that it was easy to earn money easily.

I thought the people were friendly there was theft and that violence was not everything was perfect.

I see my friends and it seems that they are very happy idk if it's because they did not live in his country well but I feel sad that everything is different

I hate live here but is not something that i want it is an obligation for someday have a better future.