Jackson Pearson
Blog Post
12/2/14
Dear Ana,
It’s been a hard first year here in America. Not only is
it hard to be away from you but the long hours have made me very tired and
weak. It is by no means hard to find work here but coming from a background
with no education means I have not many job choices besides working at the
steel mill. Chicago is a very impressive city, nothing like our hometown in
Germany. The City has tall buildings that I have never seen before and they are
called “skyscrapers”.
At the steel mill it is easy to get through the long 13
hour days when I have fellow Germans there to help me get through it. After we
leave the steel mill, I go with a few of my German friends to the bar where we
meet up with many more Germans. The neat thing that I have come to discover is
that this country’s largest cities are composed of mostly foreigners. This
makes it easy for people that are in my exact situation to get along pretty
well.
As my first year comes to an end, I would like to say
that I want to be an American, I encourage you to hurry up and come to live
here in Chicago with me. I had no idea that the process of assimilation would
be something that I would grow to like! I want to leave my old heritage behind
and become more of an American. I am glad to say that as a German it is easy to
fit in with the crowds; it would have been horrible if I was from Asia or
Mexico… I cannot wait to see you!
Sincerely,
Marvin
P.S. - I included a
picture of the skyscraper that I see from my bedroom in this letter
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