On the Midnight Train

<p>If I could have a dollar for each time I heard the following questions: “I detected an accent where are you from?” or “How did you come to the United States” or “Refugee camp? You were really in a refugee camp?” among other questions I could have paid for a house in full from that money. Ever since I could remember I always wanted to come to the United States. This country was not just a dream for me; it was a reality that I wanted to accomplish before I reached age 25. The decision was easy knowing what I wanted since age 11 but leaving elderly parents behind was very difficult. However I had parents who understood that I could not accomplish what I wanted to be to become a writer in a country where if you were not a member of the Communist Party your chances for success was minimal. I wanted to write things that did not please those who was part of the Communist Inquisition. I dared to escape from the poverty the hypocrisy and oppression that were all around us. I was willing to pay the price of isolation starvation or anything that would help me to come to America. And this is my story.</p>