U.S. Sojourn “I really like you, you know?”said the gentleman whom I had come to consider as an uncle. I reeled back in disgust. That was so unexpected. To ward him off, I told him that I had a serious boyfriend and was not interested in going out with him. You would have thought that I had fought with all the guys in the house. They suddenly became hostile to me, causing me to call my mother to tell her about the development. The United States of America was not a bed of roses as I initially thought. I had thought that I could start working as soon as I landed in the country. How wrong I was, for upon arriving there, I realized that mom was sharing a flat in Newark with this group of guys, while she worked as a CertifiedHome Health Aide. Then, she got a new case in South Jersey and had to move. As soon as she left, one of the gentlemen began to hit onme, which I declined, with the excuse that I had a serious boyfriend. Immediately, the other guys became hostile towards me, prompting me to call Mom, who asked me to come over to South Jersey. Relocation, Love and Family Bonds 19 The Birthday Journal
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