Picture post:

Write about a picture that is meaningful for you

Describe the moment that the picture captures

Explain what it means to you and why you chose it

The minimum word count is 150 words

Leaving everything behind

This picture is very important for me because it was taken before travelling to the United States. The girls next to me are my cousins whom I love very nuch and we feel that we are sisters and not cousins. I was four years old when my mother and I left our family behind in search of a better life in the United States. 

The hardest thing was leaving my grandma behind because I grew up with her and spent most of the time with her while my mom was at work. I know that the change was specially hard for my mom and at times she would be very sad, but she would try to hide it so that I would think everything was ok.

We eventually got used to life there in California and I learned the language really fast. It was an overall positive experience but I will never forget all the hardships because it reminds me that my mom is a strong person who was willing to leave her life behind to give me a better one.