At the end of the 72 hours, my eyes felt heavy, it become hard to walk, I was crabby, mean and impatient, my body was weak, and I got a fever, but this happens almost every time I travel for a long period of time although this time was the worst. All my sleeping and eating patterns were disrupted, leaving me eating at the oddest times of the day. But after those 72 miserable hours, I slept the whole week away. Every year when our family goes on our annual trip, I always suffer from jet lag the worst compared to my family, although I try and prepare for it a week before by getting used to sleeping and eating in another time zone, it never works
I was a bit nervous because this was my harbor and Mother Nature was giving it a beating. I did my last radio check to all the U.S. Navy ships that were harbored there. They replied back with “All stations are normal.” It was about eleven p.m. and everything seemed to be quiet besides the gusting winds outside. I turned the television on and sat on the couch to take a break. It had been a long day and I was getting tired.
My mom and brother can’t wait to get to America so they can get a decent paying job and so they can feed me and Brad, my younger brother. We are on our way to the boarding harbor where we will get on the ship to America.
The bombardment was to end and the invasions begin at the same time. The bombers finished on time, but the landing craft ran late, giving the Germans time to recuperate. When the British I and XXX Corps arrived on Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches at 0700, they met heavy resistance. At Gold Beach, the British 50th division also encountered heavy fire, but they made their way off the beach within a few hours. Offshore reefs caused many problems at Juno beach.
Journal #6 Immigration is a bigger deal than thought it was. Watching the film we watched last Tuesday it really showed me a lot about immigration in our country and the problems they get once they get here in our country. It made me really think about how much stuff I got for free for just being born in this country. I feel almost blessed to be a part of this country without feeling like I have to prove my citizenship. I don’t want to take the things I have for granted.
Immigrants are the reason America is so powerful today. They helped built America from the bottom. Immigrants work hard to stay in America. They will take jobs that most Americans wouldn’t even dare to take. As an immigrant myself, I am glad that my family and I moved to America.
Originally they Mayflower had set sail with another ship known as the “Speedwell” but it began to leak shortly after they left port and it was forced to return. All the passengers moved onto the Mayflower which delayed their movement and made them travel during the height of storm season. Leaving late made the Mayflower's travel across the Atlantic miserable and most of the passengers were so seasick that they could not even get up off the deck of the ship. The colonists who crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower are known today as “Pilgrims.” Once the Mayflower reached they New World they realized that they were just north of where the Virginia Company has granted them
I do miss England and you and mother but I would suggest that you try to make it over her if your inclining for adventure is as strong as you suggest it is. I was invited on one of Smith’s journeys next week and I am rather excited as he says my work ethic has proved me of use to him and that I will join him and ten others on their next trade venture. Hope all is well at home, I will write again next month hopefully but one never does know when the ship will return. Show mother my love and take care of yourself hope to see you soon. I’m off to
Since it was such a long drive, Kathy had to pull over at night so they could get some sleep. Once they arrived at her family’s, the power was out an other members of her family were their so it was very crowded. While Zeitoun was back home all of their properties flooded and Zeitoun went to jail. He hadn’t heard from his family and they didn’t know where his was for weeks. Eventually, everyone was back together again after such a long journey.
I miss you so very much though; I worry about you every day and every night. Brother and I hope to get the money for you to come join us very soon. The journey to America was very frightening. The majority of us stayed in the little steerage we had. Many people got sick during the journey.