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Weekly Contest #164
There’s a new world somewhere. Leaving your country of birth is never easy. We kissed and hugged and cried. We left behind grandparents, countless cousins, aunts and uncles and close friends. People had huge families in those days. My father had twelve siblings and each of them had an average of six children. Together with their wives and husbands we were a mighty, formidable family. Our house was always packed with visitors. For me as a teenager, it was an adventure. For my parents, especially my father, it was a break with lif...
Leaving your country of birth is never easy. We kissed and hugged and cried. We left behind grandparents, countless cousins, aunts and uncles and close friends. People had huge families in those days. My father had twelve siblings and each of them had an average of six children. Together with their wives and husbands we were a mighty, formidable family. Our house was always packed with visitors. For me as a teenager, it was an adventure. For my parents, especially my father, it was a break with lifelong traditions. He worked as ...
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