Elis iland

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  • Paris, France

    Paris, France
    I am surakuzi Babluzi it was june 9 1897 when i decided to imigrate to America. I work as an artist. I make paintings and furniture but there are two many artists in Paris, France. Alot are better then me so when i heard there werent many in America thats why i decided to go there.
  • To America

    To America
    I have taken the boat to America. The conductor told me that the journey would take 4 weeks. My friend Luice paid for me and for himself. We were first class
  • Statue of liberty

    Statue of liberty
    The journey was good. They seved us good food. We also had good beds thanks to my friend. The captain of the ship anounced that we have reached America. I looked out of the window and saw the Statue of liberty. I got very exited. I juped out of the boat and thanked my friend, and started my new life. I got money by selling silver forks i got from France.
  • Life in a motel

    Life in a motel
    For a whole year i have bin living in a motel Making paintings and furniture and selling them for good prices.I got good money. But my only problem are the English.
  • Big fire

    Big fire
    English hate us the french. They say that England is better then France but we say the oppisite. A big problem is that the guy that owns the motel is french and he got in a fight with a english guy and shot him. Now a gang of english people atack and kill the owner of the motel and put the motel on fire. I bairly escaped
  • in the streets

    in the streets
    After the fire attack i have bin living in the streets. all of my art matirial got burned. The english are trying to hunt me down. So then i decided to move to the west.
  • To the west

    To the west
    Me and some of my friends from Itlay and France decided to go to the west with a wagon. We stole one and started our journey to the west. There were problems where people tried robing us. but at the end me made it to the west.
  • The end of the journey

    The end of the journey
    When i lived in the streets in new york i regreted coming to america. Now i regret thinking of regreting to coming to america. After moving to the west i have bin living a very happy life. Now i am maried got three kids and own land. I am now wealthy and safe from the english. this is where my journey ends.