Isabella Marelli's Journey to America

  • Leaving Italy

    Leaving Italy
    I left Italy on a journey to come to America. The population in Italy was huge and I wanted a new home, I got on a ship leaving to America.
  • Entering America

    Entering America
    My ship brought me to America. My ship was crowded and it was a long way from Italy to America it took a little over a month to get to America.
  • Getting a job

    Getting a job
    When I first arrived in America, I did not have a job. I got a job helping build and design.
  • Selling my jewelry

    Selling my jewelry
    I needed more money if I were going to make a living in America, I had no job yet.However, I sold my jewelry to a very nice women, That meant that I got more money.
  • Moving West

    I enjoyed my time here, however I thought I should move West to spread my faith more. I think there are a lot of people in the west whom I can spread my faith too.
  • Moving West

    Moving West
    I had sold my jewelry and gotten a job that had paid me well. I had originally come to America to spread my Catholic faith. There was a lot of that I could do in the West, So I decided to travel west.
  • Getting land in the West

    Getting land in the West
    I arrived in the west. I had been interested in having my own land, I heard they gave it out it the west. The land was free and not accupied, so I got it.