"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to New York City. For your safety and the safety of those around you, please remain seated with your seat belt fastened and..." The rest of the flight attendant's instructions didn't reach my ears anymore. I am just so excited! I fastened my seatbelt before looking out the window beside my seat. I gasped in excitement as the view got bigger for my eyes. The buildings were getting clearer, the streets, everything. We are landing! I'm finally home! After spending my whole life in a foreign country, my father finally allowed me to come here. I grinned when I walked off the plane. I took a deep breath to fill my lungs with American air. Something about it felt different. It smelled of hope and a thousand promises of a new life! I don't know why, but I alrea

