In class we read four stories about immigrants and their experiences. Of all the stories, the one that touched me and that I could identify with the most was “No Speak English” by Sandra Cisneros. Mamacita is the protagonist of this story. She is the new arrival, “immigrant”, in the new city. Mamacita later begins to miss her home very much. He paints the walls of his apartment like his old house pink. All she does all day is sit by the window listening to Spanish radio shows just so she can listen to songs that remind her of her country and not feel so homesick. Then she realized that it actually made her miss him even more. Then as time goes by, her baby starts speaking in English and she can't understand, causing her a lot of pain. I can definitely connect Mamasita's experience to that of my mother when she came to America, New York to be exact. My mother missed her home in Colombia dearly. She would try to do or listen to anything that, even if it didn't make her feel that homesick, she realized that it made her feel even more homesick. My mother isolated herself from the world and didn't meet anyone for the first 4 months. My mother started thinking to herself during these four months: "How can you meet other people and make your new home a family environment if you never give it a chance and never leave the house?" Lately, I've realized that experiences like this are never easy. Feeling alone hurts many people emotionally, especially being different from everyone else around you. When you feel different from the new people around you, you start to feel left out and all you want to do is run away and hide. Doing this doesn't allow you to meet new people and experience new things. There is nothing wrong with your peers or what you are used to, but you will never be comfortable in an unfamiliar environment.