Thursday, February 17, 2011

my journal: Gustav Unonius ;)

january 17,1857:
   Hello there my name is Gustav Im barely 16 years old. I live in Göttingen Germany. I grew up in my dads bakery playing in the streets always with the smell of fresh baked bread. we live 8 under the same roof! me my parents, my four grandparents and my sister. today the soldiers raided our home our parents got scared so did I but yet had to be a man to help my mom and my sister maintain calm. They took our food and beated up my dad since Claramond couldn stop crying. Were lucky to still be alive.










january 20, 1857: 
   Claramond and mother were so shocked about the soldiers actions that dad decided to leave GERMANY! . I dont know what to think or feel Im so scared. leaving all behind and all my friends and even my girlfriend?! but the decision is made dad sold everything! the bakery/the house! all my memories from childhood given away. So many sad things! well be taking the first train tomorrow !! its too soon !








february 2nd 1857:
    we finally got off the train it took forever! I miss home already or at least what my home was...
   Clara is really happy well she is 9 so she really doesn't now what were doing for her this is an adventure! here in the boat theres as many people as in the town market. We have little or no space at all grandmother fainted twice today...popa is worried for her health and so Im ....This trip looks like a long one...lets see what happens. 










july 5th 1857:
 We finally got to america its so big and theres so many people during, the boat we saw so many people dying that Clara has had trouble sleeping. our new home is smaller and business is good thanks to uncle Rambo who came first to help us get set! It was good to see our family again yet I miss home and the American are not soo happy to have us here. Hope things get better soon ! Ill beging school and Clara too... atleast well have an education.

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