Ellis+Island+fruit+punch

Hi name is D.A. Coughlin, I have just recently left Dublin Ireland. I am just ariving at Ellis Island now but first I'd like to talk bout my past first. There was a few reasons why I left like Poverty, potato famine. The main reason I came was because of the Potato famine. You see, I was a well known farmer for great vegtables, but after the Potato famine I lost all my money. My first thought was what am I going to do now? Then I remebered that my cousin patric had left for America, so I did the same.I wrote to him about two days eairler to meet me at Ellis Island. The price of a ticket was 50$ so I had to sell my farm for 300$ to have other money when I get there. So here I am a 28 year old looking to be a farmer in America! So I packed up only 5 items, clothers, money, books, farm tools and a bow and arrow if I needed to hunt.

The neext week I borded my ship in the morning. My boat was called the Teutonic. That morning I felt a strong exciment to start a new life. But I also knew I would also miss my Country. So I took one last look behind me picked up my bags and borded the ship. The ship looked very long and had steam engines and sails. Even though the ship was very big it was also very crowed! We slept in very small wooden bed, and it was very uncomfortable. We ate mostly bread and other easy things to make. They werent the best meals but it actually kept me fed. Suprisingly my journey across the Atlanic ocean and had prety calm weather. Except for the last day Nov 14, 1893 the weather was aful. Waves 20ft high! Somehow our ship did'nt tip over! But then at 8:30 in the morning I saw the Statue of Liberty in the mist. Then new york. The statue made me feel like I had a new start.

I was walking into the Ellis Island and Every thing was so rushed! The only thing that was'nt moving fast was the lines. My manifest line number was 0138. The building had a bunch of different languages being spoken, and it was humid and hot with all the people inside. The medical assistances cheacked me out quickly asked me a few questions and I was all set to go. They asked me my arrest record luckily I was clean! The I saw my cousin wating for me and I saw the tall buildings of New York and I was overwhelemd with exciment.