Sample Of Personal Narrative Essay

I, Bimbo Alfiscar Alip, of legal age, married, a citizen of the Philippines and with postal address at 196 S. Brookside Avenue, Freeport, NY 11520 after having been duly sworn do hereby depose and state, that:

1. I used to work as a housekeeper for various hotels in Iloilo City for six years. I lived with my parents and sister, and I am the only one working to support them. My father was a farmer, but due to lack of capital and frequent disasters that hit our region, farming was rendered unprofitable. When I got married and about to build a family of my own, I realized that my salary of P14,000.00 or around $350 in working as housekeeper, was not enough to support the needs my growing family. To address the situation, I seriously looked for an opportunity of working abroad because I believed that it was the only way I could uplift my family’s economic condition.

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2. Sometime on July 2007, I found out about job openings in the USA thru the Regal Vision International Manpower Services, Corp

Bill York brought us into a two-bedroom one bathroom apartment in East Bell Road, Phoenix , Arizona. where I and five other male companions were assigned to stay. The apartment was bare, there were no kitchen utensils, or any beds and chairs. Three of us stayed in one room, the spaces were too small that we had to compressed everything in order for us to move inside. There were heater, aircon, water and electric but there were no telephone and internet services. After two days, Bill York brought some tools and utensils but still many were lacking that made our stay very inconvenient. Few days later, the other necessities such as pillows and blankets were provided by the hotel where we were working. Earlier in January 14, 2007, my agency collected $500 down payment for the apartment. Afterwards, $260 was deducted per month on our monthly salary. (bakit nagbayad kyo sa Pilipinas pa lang ng house rent? Hindi ba kyo nagtanong na dapat ay