The Life of My Grandfather

Claudia H.

English 11 B

March 19,2012

Period 3

       When my grandfather was young he was independent. He started working at early age to help his mother to pay the house bills and to buy food. At 27 years old he got married with my grandmother, later on they had 6 children. When his youngest daughter was born he decided to go and live in the United States.

            When he arrived to United States he started to work as a chef. “A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. The word “chef” is borrowed from the French term chef de cuisine, the director or head of a kitchen.” (Wikipedia) My grandfather would get paid a lot of money with that job but he would only send a little bit of money to my grandmother. ”Chefs get roughly, $35,000 to $100,000 per year, depending on training, experience and talent. Coordinates, plans menus, and oversees all food preparation and cooking, National Restaurant Association (NRA) give the median salary for an as Executive Chef approximately $50,000” (Answer.com) The money that my grandfather would send her it was enough to buy clothes, food, bills, etc. He would rather save that money in a bank than sending it to her wife.

      

He stayed in that job for almost 8 or more years. Then he decided to get another job where it would be less time working. He started to work as a massage. When the time passed he kept working for years. He made a lot of money with that job but he still didn’t send enough money to my grandmother. He would only visit his children twice a year not enough time to be a good parent.