God, I was so scared!

Throughout the years transportation is perhaps one of the most urgent issues facing New York City. I was not born in the United States; therefore transportation in my country was not a big issue. I came to this country for better opportunities and to make my dreams come true. Just like the people, including homeless on the subways, singers, dancers, or those “candy kids” that make the money on subways are of great inspiration.  However, my experience about trains is not as good as I thought it was going to be. Ever since I was a little girl, I always wanted to get on a train. When i got here, the first thing I asked my father was to take me to Times Square on a train. I was so excited, but we couldn't make it because when we were waiting for the train, a 40 something year old man jumped into the train tracks. Luckily, the train stopped before something bad happened. God, i was so scared! After that, I wasn't able to get in to the train for a while. Today, I don’t get close to the train edges until the train arrives. On the other hand, the majority of the time homeless people do not want to admit that they need help and they just don’t want to go to a shelter. “The goal is to get the homeless, many of whom suffer from mental illness or substance abuse problems, to accept counseling and placement in a shelter or residential facility” (Donohue). In conclusion, the experience that I have with transportation in New York City is something that I will never forget.

Work Cited

Donohue, Pete “As subway homeless population grows new $6 M outreach effort by city and MTA to July” NYDailyNews, 10 Feb. 2014. Web. 13 Feb. 2014