Peter first moved to Houston, Texas from the scorching heat of war-stricken Sudan. As a refugee from the camp in Kenya dedicated to the Lost Boys, Peter had gone through a lot, and he believed that coming to the US would be like going to Heaven on Earth. But when he arrived, he saw how truly wrong he was. He had a hard time assimilating to the American culture. Peter saw that he could not have everything he wanted, he had to work for it. Peter discovered that even paying rent was hard, leaving him and his roommates also hungry once again. All of the higher paying jobs in the area needed an education, an education that Peter did not have. But on top of that, Peter and his friends had a hard time finding jobs because of their colour. People discriminated towards them, and they could not understand why. They saw that the people in Houston had stereotypes towards the African-American society. They believed that they were dangerous and untrustworthy. And finally, Peter just did not really understand how everything in the US worked. He was blown away when he found out that he couldn't drive without a license, or that he shouldn't leave large sums of money in the house or it will get stolen. Soon, Peter was struggling, so he grabbed his few possessions and left Houston.
When Peter arrived in Kansas City, Kansas, he immediately went to stay with fellow Sudanese refugee's in the area. Together, they decided that they deserved an education, so they went and enrolled in the local high school as seniors. Peter found the answers to most of his problems. He found friends that did not judge him because of his culture. Although Peter was still struggling, he came through and adjusted to the American Culture greatly.
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