October 4, 1910
I have to say that today has been one of the hardest days at work. The family is the only thing I am thinking about right now. I miss them so much and I hope I'll be back before the holidays. I really need to withstand these working days here, even though i hate it. More and more people die every day, because of the dangers that all of us face. Everyday at work I have to fear for my life and wait to see if something unexpected will happen. The truth is that I feel really lucky to have great health while my coworkers have yellow fever and malaria. Everyday before I go to bed I pray to God for my life, family, and health so that I can be able to go back home to my son and daughter. Trying to get away from those mosquitoes and other species that carry malaria is sort of impossible. If I do get stung I could die in seconds, I really don't want that I have a beautiful family back at home. The violence that goes on around these place while building is extremely dangerous. I wish that everybody could live in a calm and safe place. I pray to God once again to keep me alive so i could keep writing this journal and so that my children can see me alive. If I live, I at least could pass the story that I helped with and survived the building of the Panama Canal.
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