Peter went through a lot of very depressing events while he was child as he was forced to migrate from his village due to the civil war in Sudan. When he was told he was one of the people going to America, he was convinced that this place would be like heaven; hence he was filled with joy. Once Peter arrived to America, he and his friends faced a lot of difficulties such as: being short on money, not being able to get a well paid job, having a hard time fitting into the American society, getting an education, homesick and following laws. These were the main difficulties that Peter came across, especially in Texas; and this is why Peter decided to move to a different state, Kansas.
Once he moved, he was successful on finding a good job, getting an education, and finding friends which means that he managed to fit into the American society, and he also managed to graduate from High School with good grades, which means he could study for a career, get a really good job and use his money to help his family back at the refugee camp in Kenya where all the "Lost Boys" are. This is just how Peter dealt with his culture shock, and also what he did to adjust to the cultural divisions. From all these experiences, Peter learned about life in America, and now he knows that there is no heaven on earth, and that what people say at the camp to the people about America is not all true.
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