In the story, Home of the Brave by Kathrine Applegate. Kek was sent to America and he has been getting used to the Technology and the way stuff work, from learning a new language and meeting new friends. There are some windows for me. If you don’t know what windows are there are traits that are different from yours. A window for me is that Kek’s family died and he flew to America all alone.

Kek has been a huge window for me. He has been a window for me because before kek went to America he was living in a refugee camp. I heard it can be very difficult. One reason is, school can be very difficult in a refugee camp. Kek would be lucky just to get a book. Normally they would just have chalk to draw with; they did not even get their own desk! Another reason is that he would have to wait in lines for hours just to get a piece of bread. He only had one meal a day and it was a piece of bread. This window made me realize that living in a refugee camp is a lot harder than living a normal life in America.

Feeling lonely and missing his family is really hard, I can’t even imagine not having my parents. Kek is feeling lonely because he has no family and very little friends. One example is, Kek is unsure if his mom is alive. She is currently not with him and missing. And Kek only has his extended family. Also there are not as many cattle as where he used to live. Another example is, when he finally reunites with his extended family, he realizes just how much he missed his true family. People would always say “don’t get your hopes up Kek” and nobody said that there was a chance of his mom coming back. This window makes me realize that it is really hard and sad to lose your parents. I can’t even imagine losing my parents.

In conclusion, I have learned that it is a lot harder than I expected for a refugee to go to a new country. I realized that no matter how much Kek has been through he still has a kind heart and makes up for his mistakes. Also do you relate to any of Kek’s experiences?