New Puerto Rican students continue education in America

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Savannah Stimac

The brothers are refugees in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Isley Ford, Social Media Editor

Two months ago Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico and they are still recovering from it. The entire territory had no electricity for months. Some Puerto Rican residents have left their homes and came to America because their living conditions were too critical.

Junior Samuel Gracia and sophomore David Gracia came about a month ago from Puerto Rico after the tragedy of Hurricane Maria. Their school had gotten closed down, and they were looking to continue their education. Their aunt talked to the counselors and got them enrolled for classes. Luckily, the Gracias already knew English prior to coming the Kansas. It was not easy to leave Puerto Rico in that disastrous time, and it was wasn’t easy getting to Kansas City for the Gracias.

“It was hard to get out of the island because airports were damaged,” said Gracia.

Gracia said that there were limited spots available to leave as well. Schools and hospitals were also are struggling to stay open during this time, because there were few resources available on the territory.

The Gracias have been at Piper for about a month now, and are adapting to their new living conditions in the United States well.