| Communist Czechoslovakia |
When I was living in communist Czechoslovakia, I felt as if I had no choice. I was forced to accept the fact that I would become a poor tradesman for the rest of my life. But then I had an idea. At the age of 19, I hid a 50 dollar bill in a sandwich and escaped to America in hopes of finding a better life there. I first took a job washing dishes at a casino. Later on, I got a degree from UC Berkeley and then Dartmouth. I returned to the Czech Republic in order to help push forward capitalism, investment banks, the stock market, and the coal industry. I spent long hours of work privatizing the society there, which had never been exposed to a free market before. I am now in charge of a successful coal company with sites throughout Central Europe, as well as several other companies. I definitely owe my success to America, truly a nation that benefits even poor immigrants like me. Living in a communist society, there were no opportunities open to me. However, with capitalism, opportunities were everywhere, and I made the most of them.
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