(Summary) message about Andrei's story

Hi Martha,

I would like to tell you about an article I just read about a middle-aged man starting a new life in a new country . His name is Andrei and he came to New York from Russia, where he was a metallurgical engineer. He had a lot of responsibilities and a high salary, three times higher than the salary of his sister, who is a university professor.

Andrei wanted to study languages when he was young, but his parents forced him to go to engineering school. He believes that young people in his country respect their elders more than American young people do. Andrei is now studying Slavic languages at Hunter College. In the future, he wants to be a teacher and a translator. He works during the day as a cleaning man. He doesn't like his job- it is hard physically and emotionally- but he is ready to work hard to start his new life.

Regards,

Jose