After I finished high school, I never wanted to leave McAllen I wanted to stay close to my family. I adjusted and I worked hard to learn the language and the way of life in the United States.
The American culture and the customs of the kids around me were completely a shock. “McAllen life was a new experience for me. “In the beginning, growing up in a small town where everyone knows each other it was difficult it wasn’t an easy adjustment to McAllen,” Cantu said. Cantu overcame his language barrier and caught up with the rest of his classmates to graduate on time, in 3 years as planned from Rowe High School. Until he would finish his Bachelor’s degree eleven years later, Cantu never knew a summer without school, work, or sacrifice. Despite this setback, he was determined to complete his high school studies in three years. Because of his language barrier, Cantu was placed one grade level below his age.
Moving to McAllen began a lifelong journey of sacrifice and dedication to education. Instead of moving to Monterrey, the family decided to move together to McAllen so Cantu could complete his high school education in the United States. His sister had already moved to Monterrey to complete her high school, and he was preparing to follow her footsteps but his dad didn’t want the family to be separated any longer. There was no high school in the small town of Paras, Mexico, where he grew up. When David Cantu moved to McAllen, he knew that he had big plans and was willing to work hard to get there.
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