want to collect garbage. [ narrator ] just a few months after his graduation from high school, edgar villamarin left his native colombia... for the united states. i wanted to see if i could make it financially, independently of my family, and i also wanted to venture out... in doing some things that i wanted to do. [ narrator ] the day he arrived, edgar enrolled in a class to learn english and began looking for work. "i am looking for a job." i learned that very early in my english as a second language classes. and about 20 blocks down, a famous hamburger franchise said, "yes, we need somebody. we'll call you." and sure enough, they called me the same day, and i started the following day. with that little money i was able to do some things, such as go to school and save for college, which was my dream and my goal at the time. [ narrator ] for the next few years, edgar was a full-time psychology student and a full-time employee, with little time for anything else. i had the great fortune to find a job in the same city... in a mental health agency... in a place where i would be practicing what i