LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — What started with a lawnmower and a few yards to cut has grown into a full landscaping business. But owner Edgar Larios said getting to this point was no easy feat — he came from Mexico to the United States without knowing the language, without a place to stay, and with no guarantee things would work out.
From Jalisco to Las Vegas
Larios grew up in a small town in the Mexican state of Jalisco. He said the decision to come to the U.S. was driven by a desire to build a better life.
“I think everybody decides to come here with a dream, and everybody comes here to help their family to get better in Mexico,” Larios said.
Sleeping in a shed, pushing forward
When he first arrived, Larios said he did not have a home. He described sleeping inside a metal shed in the cold, feeling isolated and uncertain about the future.
“I used to cry myself to sleep. I was sleeping on a — like a shed, one of those metal sheds that they sell at Home Depot. And it was very cold, and I was very lonely, and I felt really sad, and I cried myself to sleep at times,” Larios said…