the Caribbean Sea I grew up on a beautiful tropical island‚ but I have always wondered what would it be like to live in the United States of America. They say that everything is possible in America. Like everyone else‚ I wanted more opportunities and expand my horizon. I knew there were a few challenges‚ but I did not know or foreseen the magnitude. Moving to another country might be exciting; it can also be a positive experience. Wanting to improve one’s quality of life is something everyone wants
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decided we should move. “Why are we moving?” I asked him. “Because do you want to drive a hour and forty minutes everyday for nine months.” “But i don’t want to move!” I firmly told him. “Well that is not up to you now is it.” Hearing those words devastated me and i would go on to cry for the rest of the day. I was told not to tell my friends at school about us moving but i couldn’t hold that for them. So at the end of the day I told the two of them that i was moving they were sad but they helped me
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When I came from Africa in 2007‚ I was really excited. To me coming to America was like going to heaven. It was all I wanted‚ after all I could leave my violent country and finally come to the land of the free and the home of the brave. No matter how you put it the expectation for this country around the world is overwhelming. As for me coming to the United State was part of my everyday dreams. I remember my uncle my used to tell me‚ “Musa the statue of is capable of sitting down”‚ and due to the
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Problems are a part of life and they mould our lives in turn. Finding solutions to those problems helps us keep moving and can be rewarding‚ most of the time. One of the problems that I faced in my life and could successfully overcome was getting on with my English skill after I migrated to US in order to settle here permanently. Because‚ English wasn’t my first language and the American accent was new to me‚ I had problems conversing with people here. I emigrated from India seven years ago with
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Five years ago‚ I recently moved to Colorado from Mexico. I got enrolled in school that same year which I was getting into eight grade. That was a big change in my life because moving to a different country is complicated. It wasn’t easy to overcome this challenge that I had to adapt but with dedication and hard work I was able to overcome it in a short period of time. When I first started school‚ I didn’t know how to write‚ read nor speak English very well. At that point all I probably knew was
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had packed up all my belongings and was so excited about moving to America. I thought about all the successes I had had in Africa. I had received my Associates degree in Special Education from the University of lagos‚ in the South West of Nigeria. I had achieved a level I never thought possible by making my childhood dreams come true. I was active and life was good‚ but I wanted the opportunity to better myself by continuing my education in America. I had been praying for the many years to move to
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The feeling of emptiness and loneliness rose as I walked into my class when I was eight years old. On March 28th‚ 2008‚ my family and I moved to America from Japan. Despite having an English-speaking father‚ I was still unfamiliar with the language. I could not read‚ write‚ or speak fluently. At the time‚ I thought moving was the worst decision my parents had made. I had to learn a new language while being in the same grade as my age. I had no friends and I was lost. As I grew older‚ I started to
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My family consists of five people including myself. I live with both my mom and dad and my two older sisters. Both of my sisters are currently enrolled in college. Currently‚ mom is the sole provider‚ she works long hours in order to be able to provide hard in order to provide for me and my sisters. I was born in Jalisco‚ Mexico‚ at the age of five my parents decided that the best option for economic stability and the opportunity of a future education we needed to move the United States. I do not
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“We’re moving to America tomorrow” was what my mother said to me on April 21‚ 2007. I was playing with my toys when she told me the news and considering we had regularly joked about moving to America for as long as I could remember‚ I thought she was just messing with me. The next day‚ I realized that she was serious than ever. It all seemed to happen so fast. I had so many questions running through my head and experienced so many emotions at once; fear‚ excitement‚ confusion. It felt unreal.
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“Danny‚ Danny wake up time start packing!” Screamed Mom. “What we’re packing today.” I yelled back. “Yes Danny” Mom Replied. As I got dressed think about moving to America‚ I remembered that I had my soccer championship on Saturday. I ran down stairs to tell my Mom that I had my soccer championship. She said that we a moving on Friday and I am sorry we are going to miss the soccer match. “No no no no” I screamed “Please mom can we stay until next week.” "Sorry Danny we already booked our flights
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