life. My sister Siofra‚ my mom‚ and I traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to a dream place called America. We didn’t know where we would stay after our aunt’s house that night. We came over with little money and clothes in our bags. Everyone in Ireland was losing their jobs‚ and no one could come to our restaurant anymore. As we stepped out of the Aer Lingus airport lane‚ it finally hit us‚ we were in America. I felt excitement as we were picked up by my aunt and uncle in their black mini-van. I
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However‚ everything went to a new level in 6th grade when I got expelled from school. My friend took the top off of a stapler remover and made it into a ring that you could wear. All the students thought it was the coolest thing ever because they were about to put it around their fingers and poked their friends in the back by giving them a hug. I thought that was so much fun‚ and when my friend was not looking‚ I took the stapler ring away from him. The next day‚ I thought it would be funny to try what
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everything away‚ they tear up the cherokee they threw refrigerators‚ ovens‚ tables‚ beds and everything that was damp‚ I have never experience seeing Houston like that. It was my first time seeing that Houston was dying of too much water. My house got about 2-3 inches of rain‚ I was really proud that my house didn’t got flooded or had any damages. At the same time I was unhappy of the people that lost everything they had. There are a lot of organizations that were helping people with food‚ clothes‚ cleaning
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People should show love to their beloved by giving new experiences It’s been a few years now since I moved to United states of America‚ and my parents were always telling me that I would somehow have to face new experiences and have difficult moments such as: losing my french‚ losing my spanish and to fit into a new culture. But‚ living in the USA helped me not only to understand‚ but also have a different perspective on the American Culture and a different perspective on the world. And after listening
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As for me‚ moving to another state at such a young age is very difficult to adapt to. Moving to another state has changed my life so much and also changed the way act. On the other hand‚ my family can start new‚ such as meeting new people. My family were also getting to learn more about American culture‚ on how they speak and the way they act was way different than my own culture. Beside‚ my family can also get benefits for healthcare which we have never known about. I moved to America‚ when I was
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time in history for me was moving to a new country from my homeland‚ India. I could still remember that feeling I had experienced when my father had told me we were moving to America. I was devastated and enlightened at that time. I knew it was a bad idea right of the batch because I was already in 9th grade‚ I had all of my friends‚ family and my life planed. I could not bear the fact that I will no longer be able to see my friends and go to the same school. Before moving I had no idea what I was
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and moving on. The time of my life where I had experienced a great change was when I migrated to the United States with my family.We left our homeland due to some conflicting issues and my family wanted me to live a better life than them. While it was a hard transition for me to meld myself into American society‚ it helped me transition into a better person with a bright outlook. Arriving into the United States was like arriving in a whole different world. Ever since I had arrived to America‚ my
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I woke with a start‚ my alarm clock screaming at me to get up before the sun. I slid myself out of bed‚ groggily dodging the mountains of boxes precariously placed about my room. I truly believe that I was not ready for such a big move‚ or what it would do to me as a freshly graduated 6th grader. I avoided everyone on that too-early morning‚ not quite brave enough to say goodbye. I was feeling some odd mixture of excitement and distress because I was excited to see me mom again after 3 months‚ but
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Local Afghan man tells of his experience of his moving into America. Local man‚ known by everyone as Baba‚ tells us of his transition into living in America. We go over his experiences and also talk about his son‚ Amir‚ who is a successful writer in the area. Hello sir‚ how are you liking America so far? Well so far I’m a little disappointed. I’ve been hearing all these great things about this great country but honestly it’s just depressing (slow chortle). I expected to see all the great freedom
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Moving from Sweden to the United States of America is difficult challenges and even a harder challenge when you moving as a ten-year-old boy who has to leave his friends who he knew for his whole behind. The causes of moving are family problems or issues with a family that was unresolvable‚ better jobs‚ and a large community of Somalis in Minnesota and the effects are being bullied‚ having better jobs‚ and have a large amount of people of the same culture in important roles in society. The first
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