Reflection About Moving To America
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 to say “hi, how are you?” I knew the basics which kind of helped me defend myself a little bit. Since I wasn’t a regular student, I got put in two ESL classes. One of the class was a period where they would help me with my assignments and homework.
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My freshman year was an important year because my teachers were pushing me more. Teachers were taking the modifications out of my assignments. Even though I still had my ESL support class, where they would still help me with my other classes’ assignments, I was on my own in the rest of my classes. In my freshman year, I could read, write and English much better and I felt confident in doing so. It wasn’t the best but it was my best. Sophomore year came and I was put in a regular English class, but it was 9th grade English. This made students make fun of me again because they I was the only sophomore in that class. Still that didn’t stop me because I knew how good I was doing. In my sophomore year I moved into the top 10% of class rank, which I was really proud of. Then my Junior year came, and I was nominated for an opportunity to be in National Honor Society. I was accepted and was part of NHS which means that I had to present academic awards. Lastly my senior year came and my hard work kept paying off. I was the only Hispanic guy in NHS, and then became the Vice-President. I also got Youth of the Year of my community. Finally, for graduation I was one of the three finalists for the Veterans award. All these accomplishments throughout my high school career meant a lot to me, to my family and to my
My freshman year was an important year because my teachers were pushing me more. Teachers were taking the modifications out of my assignments. Even though I still had my ESL support class, where they would still help me with my other classes’ assignments, I was on my own in the rest of my classes. In my freshman year, I could read, write and English much better and I felt confident in doing so. It wasn’t the best but it was my best. Sophomore year came and I was put in a regular English class, but it was 9th grade English. This made students make fun of me again because they I was the only sophomore in that class. Still that didn’t stop me because I knew how good I was doing. In my sophomore year I moved into the top 10% of class rank, which I was really proud of. Then my Junior year came, and I was nominated for an opportunity to be in National Honor Society. I was accepted and was part of NHS which means that I had to present academic awards. Lastly my senior year came and my hard work kept paying off. I was the only Hispanic guy in NHS, and then became the Vice-President. I also got Youth of the Year of my community. Finally, for graduation I was one of the three finalists for the Veterans award. All these accomplishments throughout my high school career meant a lot to me, to my family and to my