When I was about the age of 8, I was living in Nepal, My family was a middle class family, which would be considered poor in America because 1 buck here is 100 buck there. Even though we weren’t the richest we weren’t the poorest either, life was pretty good as far as I knew. Until my parents told me that we were moving to America and that it was the best thing for us to do. My head started rushing with many questions. How about my friends? What kind of people are going to be there? Where will we live? I didn’t know whether to feel excited or sad, my emotions were very mixed. I asked my parents why? Why are we and why would move to America? They told me that this place was not good for me and my siblings and we deserved better, and by that they meant that the education in Nepal was horrible and if we moved it would be the best for us plus we would get to see the other half of my family. I was …show more content…
I was anxious to see what this new place was, It was sooo different from where I used to live. After that, we came straight to Colorado, It was blazing hot, this place had an “airport” smell. My relatives welcomes us with warm rice with curry. Their house looked very different from where I used to live. life was tough the first year, I didn’t know anything or anyone, I didn’t even know a hint of English. I was suppose to be in 3rd grade but they placed me in 4th grade which meant that they expected me to know more. In fourth grade, I didn’t learn much but in 5th grade I had this teacher named Mrs.Gomez and she pushed me so much into doing a better job. She helped me out a lot and supported me because she had a similar story as mine. She would always say “ Roma, talk to your friends in English not Nepali,” and that actually helped because I got the hang of just communicating in
They came to America for a better life, to become educated and learn many things to take back home to their country. However, it seems that all they do is work and with no potential of advancement. These many difficulties faced while in the U.S. evoked mixed emotions. Even though they have encountered all these hardships, America is still not as bad as Sudan in that they now have cars to drive, constant supply of food and very nice clothes. But as Santino correctly brings, every place has its downfalls hence there seems to be no heaven on earth.
When we arrived in Mexico, it was like a dream. The air was so warm and soft, it felt like a silk robe around your skin. It was no Texas air, all hot and sticky, no, this air was moist and refreshing. The sun was shining so bright, like it was smiling down on us. I could see the sun beams descending from the sky.
America is one of the richest and safest place in the whole wide world. I was born in Egypt and came to California when I was 10 years old, I love it here. The reason I came to America was because of safety, but now that a lot of people have weapons it 's not as safe anymore. We should make a law about limiting people’s weapons and only people who actually need it shall have it.
I can remember it like it was yesterday. My parents left me when I was fifteen years old to go to America. I thought to myself for one year, they left me here to starve, live, and die alone in eastern Europe. When I was sixteen years old I got ready to move to America and start a new life.
A few years ago, my parents told me that we were moving to the United States of America. I went around telling people and showing off about moving to America. Little did I know all my friends and their families had made arrangements to move to America? Now I question my parents, did we move just because everyone in the neighborhood was moving or was it an independent family decision? Has it been a better decision than staying home?
Donna, Jenny, and I found a campsite to forage from. We had just ran out of gas so we left the car behind and walked. We found 3 old, rusty trailers(This is sensory detail and coordinating adjective) and a shaded porch! We might’ve just found the strand of hope we needed!
My uncle has won best rock album in his band and my aunt has been on America’s Got Talent a few years back, you can say I have a music based family. My family has a wide range of careers, my mom is a teacher, my aunt is a composer for her band, and my dad lays down tile for various houses and other places. Then there is me, who is on YouTube and performs with my cello and piano in her room dreaming big. I have always dreamed about performing on stage with my cello or on Broadway on some stage in New York.
Coming to America is the greatest change in my life. Being an American meaning one will be granted with limitless opportunities: financial aid, college grants, employments. Although I am not an official U.S citizen yet, I have been able to enjoy the privilege of being one. I was once reserved and afraid of fighting for what I believe for, but now I’m able to express my thoughts, exercise my freedom of speech and stand on the my ground. I am given chances to interact with different types of people, not just pertaining to school, but also to other aspect.
The first eight years of my life, I spent in India where I was born. Growing up I was constantly reminded by my parents that I needed to make them proud by getting a good job and living a good lifestyle. They told me this because they did not want to see me live a hard life like they did. When I was nine years old, I moved from India to the United States of America. The reason why I moved to America was not because I was living a bad life in India, it was so that I could have a better education and more opportunities in life.
After a couple of months of living in Canada we all adjusted, I started making friends at school. It turned out that Canada isn’t as different or scary as I had imagined it to be. In fact we found ourselves more confortable in Canada then we did in America. In America no one took interested in my culture, everyone expected my family to blend in with the American culture. When we moved to Canada I started to get ask what my background is, people thought it was cool that my parents are Colombian.
Hany knows that if he works very hard he will not achieve anything because he has limited choices and prospects, which makes him doesn’t care and eventually doesn’t try. This is the fact that every Egyptian face not just Hany. Living in Egypt built inside me the same mentality until I moved to the United State. Moving to the United States has changed my perspective about many aspects, but most significantly about education and career objectives. Currently, my goals have no limits.
As I ponder over my life, each memory seems identical to the other, and I find myself drifting through a reality of similar events that generate the same memories and emotions. Looking back further into my childhood includes memories of my homeland. I remember entering a new world at the age of five, where all of my later memories would be formed. This was when my family moved to the United States from Peru, my native country in the South. The complete change in culture and values truly impacted me when I first moved to Florida, and I reflect over the significant effect it has had on my character during the last thirteen years of my life.
My Journey to America Moving from Nigeria to the United States permanently feels great, but at the same time it is sad leaving some of your loved ones and family behind. There are many events in life, which can change one’s way of thinking. As for me, one of the major changes in my life occurred when I moved from Africa to America. This change has entirely affected my personality positively. Why?
Moving to a new country can be difficult sometimes. Leaving all my relatives and friends back home was the saddest thing for me. My mother told me that we were moving to a new country. At first, I thought my mother was joking about it. but little did I know that she was telling the truth.
if i were to pack up and move to a country with a centrally planned country i wouldnt be happy at all. i would go to school with teachers who didnt care because they have other things on their mind. in the winter we would all be freezing at times because the heating goes out. there arent enough books for all the kids so i might not be able to read what the teacher wants us to. my parents would be grumpy anmd mad when i got home from schgool becasue they hate their jobs but cant do anything aboiut it because of the way the economy is.