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Immigrating To America

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Throughout my entire life, I think the most significant challenge I have faced is immigrating to America. I spent thirteen years of my life in the Philippines and then all of a sudden, I have to leave everything behind to face a different world from what I grew up with. What was difficult about moving to this new country involved everything from learning new values to settling down on a whole new environment. I had to face the reality of a diverse society and deal with the conflicts that comes with the different cultural values that come along with it. The steps I took in overcoming this transition began with accepting the reality that America is my new home. I realized that I had to walk away the "Filipino bubble" I had built for myself

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