“I can see nothing before me, I wonder where it lies thy path”, I recited while sitting on the plane to a place where everything was so unfamiliar to me, but still I managed to drift asleep.
Growing up in India meant from a young age girls understood the harsh reality that marriage wasn’t something that they had control over. My father was the head teacher at my school in Beleghata. The pressure of success and getting good grades was I worried about which meant I lacked patience most women gave to look after their looks and complexion. This meant twenty-seven years later I have witnessed number of men reject my family and I.
Now, in fear that I would forever be alone, my father arranged a marriage with an Indian man who lived in America.
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“Would you like some headphones, Madame?” asked a smiling airhostess.
“Yes, please” I replied.
This was just what I needed to get through this exhausting flight. It was my first time listening to music through something other then the radio. The soothing sounds allowed me to fall back into a deep sleep.
Five days passed after the wedding and my new husband left back to America. Stuck and isolated, due to tradition I was made to live with his brother and wife until I left for America. Expected to cook, clean, look after guests as well as serve tea, it was far from anything I enjoyed.
During this time it gave me a lot of time to think. Missing my family greatly but also excited to travel and experience the new surroundings. Even though the days were filled with chores the six weeks seemed to not drag on and before long my passport and green card were ready.
“Man has landed on the moon!” The airhostess announced over the plane speaker. All the passengers clapped and celebrated while I kept quiet. Taking in the atmosphere I was able to realise that I was ready for a new beginning, America was the perfect place. Exiting the plane I was greeted with a silence that was unfamiliar. Used to the busy bustle of India, I felt
It is evident that Bharati was able to merge so well into American because she is open minded while Mira struggled because she was reserved and kept tied to India traditions. The essay compares the different experiences immigrants go through when leaving their native countries. “She, for the
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India to America: Trials and Tribulations of Indian Americans Overview For my field trip report, I chose to explore the vast amount of quality information on display at the Smithsonian Institute. Since the physical institute was logistical impossible to visit, I took advantage of their online exhibits. After spending a few hours exploring the wide variety of information available at my finger tips, I discovered an exhibit called, “Beyond Bollywood.” This exhibit highlights and outlines the struggles and successes of the first people of the Indian origin to set foot on what is the modern day United States of America.
I sat there for a minute thinking of how difficult it was to finish the trip and how did those kids exit it happy and like it was nothing. I looked at my dad and his face was lit with excitement and happiness. We walked down the stairs to the exit gate and right when I made it to the ground I kiss it like I was an astronaut in space for a year. “ Was that fun?” My dad asked as he gave me high five.
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When my aunt first told me that we were going to America, I was both excided and sad at the same time. I was sad because I hated to leave my country and friends that I had had from childhood. Those friends were always there for me whenever I needed them, and going to new country and making know friends was hard for me. One of the most painful moments for me, was seeing my father cry when I told him that my aunt was going to take us to America.
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As time passed, I seemed caught in a rigid routine. When I woke, my crazies made it hard to shower. During the day, I worked as an accountant for two small businesses in town. After work I came home, got high, and sat alone in my house. At night I watched Johnny Carson, and on the weekends, I visited my Aunt Claudia.
Bharati comes to America with her arms open wide, willing to adjust her customs and conducts in order to assimilate to her new country. She celebrates change and views it as a positive aspect in her life. The author says, “America spoke to me - I married it - I embraced the demotion from expatriate aristocrat to immigrant nobody,” meaning that to Bharati, America is not just a country. It symbolizes opportunity and freedom, which she desires most. (Mukherjee 282).
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Cold winds blustered through the decaying bars, separating players and fans alike from the verdant green stripes that had been manicured to absolute perfection. Shockingly, the sweet smell of grass was tantalisingly close. Suffocating me, consuming me, the dense crowd had me in its pervasive hold. My father tried to shield me from the adrenaline filled crowd, overcrowding the narrow gate, impatiently waiting to enter. Suddenly, the gates snapped open with the buzz of an alarm, the crowd rushed through, I felt as if I am being projected forward just from the sheer intensity.