There are some special moments in everyone 's lives containing small changes and end up being a life changing event, which changes everything and anything, which makes you a whole different person with new thoughts and feelings. They change you, your life style, and your thoughts as like there is a chemical change taking place in your brain and in your life. Well, I had my own special moment three years ago, the night we decided we want to move to the United States in three months. I must admit; I did not handle it in the best way. The thought of me not being able to join the family reunions on Friday nights in my grandma 's house, the thought of me not being able to walk home from school with my friends and stop by the ice cream shop and …show more content…
My first year in the United States is probably the only year of my life that I wish had never happened. I was struggling with learning English, being familiar with the American culture, and finding friends. In the first six months, I had to ask my teachers and classmates to repeat themselves in order for me to understand what they were saying. I was very embarrassed, but I did not have any other choice. I felt under a huge pressure because my parents wanted me to make all A 's and I felt like I owe this to them because the only reason we moved here was for my brother and I to have the opportunity to study in this country and become successful doctors and make our future bright. My parents had to give up a lot for us to have this opportunity; they had to give up on their jobs in Iran while they studied more than twenty years be what they always wanted to be, they had to give up on their own parents and deal with being away from them, and they had to give up on their social standing just for us to become successful, and for this reason I could not let them down. I spent hours and hours and hours studying. To be honest, I was slowly starting to get used to my situation and surprisingly, after my second year in the US, I was starting to like my new
Life changing experiences have a good or a bad effect on peoples lives and are often quite challenging. This idea was explored in the fiction stories Hatchet by Gary Paulson, Dragon Wings by Lawrence yep, and Eleven by Sandra Cisneros. Brian from Hatchet, Moon shadow from Dragon Wings, and Rachel from Eleven all faced life changing experiences that have a big effect on their lives. Brian faced loneliness and hunger when he was stranded in the middle of the forest. Many things made Brian lonely including the fact that he had to spend many nights alone and hoped “they would probably come today.”
My whole life changed the time I was surprised with a kitten. Ever since that day I knew that I had responsibility of nurturing a living creature that would change my life drastically. It all began one glooming misty morning sometime in the mid of May. I was getting ready to head off to school at around seven to eight am. I was all dressed and ready to head out when I had gone to put on my suede taupe buckle boots; which i had just gotten, to reveal that the left foot pair was missing.
A life changing event that occurred was when I moved from West Virginia to Arizona. Which was a tremendous trip which took about two thousand miles,by driving. On our way to the desert my family and I stopped at campgrounds,resorts was memorable. It provided me with a new aspect of how truly large the world is. While stopping at campgrounds along the road to Arizona I was able to admire the scenes,explore the town metaphorically speaking.
I was born in Iraq, then moved out when I was about six years old. My country was getting worse and worse over the years so, we decided to move to Syria than to California. Coming to California was really difficult for me. I was bullied a lot, many people told me to ¨go back to your country.¨ I was bullied for the way I looked and dressed because I was born in Iraq until now no one expects me for the way I am.
My life took an interesting turn when my mother told me I would be moving to a different country, fear took over my body because that meant I would have to start from zero. On January 1st, 2011 my mom gave me the exciting news that her fiancée, now husband, had started the process to bring her to the United States so she could become a permanent resident, live with him, form a family and start a brand new life. I remember her face blighting up to every time she spoke a word but that smile faded once she told me I could not come with at that time because of the expense of the process. I understood why she could not bring me with. We had economic and emotional issues going on.
This was especially made more evident to me whenever my parents explained their backgrounds and the dreams they had for me. The highest education my father ever achieved was high school and my mother managed to make it to college. However, both of them were not able to achieve their educational dreams. There were many factors in which played for them not being able to fully realize their goals; such as money and family. Because of this they both wish for me to be able to accomplish my dreams and they were adamant that there was no place better to do that than the United States.
It was the best decision they had ever made. If it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t be here and learning with the other students. I know it was tough for them in America since they can’t speak English and I have seen them break down, but they never give up. I am really grateful for my parents because they have given up so much just for my sisters and I. They are the role model for me and without them, I wouldn’t have come this far to be successful.
As a teenager moving to a new country with a different culture, different language, and being thousands of miles away from everyone I grew up with was not an easy change, however, that was precisely what I did in January of 2013 when I came to the United States with my father. My whole world changed since, and shaped my way of thinking. From learning English, adjusting to a new culture, experiencing my first snow and finding my way in my new country, my life has been an exciting adventure. My parents brought me to America almost 5 years ago to have a better life, and to get a better education.
To another person, it might be so simple as losing an object that meant a lot to them. These losses can impact the rest of someone 's life. I have experienced this feeling within the last year. My mom has been really sick recently and lots of things have changed even over the past few years, but only a few months ago would it really make the biggest impact in my opinion. In the novel The Other Wes Moore there are two boys named Wes Moore that goes through many struggles through life.
I needed to show others that yes, I am not from this country, but I am capable of doing as good and if not better. Looking back, I can proudly say that my all my hard work ever since has paid off. Today, I am a thriving early college student. At the age of fourteen, I was accepted into an Early College High School that has allowed me to take dual credit courses since my freshman year of high school.
I’ve had numerous crucible moments in my life, but by far the most life changing was a temperate June night, when my brother threw a party. I arrived home from school at 7:00 sharp like i do every week day. I was bombarded by countless seniors setting up tents in the backyard, and clearing out furniture in the family room. Mom and Dad were on vacation which gave me a vague idea of what was beginning.
To say that adjusting to life in America was difficult would be an understatement. I started school in the midst of fourth grade at School 27, where everything was well and happy. A couple months later, we moved to a part of town and I started attending School #5. At school, everyone already had their own little cliques and as most kids can be, they were not very welcoming.
Many things happen that you might not want to happen. I experienced this when I found out that we were moving from our small town in Wisconsin to a much bigger town, Bend Oregon for my Dads job. When my parents told me and my brother we were moving to a totally different area I was kinda excited, there was going to be a change in our lives. I didn 't relieve how hard it would be to leave. After I thought about it for a while I had changed my mind, I didn 't want to move and leave all of my friends and family and only get to see once a year or even less.
but then they told me to have a safe journey and remember one thing when you go to the states don't ever forget us that's what they told me. I told them that I will never forget them because they were the friends who i grew up with. So I left feeling sad. Tears came down my cheeks I wiped them off and pretended to be normal. When I moved to the the U.S.
I realized I wasn’t a good student my behavior inside the classroom was horrible but I could recognize I had a really good connection with my teachers even though I was super noisy in class and always laughing basically I was like a clown, until today I still talk to them as my second parents. Memorable moments in my life that I consider the scariest days and at the same time moments to celebrate was my last year in High School. De La Salle Panama is known for a lot of people as a really hard school to graduate and the hardest year is grade 12 (2014: my last year in High School). Remember moments when I was studying and I took me the whole night to study for my several