Personal Narrative-I M In Love With America

I’m in love with America, is how Jee Marie describes her life now. I met Jee at work last year, I am lucky to call her my friend. From Bantayan, Philippines to Old Orchard Beach Maine, is a journey Jee never expected to take as a child. She was raised with her family and extended family on an expansive farm. The first thing you notice about Jee is that she smiles no matter what her circumstances. This is a Filipino trait as her family taught her, the Filipino people have been through tragedies, yet they are still alive.

Jee was working at a resort in Cebu, when she met an American businessman who would stay at the hotel. He would ask for her every time he stayed in the Philippines. He told her he was going to marry her, and bring her to America. Her friends told her “Don’t believe him, he is American, they all say that and never come back. “ She eventually started to talk to him and they dated, and he did marry her and bring her to America. Jee was very fortunate that her studies at the University included English and she could communicate. She is very proficient in English and it was easy to understand her when she was speaking to me. I learned through our interview Jee not only speaks American English, she also is proficient in Cebuano, Tagalog, Japanese, and Korean.

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I thought present day we would be conscientious of others, and their feelings, yet American’s can be cruel and not all of them like outsiders. Jee came to Maine, which is not very diverse, it can be monogamous. My family decided on Connecticut, which is somewhat diverse, yet still struggled with assimilating to American ways. From what I learned from my family in comparison to Jee’s culture, my family was not as homesick as Jee. She has a better connection with her family in the Philippines. In comparison, both Jee and my family want a better life for their