How My Second Day In America Changed My Life

The 2-3 most important experiences of my life that shaped me. My second day in America changed my life. The night before I had been up because of jet lag. The cultural shift between America and Mongolia was significant; there were barely any similarities. I used to live downtown of UlaanBaatar but was now living in a small suburban neighborhood in Missouri. I no longer could go outside and walk to a store. When I looked out the windows, I no longer saw the lights and the cars. Now, a single car passed at night every ten minutes. I no longer lived in a giant apartment with elevators that's stopped working after 22:00. Everyone I knew was back in Mongolia. Besides our relatives, we were the only Mongolian family in the city. I was in a new country …show more content…
When I first observed the pool, I was dumbfounded. The pool was as a big as a blue whale. There was nothing of this sort in Mongolia. The closest thing to this was a lap pool. This pool had huge slides, a whirlpool and a lazy river. I dove in right away. My mother was very paranoid because I did not know how to swim. I started at the little kids section but I gradually walked to the deeper section. The pool was not a simple rectangle. It was wavy and had narrow passageways. I recall that I crawled all the way to the 5 feet section and was holding onto the walls to stay above the surface. I was not scared of the water. The lifeguard told me to get off the walls but I had no idea what he was saying. He was pointing at the walls so I got off. Eventually, I crawled back to the little kids section. It had a small side and sprays. I stayed there for a while. Once in awhile I would play with my baby cousin. Then my Dad asked my if I wanted to go down the slide. I nodded my head and went straight to the giant slides. My Dad had said it as a joke but I did not understand at that age. The slide lead down to a 5 feet pool. I climbed up the stairs to the slide. My parents were screaming my