Personal Narrative: Migrations

Migrations. Children typically detest them. It is in fact a big change: in lifestyle, surroundings, and even the language spoken in that particular country may be different. I personally got to witness these to be true. When I was six years old, my parents told me that we would be moving to Singapore. We were living in the Philippines then, and I was told that moving to Singapore is a big opportunity, as they are extremely advanced in education. I do not remember exactly how I felt about this information, to be honest, but something about what my mom told me says that I really was excited. Her exact words were, “Oh! You were excited! You started packing all your dolls, you know, the essentials, especially after finding out that there was going to be a swimming pool at the house we are going to move into.” So here we were in Singapore, clean and green Singapore, vs. the polluted Philippines. It was a big change in ambiance. The most challenging part was that I did not realize that I would have to …show more content…
They started labeling every object in the house with post-its, so that I could familiarize myself with the words. I knew a little of how to read, but I just did not understand it, nor was I able to speak the language. The post-its were not to be removed until I was able to name the object without referring to them. I remember the very first word that I memorized: television. This was because I would watch the television day-in and day-out. I would watch shows from the moment I came home from school, until the very last moment before I go to bed. This is still something I do today, but with Netflix. Watching the television has probably had the greatest impact in my English literacy. I believe that it was the one that kick-started my interest in learning English, and it was what made it interesting. The shows that I watched ranged from “Kim Possible”and “Totally Spies”, to “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”, and “Higglytown