Myanmar. I hate that word. A word can bring so much pain and memory. People often say “life is a journey from moment to moment. Live each moment to its fullest”. However, life is not fair to every one of us. Some of us are lucky and some of us are not so lucky. For the fortunate ones, life is an impossible journey for the very unfortunate. But famous successful people have overcome significant handicaps. It is never hurtful to keep trying and trying till the end. Myanmar is a country, the size of Texas. The country is divided into seven states based on seven major nationalities- Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Chin, Burma, Moon, Ya Khing, and Shan, and 135 different minor ethnic group. It is a country that
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“We have to keep quiet. Do not go play outside, watch out for the police and do not talk to anyone,” my mother would tell us every day. Me and my brothers were wondering why we ran out of Myanmar? However, after couple of months, she finally told us that we had to leave Myanmar because the military was trying to take away the farmers’ lands and farms. A couple of times, we had to run away from the 18th floor apartment that we lived in due to the immigration officers’ raids. It was fun hiding out in the church’s building because everyone is safe there and we had better food. God never forget my family. He brought many good people to us. I had a chance to go to Catholic school for the first time in my life and learn English and other subjects. “God brought us here for a reason,” my mother always told us before bed time. Day after day went by, there was no sign of my dad and I stopped asking my mother about …show more content…
But I never gave up. I read newspapers, and listened to radio during my free time outside school to improve my English. Going to school gave me hope and dreams. Back in Myanmar, there was no such thing as hopes and dreams. All my friends are going to be farmers just like their parents. Every day, kids follow their parents to farms and learn farming instead of learning at school because there was no school. When they reach a certain age, they start helping their parents with their farms and settle down when they are old enough. But I was blessed enough to have an opportunity and hope for a better life. As they say, “Life is like a rollercoaster. It has ups and downs. But it is your choice to scream or enjoy the ride.” My family enjoyed ups and downs and never gave up. In 2010, the United Nation called my mother and told us that we are leaving Malaysia and finally going to United States of America after waiting for three years. It was the best day of my life. I was never that happy in my life. And I will never forget the look on my mother’s face. Her eyes were full of tears mixed with joys and fears but I saw the fears drop to the ground in the
“We have to keep quiet. Do not go play outside, watch out for the police and do not talk to anyone,” my mother would tell us every day. Me and my brothers were wondering why we ran out of Myanmar? However, after couple of months, she finally told us that we had to leave Myanmar because the military was trying to take away the farmers’ lands and farms. A couple of times, we had to run away from the 18th floor apartment that we lived in due to the immigration officers’ raids. It was fun hiding out in the church’s building because everyone is safe there and we had better food. God never forget my family. He brought many good people to us. I had a chance to go to Catholic school for the first time in my life and learn English and other subjects. “God brought us here for a reason,” my mother always told us before bed time. Day after day went by, there was no sign of my dad and I stopped asking my mother about …show more content…
But I never gave up. I read newspapers, and listened to radio during my free time outside school to improve my English. Going to school gave me hope and dreams. Back in Myanmar, there was no such thing as hopes and dreams. All my friends are going to be farmers just like their parents. Every day, kids follow their parents to farms and learn farming instead of learning at school because there was no school. When they reach a certain age, they start helping their parents with their farms and settle down when they are old enough. But I was blessed enough to have an opportunity and hope for a better life. As they say, “Life is like a rollercoaster. It has ups and downs. But it is your choice to scream or enjoy the ride.” My family enjoyed ups and downs and never gave up. In 2010, the United Nation called my mother and told us that we are leaving Malaysia and finally going to United States of America after waiting for three years. It was the best day of my life. I was never that happy in my life. And I will never forget the look on my mother’s face. Her eyes were full of tears mixed with joys and fears but I saw the fears drop to the ground in the