Personal Narrative: My Experience As An Immigrant

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Experiences as an Immigrant As most of the immigrant of this country, we came to this country clueless of what is going on. We had multiple different types of experiences in life as good, bad, difficult, etc. However, one of the experiences that I can remember the most is moving to this country. It has been a big change in my life. I am very thankful for that decision but I have learned how to grow as a person in a difficult way. Learning a new language, adapting myself to a new culture and leaving my family behind for a better future are just few on the experience that I have in this country. In a perfect childhood life, children would have friend to play in school. In my case was a little more different. When I moved to this country, I did not speak any English at all, for that reason my communication skills were little. I remember people used to make fun of my accent, and kids did not play with me because I could not understand them. Due To my language barer, I spend 3 days with no food in school; because, I could not understand the woman in the cafeteria. It was something very simple but in that moment, I did not know what to do and I choose to stay at the classroom and not eat. After couple of days, a Spanish speaker’s teachers ask …show more content…
Probably was not the right decision for other, but for me was the best of all. I have a great friend that has become family, found the love of my life, and working forward to graduate. The experience o f moving to a different country has become the best of my life. At this point of my life, I see that a language barrier, new culture or family have not stopping me to became successful in life. If I have to travel back in time and have the chance to make a decision again, I would definitely choose to move here again. Because, this country has became my

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