Personal Narrative: My Experience Before Coming To America

Before coming to America, I had no idea what to expect. I wasn’t sure how I would be treated or if I would even be able to speak English The first three months or so were very difficult because I could not speak to anyone in my language. Some people would be friendly and try to say things to me, but all I knew to do was shake my head yes or no and wait to see their reaction. Others would become angry or just look away if I did not know what to say to them. Being in a new place I was scared and learning English was not easy. When I arrived in America I didn’t know one English word until my brother began to teach me. I would become stressed because I did not know if I would be able to learn everything or be able to speak to American’s very well. I had to study a great deal in order to understand what I should and should not say. After starting to speak some English and making new friends, I was able to start talking to more American people and understanding more of what they were saying. Always being a good student, I viewed English as another class to master. I studied hard just as I have in the past and slowly started saying and understanding more words than I thought I would. After being able to speak English well, I saw that America was not scary at all, but a nice place instead. One of the hardest things is just being on my own and having to do things for myself. Things here are much different here than from back home, But I enjoy being in America. Some of the main differences are the government, culture, and definitely the weather,. It is hard because I miss my family, but being here and studying hard, I know I am making them proud. My biggest resources in learning English have been my brother and myself. In order to speak and …show more content…
This course has helped me a great deal as well, and I am sure will continue to be a good resource in learning