I arrived here in the united states from Cape Verde on October 6, 2012. I started my freshman year in Brockton High School in December of 2012. I was excited to start school there, but as I walked in, I started to notice that this school was bigger and much more different from my school back home. The excitement had brushed, everything suddenly seemed so confusing. I couldn’t understand what was being said, and frankly, I started to get scared.
I had already been overwhelmed by the new country, new people, and a new language. I still remember it like yesterday. My first impression was that it was huge school. As I walked in, I was surprised by the new set up. They took me to my guidance counselor who spoke my language, he then told me what …show more content…
When I first heard all the kid speaking this language so foreign that it sounded like some kind of a Chinese dialect. My hands started shaking, it felt as if everyone was looking and laughing at me. I kept my head down for the most time, I didn’t know anyone there. Getting the food was the hardest part, everything was so different and strange to me. I didn’t know what kind of food I could get and if it was free or not. When lunch lady asked me to scan my ID I just panicked because I could understand what she said and another student had to explain to her that I was new to the school. After lunch there was no one to help me get to my last class, therefore I did not know where to go. I got lost about four times that day, I didn’t know who to ask for help and even if I did I couldn’t communicate until a Cape Verdean student found me and guided me to the right place. At the end of the day, when the last bell rang I felt relieved and yet confused since I didn’t know where to go. Anyway I just follow the crowd trough the exit door, then I saw my sister parked next to the main entrance, at that moment I felt relaxed, my hand stopped shaking, I knew that the first day of school was over.
To sum up, for me experiencing that first day in a new school was emotionally challenging for me. It was a very long, confusing, and freighting
I had already been overwhelmed by the new country, new people, and a new language. I still remember it like yesterday. My first impression was that it was huge school. As I walked in, I was surprised by the new set up. They took me to my guidance counselor who spoke my language, he then told me what …show more content…
When I first heard all the kid speaking this language so foreign that it sounded like some kind of a Chinese dialect. My hands started shaking, it felt as if everyone was looking and laughing at me. I kept my head down for the most time, I didn’t know anyone there. Getting the food was the hardest part, everything was so different and strange to me. I didn’t know what kind of food I could get and if it was free or not. When lunch lady asked me to scan my ID I just panicked because I could understand what she said and another student had to explain to her that I was new to the school. After lunch there was no one to help me get to my last class, therefore I did not know where to go. I got lost about four times that day, I didn’t know who to ask for help and even if I did I couldn’t communicate until a Cape Verdean student found me and guided me to the right place. At the end of the day, when the last bell rang I felt relieved and yet confused since I didn’t know where to go. Anyway I just follow the crowd trough the exit door, then I saw my sister parked next to the main entrance, at that moment I felt relaxed, my hand stopped shaking, I knew that the first day of school was over.
To sum up, for me experiencing that first day in a new school was emotionally challenging for me. It was a very long, confusing, and freighting