Personal Narrative: My Life In Mexico

The most significant event in my life that has had the biggest impact on me has to be coming to the United States from Mexico. I believe my life would’ve been much more different now had I stayed in Mexico, and my parents seem to think so too. Almost all of the differences affected me positively, however there were some things that might have benefitted me in a way, The first topic I want to discuss is how my social life would’ve been affected if I had stayed in Mexico. First off, based off of the stories I hear from my uncles and other relatives, I would’ve been partying and just out more in general had I stayed in Mexico. I know that almost everyone my age goes out on weekends to parties and other events, but usually those parties just stay within certain groups. In Mexico, most people know each other so they all go out and party together. If it’s not just a few dozen people, then the whole town …show more content…
Obviously if I had stayed in Mexico, I wouldn’t have been working at the same place that I’m working now. Had I not moved, I doubt that I would be working at a doctor’s office. I don’t make a lot of money, even compared to some other people my age, but I am definitely gaining a lot of experience and knowledge that will help me with a career in medicine which is what I’m thinking about striving towards at the moment. Where I’m working now is a huge opportunity to me that wouldn’t have been offered to me in Mexico. My education would’ve also greatly differed and that is equally if not more important than a job. At the moment I’m only going to a community college but from here I can transfer to a university or even a medical school to achieve my goals. In Mexico unfortunately there’s less schooling options available so even though I haven’t exactly taken advantage of opportunities presented before me, I still have the possibility of doing so in the