As a child, I never had the advantage of having parents who knew all the tricks of how to live in the United States. I always assumed that I was at a disadvantage compared to the families that have been doing this for generations, however through my experiences I learned that it’s not where you come from that defines us; it’s where we go that matters. Everything I was learning for the first time, my parents were learning for the first time. Through my educational struggles, I learned about the American school system. Through my achievements and letdowns, I gained confidence in my actions and my decisions. During the summer of 2015, between my junior and senior year, I used this confidence and traveled to Japan, a country I had no knowledge
