“What’s a vision?”
As kids growing up in Kenya IFO refugee camp I had many question what I want to be in the future .before I came to America? Every day I would pick up wires or anything I can use to build something. I was good at those things. Still I didn't had a clear vision of what I wanted to be. As growing up in a refugee camp I was seeing the struggle of being poor and struggle of life. Every day we eat same food because we couldn't afford it and the economy was bad. The refugee camp was home to media dream of being like my brothers before they die helping out those whose struggle with finding place to call home and at least something to eat. But still I was not so sure about it. They were good at those things helping out people and …show more content…
I told my mom I didn’t wanted to go school and told her not to sell her goat,cows,chicken but she told me, you will one day understand my son. I know you have big vision and future headed. I cried because I had to leave her and go school everyday, knowing that I won't see her all day. She told me you should also have enough confidence in yourself to be able to know that you will have a great future .it was my first day of school I had all my pencil and book ready and my backpack and there was the teacher talking. But I wasn't understanding what he was saying because my language was Somalia and the school in Kenya they only though in …show more content…
by the time I came to America ,English was my hardest subject it took me many month to get better at it ,learn the symbols, sound to say it correctly.one day while read “the time machine book “Book by H. G. Wells. She told I see you like Fantasy, Fiction, and Science Fiction .I simile and said yea. She asked me if I understand I told her not really there were too many big words and the pronouncing was struggle for me.she read to me and explain to me. She told me “ Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.” many year passed I left 6 grade, and I haven't thought about what I wanted to be .I feel sad leaving her .my English improve through many years of
As kids growing up in Kenya IFO refugee camp I had many question what I want to be in the future .before I came to America? Every day I would pick up wires or anything I can use to build something. I was good at those things. Still I didn't had a clear vision of what I wanted to be. As growing up in a refugee camp I was seeing the struggle of being poor and struggle of life. Every day we eat same food because we couldn't afford it and the economy was bad. The refugee camp was home to media dream of being like my brothers before they die helping out those whose struggle with finding place to call home and at least something to eat. But still I was not so sure about it. They were good at those things helping out people and …show more content…
I told my mom I didn’t wanted to go school and told her not to sell her goat,cows,chicken but she told me, you will one day understand my son. I know you have big vision and future headed. I cried because I had to leave her and go school everyday, knowing that I won't see her all day. She told me you should also have enough confidence in yourself to be able to know that you will have a great future .it was my first day of school I had all my pencil and book ready and my backpack and there was the teacher talking. But I wasn't understanding what he was saying because my language was Somalia and the school in Kenya they only though in …show more content…
by the time I came to America ,English was my hardest subject it took me many month to get better at it ,learn the symbols, sound to say it correctly.one day while read “the time machine book “Book by H. G. Wells. She told I see you like Fantasy, Fiction, and Science Fiction .I simile and said yea. She asked me if I understand I told her not really there were too many big words and the pronouncing was struggle for me.she read to me and explain to me. She told me “ Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.” many year passed I left 6 grade, and I haven't thought about what I wanted to be .I feel sad leaving her .my English improve through many years of