Upcoming Obstacles Of Growing Up In The US

Growing up with many obstacles have been difficult for me as it has been for my parents. Both my parents have immigrated to the U.S. at early ages to pick crops. Both of them, ironically, come from big families. Growing up, it has been difficult learning English as a second language because my parents were only Mixteco and Spanish speakers. As I got older I taught myself and tried extremely hard in school not to be a burden to my parents who were always worrying. My parents never liked missing a day at work because it was money lost. Every year t has been even more difficult to pay the rent. For instance, my dad received surgery when I was nine but every day he has knee issues and my mom can’t lift heavy objects due to an injury she suffered …show more content…
It just gets harder for my parents because everyone outside of my family puts a lot of pressure on them. My grades have dropped because I constantly worry about our financial struggles and how to keep my other siblings from worrying has stressed me. Because of this, I had to give up college/research prep programs and many activities during the summer so I could help pay off these bills. On a daily basis, my parents struggle to make ends meet and they couldn't afford to pay for the programs. Instead of doing nothing after work, I began studying. Yes, I missed out on countless academic and sports activities but in the meantime, I used my free time to pick up new skills. For example, I began studying for the SAT or upcoming classes to then learning new vocabulary in Spanish and English, and learning how to code. I learned HTML, and I am making time to learn Java and Python. My life has been difficult because of the many opportunities that I could have benefited from but I am appreciative of the time I had to learn new skills. During this experience, I have learned many agricultural tips to grow produce and I have held a new perspective on life; something I could hold onto for the rest of my