Write A Narrative Essay About Moving To San Francisco

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I lived in a farm in the south of Brazil for more than half of my life, I worked while in high school in places ranging from shoe factory to restaurant kitchen to furniture designing stores. I didn't went to college there, so I had to work with the opportunities life had given me. But when I came to San Francisco something changed my life expectations and I hope that that will help me become a good mentor.
Coming from another country and starting a new life seemed very exciting but it was a great challenge to me. I had to learn a new language while trying to understand the new culture I was just becoming a part of. At first, it was difficult to ask for help because the people I became friends with were still pretty new in my life, so I didn't

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