Personal Narrative: Moving To The United States

Leaving the country I was born and raised in has been the biggest change I have gone through. My life completely change in 2009. Learning a new language, making new friends, adapting to a new culture and knowing absolutely nothing of such. Moving to the United States has been a blessing; even though it has not been easy, it has definitely been worth it. Having to walk and take the bus for everything; waiting two hours outside before and after school, using a dictionary to translate every word then using the dictionary to answer any homework questions or essays (which it does not really help when you are trying to write in past tense or do not recognize that –ed is for most of past tense verbs) This country has seen me growing uncountable ways. My most tremendous difficulty until this day is the language, but I do not let this barrier be a limitation for me. I challenge myself and learn new things every day. My older sister, Maria, had it harder, she had to figure out a lot of things by herself with the limitation of the language, and my advantage was coming to this country younger than she did. I have been able to watch and learn by the example she has given me since we were children.

My first volunteer service took place in an 8th grade math class with my former teacher which open the doors for me to other places, like FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) where we were part of the ‘Don’t Text and Drive’ campaign, and collecting food for the school bank. Furthermore, I participated in multiple activities in the Orange County History Center and Orange County Animal Services. My hard work helped me participate and win the COMPACT Award in the summer of sophomore year, where I was able to go to Washington, D.C, with all of my expenses paid due to participation in the AVID