My most memorable trip of my life was when I first moved to the United States in 2008. I was eight years old when I moved from the small city of HaIfa in Israel to the big bay area. Israel can fit into just California about 20 times! I moved here wIth my mom ,dad ,older brother ,and younger sIster. There were many big obstacles and trips my famIly knew we had to take in order to feel more comfortable and at home here In the United States. My first and biggest obstacle was learnIng EnglIsh. I came here not knowIng any EnglIsh only Hebrew and Spanish. I was afraId that when I started school,no one would understand me not adults or kids. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to make any frIends, because of the language barrier, which made me really nervous about moving here. I was also afraid that I wouldn't know any of the AmerIcan manners, like saying "please", "thank you", "sorry" and especially "excuse me". In Israel you would rarely hear these words. I was also scared to speak the words I did know because I was afraId I would say them wrong or In the wrong context. I remember my first english word was "cool". Since everyone around me used the word cool I started using it too, without even knowing what it meant I would say it no matter what the context of the conversation was. After a few week I learned more and more words which helped me make friends and understand my surrounding. I was able to do my homework by myself and even read book series like the pat books. Achieving these obstacles made me feel like I could do anything. Making friends was a big obstacle to face. I needed to act lIke the others to fInd frIends. I met my fIrst when my fIrst grade teacher assIgned us as bathroom buddIes, hIs name was Brandon LIvIngston. We beca... ... middle of paper ... ...have developed frIends that are now famIly and IsraelI frIends that are now famIly too. I have anythIng I can ask for whIch Is frIendshIp and happIness. I am very happy that I moved here In the fIrst place. I stIll love my frIends and famIly In Israel, but I also mIss them. When I fIrst got here I had no frIends. You have no Idea how happy I was when I got my fIrst frIends. MovIng here was an experIence. I had so many obstacles that had to face, and glad that I accomplished them with the support of my family and friends. Moving was a struggle but i got over it. My friends and family from Israel all miss me and I miss them back. I still got every summer to visit them. Moving also helped me overcome my fears of changing and learning new languages. Overall this trip was the biggest trip i ever taken because it has changed me to becoming the person I am.
The major effect of moving to a different country, especially moving during my third year of high school, and the most familiar one was missing everything such as family, friends, food, and scenery. Missing my family and friends made it so hard for me that a few days after arriving here; I was already talking to my adopted parents about saving some money for tickets to go back home and stay there until I finished my school. Internet and cellphones weren’t popular then, so my friends and I used to write letters because long distance calls were expensive. Now, we have APPS on our cellp...
Have you imagined leaving your homeland behind and settling in a different country? As a kid I always enjoyed the idea of traveling the world, and discovering new things, but never had thought it would be very hard to let go everything and leave. Growing up, I was always eager to meet new people, learn new languages, and make my own adventures in life. Soon, that dream turned into reality when my family decided to move to the United States of America in hopes of having a better future and new opportunities. I had mixed feelings and was confused about what to expect in the future. However, this was the biggest fear I have ever faced in my life. It was difficult to get adjusted to a new culture challenging because change brings the unknown and unfamiliar with it.
...d to United States, I was grateful that I made the decision to move. When my family visited, I was able to cherish every moment with them because I knew how difficult life without them. I was grateful to have my family. Their endless support and advice, helped me to improved myself. Lived independently in United states, I grew as a better person, I learned how to planned a better time management and to be responsible on my priority.
... and I started to realize some of the good effects that moving has had. I now understand that this experience has changed me in positive ways as well. Soon I would have friends in different places in the world that I can visit. I would have many places where I could go and feel like home. Most importantly, I would learn that one can adapt to every town and its people and that friends can be made everywhere. Every place has its conveniences and its problems. Every town has its generous and heartless citizens.
When I first moved to America I had many difficult, but positive life changing experiences. My parents, five sisters, four brothers, and I were all very nervous and excited to start a new life. I had many life changing experiences when it was my first time in an airport, starting school to learn a new language, and moving to Lincoln, Nebraska.
close friends, and a stable job. Life was very easy and interesting for me. But living here,
I got to experience living in two different places. They were both very different but, at the same time they had some things in common. I got the privilege of living in Mexico for about three years which was when I was five and once I turn seven I moved back to the United States where I had to repeat first grade. Living in Mexico and living in the United States was great but, the value of money, the language,and the weather were some of the situations that could be easily compared and contrast.
The day that we moved the decision was for us to drive to Miami instead of flying because of the amount of belongings we wanted to take with us. We rented a UHaul truck and took our SUV as well. I remember the drive was really fun we were all laughing and having a great time. Even though the drive from New York to Miami is really long it did not feel that way. As we were approaching Florida all I remember was the feeling of butterflies in my stomach and the joy in my parent's face.
New country means new language, new culture, new people and different lifestyle. I never thought of being somewhere where you don’t know the language and people. For my parent and me the difficult part was learning new language. Since, I and my sister were going to school, so we knew Basic English. But for my parents adopting new language after so many years was really tough. Since, my dad had his own business, he also had to take care that before we move to us.
Growing up in the Caribbean Island known as Saint Martin. The lifestyle is completely different compared to living in the United States. You could imagine that you’re living in paradise. I came to the USA because my mother and I weren’t on good terms at the time. St Martin is less violent, less racism and the education is more evolved on certain level meaning schools hours are longer than in America and children starts school at the age of 2, and also racism isn’t issued example: Blacks, Caucasians, Asians would get along perfectly; the distances was shorter I used to walk to the store or to go the beaches or meet up friends, transportation is totally different and bit more organize and less confusing. To have been able to grow up in an amazing
My experience of leaving Saudi Arabia has made me a better person. Of course at the beginning it was very difficult, but I’m glad now that I was able to get a scholarship to study in Canada and learn English. Maybe if I didn’t get this opportunity, I would not have met the people I met and become friends with them. The best thing I can say about leaving my country is that now I have friends from all over the world and I would not change anything for that experience.
To begin with, I regretfully drifted away from a lot of my childhood friends. When I came to Canada, I communicated with them at first but then years passed by and I became busy.
Life here was a completely different from where I came from. Everything was new for me, all the different kinds of food, the housing style, the cars, the technology and even the internet. Being here opened a world of opportunities to me and I was definitely going to take advantage of that. At the beginning the hardest thing for me was the language and getting used to all the different cultures. Even though I came here knowing very little English I always worked hard at school and do the best I could to learn it. People made fun of my accent but I wouldn’t mind since I needed to practice and their comments weren’t going to stop me. But I always had a goal in mind, going to college. I was always thinking ahead and how decisions such as giving my best or not could affect my future.
I began to make friends at school. My friends were the kinds of kids that other people considered
I was able to spend a lot of time with my family, our friends, and play all sorts of games. This experience made me start to like traveling. Every time I would get the chance to travel, I will take that chance. We were able to go to a theme park, eat many delicious foods, and play many video