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- Settling in a new place can be a difficult experience. Moving from one county to another
can be considered a bit easy, however, moving and settling in a new country can be rather hard.
More so when that country is the United States of America.I was merely ten years old when my
mother told me that we were moving to the United States. The United States! That was dreams
come true. In my country, Bangladesh, it is considered a huge privilege to visit the United States,
let alone settling permanently in the country. I was very excited by the news and could not wait
to board a plane. I had never boarded a plane before, thus I was eager to even touch it.
Then it was time to travel! After we boarded the plane my eagerness shifted from the plane to the
country we are going to settle in. while on board several questions ran through my mind, like
how is the country like? Who is going to be my friend? Does the country have buildings like
those in Bangladesh? Then I fell asleep.I was woken up by the voice of my mother asking me to
wake up. Stepping out of my first plane ride, I was welcomed by an unfamiliar surrounding
which significantly contrasted with that of my country. For starters, the place was serene; it was
quite mesmerizing. Then I came to my senses and realized that I was now in the United States of
America. We then took a taxi to our new home in New York City.
I found American people to be welcoming, on a daily basis I would meet new people who
would often smile at me and greet me in a friendly manner. It was, however, difficult to interact
with them due to the language barrier. I liked my surrounding, finding it nice, I would often sit in
the balcony just to admire the sight of New York City, especially at night. It was an experience I
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New York City.
After settling in the country, it was time to enroll in school; this is when I realized that I
was different from the other children. I was eager about this, despite finding it difficult to adapt
to the surroundings and interact with people around where we lived; I thought that things would
be better in school. Since I am a social and talkative person, I was eager to meet and make new
friends in school. However, this was not as I noticed that friends were made only if could
converse with them.
Despite learning a few English phrases, I found my friends’ conversation to be rather fast
making it difficult for me to follow. Since I could only construct a few sentences in English,
most kids in school avoided me. I found this to be very demining. Some of my classmates even
loudly mocked me from the way I spoke and my ascent. I was very embarrassed about myself. I
one instance one girl in my class, Clare, was mimicking me, I really felt bad; I cried a lot that
day. This haunted me immensely and I started regretting why we moved to this country. It was a
difficult situation for me, back in my home country most of the kids in my neighborhood wanted
to be friends with me. But here, it was inverse no one wanted to make friends with me:
somebody who did not know how to express themselves. As the mockery persisted I grew
‘numb’ and ignored their insults and instead appreciated their observation. My parents also
encouraged me to ignore some the insults in school. The main reason we had to move to the
country was because my parents thought that I would get a good education. Therefore, in order to
make them proud of me and be successful in achieving my dreams I had to preserver and ignore
some of the difficult situations I encountered.
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When I told my parents how difficult it was getting along with other kids in school they
encouraged me to put an effort into learning English. My aunt would help me in English; I
remember she used to write me phrases which I presented wherever I was asked something.
Despite this, it was difficult to be attentive in class. I was always the center of attention in class. I
would often work on other kids talking and making fun of me.Despite most of my classmates
insulting me and my ascent, there were some who accepted me the way I was. Thanks to them I
was able to learn and adapt however difficult it was. My friend, Jeremy really helped me a lot in
learning English. He would always encourage me to put more effort as well as teaching some of
the English phrases and words. The few friends I had ensured that I was able to master at least an
English word daily. As I progressed through my studies in the country, my English improved
significantly.
It took me almost three months to be able to make sensible conversation in English. I was
able to communicate and express myself effectively. I can consider the first three months in the
country as the worst time of my life. It was difficult being a young child and always being
reminded by others that you are different from them. Back in my country, I always looked
forward to attending school, but here, my mother would almost drag me to school in the
morning. I had to wake up early in the morning, not because I looked forward to going to school,
but in order to learn a few phrases before heading to school. However, things were a bit different
after the first three months. The number of my friends even started to increase; I no longer
needed to cram English phrases before going to school. After mastering the language, things
progressed smoothly, I was now able to easily cope and interact with many people.
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From the difficulties I encountered in the first few months in the country, I made it my point that
by seventh grade I would be fluent in English. The urge made me strive to learn the English
language. I would often consult my aunt, my parents and some of the friends I had made in
school. As a way of practicing English, I would read most of the texts including books, novels
and magazines.
However learning the language, the American culture still had an impact on me. Coming
from Bangladesh, my parents did not entirely conform to American culture. At home, we
observed most of my parent’s culture, the food we took, how we addressed each other as well as
how we dressed. Despite not openly showing it, I could always feel like I was still the odd one
out since I did not entirely fit in the American culture. It was still hard to have a conversation
with other children in school since other than studies, which most students had little interest in,
we had fewer things in common. Whenever I tried to make a conversation with someone, we
would lack a topic to discuss. I believe this was due to the different cultural backgrounds, which
were strikingly different.
The confusion imparted by the new culture and language impacted my studies. I was not
sure of what I wanted to pursue as my career. I was not sure of even the subjects to major in. one
day I decided to try out a class in computer science. After a few classes in computer science, I
realized that I liked the course. I liked it majorly because I had few friends in school, therefore
working with computers acted as a solace to me. I preferred working with the computers instead
of trying to converse with some of the classmates. My interest in computer science abundantly
grew and I made huge strides in the subject.
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Most of my classmates started liking me because of the software solutions that I would
regularly perform in class. This gave me something to be proud of; some of the students who
disliked me because of my difficulty in language started wanting to be my friends. I grew to like
the country and the people, maybe because most of them started to like me because of my
achievements.My passion in conjunction with available opportunity to learn boosted my interest
in the subject. In my homeland, unlike the United States, students have to pay for school fees
which limit most of them from furthering their studies. This, therefore, inspired me to pursue
computer studies which have been a huge model for the person I am today. Another motivation
is that there is an unmentioned rule in the country which required immigrants to work hard in
order to contribute to the economy of the country. Therefore, I felt that the only way in which I
would contribute to the economy of the United States was by putting an effort into my education
to become successful in my career.
In conclusion, moving to the United States is one of the difficult events in my life.
Flashing back I realize that for an immigrant to adapt in the United States with ease, they have to
learn the English language. My hard time, I believe was because I had not mastered the English
language which became a huge communication barrier. I had to struggle to learn new phrases
and vocabularies every day in order to aid my communication. Therefore, my determination,
interests, and willingness have ensured that my residents in the United States were made rather
easy. However, I think that I still have to work on learning about the American culture since I
think it is the only aspect which I have not fully understood. I am currently working on some of
the basic ethics, which I believe will make me grow as a person as well as aiding my success as a
student.
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