My older brother was sad because it was his last year of high school and he was going to college and he was supposed to graduate with all his friends. It really had a huge impact on me because, I always thought that going live in the Philippines and never change countries. It really hit me because that means that, I am going to a new country don't know anybody in it and going to leave my friends who I knew ever since, I was in first grade and leaving some of my relatives. I was never prepared to leave my comfort zone.
My 2nd defining moment is me graduating 6th grade to high school. The Philippines doesn't have middle school you go straight to high school.Graduating for 6th grade to high school is a big thing in the Philippines. The education system in the Philippines compared to America is very different. In the Philippines you will be held back a grade if you failed a class unlike in America you just move to a new grade if you fail a class. I always try to