Essay About Moving To America
Problems are a part of life and they mould our lives in turn. Finding solutions to those problems helps us keep moving and can be rewarding, most of the time. One of the problems that I faced in my life and could successfully overcome was getting on with my English skill after I migrated to US in order to settle here permanently. Because, English wasn’t my first language and the American accent was new to me, I had problems conversing with people here.
I emigrated from India seven years ago with lots of dreams and the hope to settle in US after marriage. But initially, I was shy talking to people here as I couldn’t express myself clearly due to insufficient English vocabulary. I also had difficulty understanding people with the unusual American …show more content…
If stuck in a problem or somewhere out, one cannot ask for help unless he/she can converse properly. Therefore, I realized that trying to stay away from the situation wouldn’t help; sooner or later, I will have to face the people here while I work or further study.
In order to avoid an embarrassing situation in public, I would ask my husband, whenever available, to help deal with such situation and sharply observe, how and what all he would say for that particular instance. I also spent some time watching the local channels, trying to follow and get used to their accent.
Besides this, listening to other people’s conversation was another useful way to learn, where I would try to understand them while also observing, how and what to say in a situation. So whenever I got chance, I would hear other people conversing in a market place, doctor’s clinic, at the school bus stop where I used to drop and pick up my 5 yrs. old nephew. Also, I would converse a little with my nephew without any hesitation and whenever I got time, would read local newspapers and magazines.
All these measures did help me and I was able to do some light conversation when required, also answer phone calls with limited conversation; however, a part of me was still inside the
I emigrated from India seven years ago with lots of dreams and the hope to settle in US after marriage. But initially, I was shy talking to people here as I couldn’t express myself clearly due to insufficient English vocabulary. I also had difficulty understanding people with the unusual American …show more content…
If stuck in a problem or somewhere out, one cannot ask for help unless he/she can converse properly. Therefore, I realized that trying to stay away from the situation wouldn’t help; sooner or later, I will have to face the people here while I work or further study.
In order to avoid an embarrassing situation in public, I would ask my husband, whenever available, to help deal with such situation and sharply observe, how and what all he would say for that particular instance. I also spent some time watching the local channels, trying to follow and get used to their accent.
Besides this, listening to other people’s conversation was another useful way to learn, where I would try to understand them while also observing, how and what to say in a situation. So whenever I got chance, I would hear other people conversing in a market place, doctor’s clinic, at the school bus stop where I used to drop and pick up my 5 yrs. old nephew. Also, I would converse a little with my nephew without any hesitation and whenever I got time, would read local newspapers and magazines.
All these measures did help me and I was able to do some light conversation when required, also answer phone calls with limited conversation; however, a part of me was still inside the