parents. They have the greatest influence in our life because they are the
people we see the most and have known for longest. They sacrifice many
luxuries in order to give their children the best life possible.
My mother has had a huge impact on my life and it is because of her
that I am the person I am today and today where I am . Most people say
I am a lot like mother, both physically and mentally. We both have the same
mannerism, facial expressions , and thought processes. We love to learn and
and travel , eat exotic and luxuries food , spend time with family, and we
both have an incredible urge for knowledge. From observing my mother’s
behavior and listening to her lectures, she has had a great influence on my
life , choices , personality. My mother helped me to make one of the most
important decision which is to choose between living to the United States by
myself and living in Cambodia with my family. This decision was hard for
me to make , since I was born , raised and had lived my whole life in
Cambodia and did not want to leave for several reasons, school, my friends
and memories. One day she sat down with me and told me how important
it is to have trust in myself with everything that I do , not to be afraid of
making wrong choice or decisions. She said no matter which way I will
choose , she will always be there for me. I started crying and hugged. she
gave me the choices of living to United States ; no mother would ever give
that opportunity to her own son by knowing that she might not see her son
for a long time. She gave me the choices to make, but I decided to leave.
Just because of her ideas, continue learning from her, and hopefully
someday being like her. This drive my life being independent and know how to face to the future. After, I have been living in United