Personal Narrative-Intellectual Analysis

“Attention all passengers, Flight JJ8094 to Miami, Florida is preparing for boarding. Please have your passes ready.” As I navigated through the congested São Paulo International Airport, a potluck of feelings took over me. Although wary of the perils that come with leaving home, it was a surprise that my lifelong, haunting feeling of failure had vanished. I was taking my first step towards a better life for my family.

While waiting to board the plane, my mind spiraled into introspections of my past. Despite having two college acceptances in Brazil, I could not attend either. One was too expensive and the other demanded full-time commitment. However, I had decided that I would improve my English and get a job back home to pay for college and
Unfortunately, my new host parents ostracized me because of my Hispanic origin, whereas they celebrated the other Au Pair with a French heritage. I chose to ignore this to focus on my primary goal and registered for English as a Second Language course at Colorado Mountain College. Here, I met a phenomenal person in my Speaking and Listening instructor. Her classes helped me improve my English, while her compassion made me value my efforts in class. Within a few weeks, my command over English improved exponentially. I actively participated in class discussions and helped my peers with their assignments. However, the circumstances at home were unchanged. Although the children loved me, the host parents disregarded my efforts and passed snide
Encouragement from my instructors and my desire to study led me to enroll in college-level English courses, but I needed a nearly perfect score on the Accuplacer test. Thinking of home and the struggles that brought me here, I began preparing early for the test. Every night after work, I spent my time working on practice problems. Concurrently, I enrolled in advanced English courses while skipping a few basic