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Personal Narrative: My Life In America
If I tell you about America, what is going to come in your mind? For those people who have never been outside America, I know it will be hard for them to understand what I mean. When I was in Africa, I thought that everybody in America is rich, educated and has a happier life, and when I got here I found out it was different. Eight years ago, I was wishing to come to America. I was born and I grew up in Africa, a country known as Tanzania. Everybody in Africa wishes they could be born in America. Life in Africa is totally different with life in America in term of socially, economically, politically and culturally. Talking about United States you talk about the world’s richest country and their economic is among the highest in the world. I was praying every day to come here, I asked myself if I can get an opportunity to come to America my life will be good …show more content…
Stress about money and finances appears to have a significant impact on Americans’ lives. I came to realize those stress resulted from working too hard and excessively bills that someone has. Peoples are working too hard to cover the bills and do not get enough time for sleep, they do not get time to socialized with family and friends. I realize that even if you have everything in your life, if you’re not happier everything will count nothing. In life, there is nothing that is important rather than being happy. I found that most American suffer from high blood pressure, chest pain, sleeping problem due stress. I did not know how stress is until I come to this country. I keep asking myself why am I having too much stress while I am in a country which is full of everything. The stress that I have is due to the absence of socialization. I am working too much to cover the bills and provide what is best for my kids without get enough time to sleep and going out with friend for

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