My life would have been completely different had my parents chosen to go back to China in 2001. At first‚ my dad came here alone for a job offer‚ and my mom and I came to visit him a year later. However‚ our family’s intended short visit soon became a permanent residence. They chose to stay so that I could have a better education and ultimately‚ a better life. But in order to attain what they initially envisioned when making that life-changing decision‚ they have had to endure numerous hardships
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The Move There I was living a good life in Nashville‚ Tennessee. I was very comfortable in the current state that I was in. I was just a young boy during the summer before I would head into the 4th grade. Summer was going amazing with many memories. But then I got told the news that would change the life of me and my family forever. At the time I was pretty young‚ just finished the third grade at St. Henry School and I was feeling comfortable. But sometimes I will soon find out‚ is not always
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Some say that life is like a roller coaster. That may be true‚ but no one ever tells you how many ups or downs you’re going to have or the fact that you’re getting on that roller coaster completely blind‚ unknowing to the many inevitable obstacles and loops you’ll go through. Everyone has their own specially built roller coaster that’s unique from anyone else’s‚ and mine looks a lot like a steady‚ upwards track leading to a deep drop when least expected. My childhood was no different from your average
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I leaned toward the window where my pillow was pressed against the car door. I watched the lightning a few miles to away from the car as it lit up the mountains. Compass by Zella Day played through my headphones as I sat up to look through the windshield. I took my headphones out and my friend/cousin‚ Amaya‚ sat up excitedly in her seat. It was the first time she’d ever taken this trip. The city lights below sparkled. Amaya’s mom‚ JoAnn‚ and our uncle Bill played songs from “their time” as we drove
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Life Changing Seminar Spending 3 days with total strangers made a bigger impact on me than I thought it would ever. At the end of sophomore year‚ I was given an opportunity to attend a seminar called Missouri Leadership Seminar (MLS). This seminar was just for one sophomore from schools all across Missouri. The seminar took place at the University of Central Missouri not too far from home‚ but it was a good distance. Going into this seminar I had not an idea to expect. I just thought this was
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As people‚ we make so many decisions each day. What clothes to wear‚ what to eat‚ what we want to do for the day‚ but there are some decisions in life that are life changing‚ that those day-to-day decisions can’t even compare to. Being thirteen‚ I haven’t really been faced with many life changing decisions. That doesn’t mean I haven’t faced any‚though. One decision in my life‚ that had a great affect on me. I had to decide what high school I want to go to. I could either‚ apply for Howell High School’s
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the city not knowing the city life as well as I do now. I came across a few problems. These problems I would call them life’s experiences. Whether they be good or bad. The three problems I came across were. Public schools‚ meeting new friends‚ and understanding the difference in personalities. Public schools were a bit of a problem. Seeing that I was a shy black kid in an all white school. This was a very difficult time period for me during elementary school days‚ I went to a school closer to
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When I got off of the plane‚ the immense heat wave hit me with surprise‚ and almost took me down. The humidity was sticking to my skin and the lights were white‚ like clouds floating on the ceiling. As I recuperated after those blinding lights came the most boring part of the trip‚ waiting on our luggage. As we were waiting everyone was leaving and we only had 1 bag left. We were getting a little nervous when we saw everyone leave and we were the only ones with another 8 people‚ so we went to complain
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“My heart started beats up very high‚ like someone has put huge stone over my head. Every time I end up with question how and why. There is not any reason‚ yet‚ but I believe it is just a early stage‚ -age under teenager-that was keeping me afraid. I was afraid to go to school in America. Yes‚ my first day of school in America which always will be remember and it will always be shared because it may not be only my feelings‚ but it could be point out back to you as well. I could feel the hot summer
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My decision to have American school life was the biggest transformation in my life. The background of my family was very normal except that my parents were more exposed to English than any other Korean parents. My mom is an English teacher‚ and my dad is an electrical engineer. They both can read‚ write and speak English. I was exposed to English since I was young‚ and I started to learn the alphabet when I was three. I’ve been to an English speaking kindergarten‚ and an English-based international
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