College Admissions Essay: My Journey To The US

I was born on May 24, 1999 in a small hospital in a town just outside the capital of Puerto Rico called Rio Piedras. I was the second and last born into a young, loving, strong couple named Selma and Edgar Sanchez. They believed that in order to live a strong, fruitful

My goal coming to the United States was to have opportunities to get educated and to become part of something greater than myself. The challenge I have encountered in coming to the U.S. was the culture differences and language barrier here in South Florida. The Sunshine State offers a great deal of individuals not only in the U.S. but also from all around the world. As a twelve years old boy whose family lived majority of their lives in a rural area near Bangkok, I was never exposed to individuals from different ethnic groups or societies. I remembered my first day of school, where I roamed along the hallway, sitting in an intensive reading class, listening to words I am not familiarize with, school was very challenging and intimidating. During

As I grew up, I questioned almost everything that appeared before my eyes. At a young age, I tried to comprehend the changes that occurred in nature or in a human body. I wondered why one became ill or excited, slowly my fascination leaded to falling in love with Biology. I wish to help others using my Biology knowledge that I will obtain in college. I want to travel to other countries and aid those who are unable to get it as easily as individuals in first world countries like

Ever since I was able to reach the sink, I have helped to clean the dishes. My family takes longer to wash dishes than most because we wash every recyclable before putting it in the bin. I always threw a fit because I did not understand why we had to wash our garbage, and it was not until later that I learned it was so that everything we put in our bin would be accepted by the recycling plant.

My life seems to revolve around Ponce de Leon Avenue! I am a partner at Davis, Zipperman, Kirschenbaum & Lotito located at 918 Ponce de Leon Avenue. My son currently attends St. Thomas More Catholic School located on Ponce de Leon in Decatur. He was a proud member of the Atlanta Boy Choir for years.

I come from a big family of 13 kids and I am the second oldest in my family. I came as a refugee from Uzbekistan to the United States. When I came to the United States I was 10 years old, and since then I was in the education system. During the last year of my high school I started attending a technical school for HVAC systems. Technical school was 2 years long during which I have finished my high school with honors and attended Clackamas Community College for a year. I fell in love with the mechanics in the HVAC systems and after I got certified as a HVAC technician, I said to my self that I can go further in education and career. After the research and great help from the Clackamas Community College members I decided to pursue the Mechanical

In Naples, where I grew up, there were three main areas people lived in: the shoreline, the beach house communities, and the “woods”. Naples, in general, was full of people who would could afford the good things in life, so I would never see a man lying on the side of the road asking for spare change or a street merchant selling fake Rolexes through the roads. I always thought the people in America knew English, were already Christians, and could afford the nice things in life like Whole Foods or the latest Apple watch. I thought homes had nice views of lakes or beaches and children would go there every day before or after school like I did,

I was born in a rundown hospital in the middle of Nazareth, Ethiopia. My family immigrated to The United States of America when I was four. This fact plays a pivotal role in who I perceive myself to be and how I carry myself. The first few years of my life are incumbent in my memory and have an effect on my continual thoughts. To me, coming to America meant opportunities that are not present in a third world country. I am a foreigner whose parents decided to plant the seeds of tomorrow in a distant but propitious land. As a direct result of their initiative, we have found ourselves flourishing in this non-native land we have come to call home.

Before I stepped out of my house I remember Hero walking out in front of me, nagging about traveling alone. I scoff and proclaim “Benedick who?”- That is right, I do not need a man to travel by my side, attending to my every need and ‘protecting me’. I have planned out my journey from start to finish, allowing for enough time to immerse myself in Tibetan culture. With some persuasion Hero finally allowed me to depart for the airport with just enough time to make my flight. As I go through security I notice that all the people working at TSA are all men, they stare me down as if I were some criminal, how dare they. Every interaction with a ‘man’ puts me in a position in which I must show that I am as strong or stronger then them. As finish up going through security I hear a faint voice over the loudspeaker- “ Air China flight 1345 now ready for boarding”, quickly I get to my gate just in time to board. My assigned seat was 5A, an aisle seat because I wanted extra legroom since the flight was long.After what seemed like hours we finally started our descent. Over the people next to me I could make out beautiful mountain ranges that looked like they went for miles upon miles.

My journey began from Hlamphei to United States. I lived in Hlamphei for ten year and life is so difficult and hard because their is no job to get money. Their is no bathroom and fire to use for cooking also their is not renting house, the house where we lived was so dirty and there is no light. I never went to school because it cost too much to pay and we need uniform so instead of that I just help my parents. We planted crops but it is very hard to take care of because from my house it is so far and we need to walk long distance because we always need to pour water and get some of crop to cook. Also we have farm and I feel so sad for my parents because they use cows to farm and it was so muddy. We clean dishes and wash clothes at river because their is

My journey in the United States began in 1972 when my parents settled in upstate New York. After graduating high school, I went off to college which was short-lived due to a lack of dedication and perseverance. After failing out of college, I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and worked as an intelligence specialist. My experience in the military was very positive and the only regret was not enlisting after high school. I loved job and found purpose and mission-oriented mindset. After successfully completing four years, I was honorably discharged and my journey in the defense industry commenced.

Today was the start of my journey to America. The boat leaves around noon so in a couple of hours. What I'm bringing with me is mainly all my clothes and important stuff. I cant bring much because you cant take a lot of things. I can see the boat now so ill be getting on it soon.

Back in 2008, I was sixteen years old and going in 12th grade. My parents made a decision that changed the course of our lives. They decided to leave our home country, the Dominican Republic and start a new life here in the United States. Leaving the place I was born and raised at, friends that I’ve known since I was in pre-K and family, was very hard.

My name is Alexis Lopez Sevilla. I am 19 years old. I was born in the State of Jalisco, Mexico where I spent fourteen years of my life living there. I am the second oldest and only son of four siblings. Currently, I am living in Long Beach, California, and I am attending Long Beach City College. When I was fourteen years old, my family and I arrived in this country. Coming to the United Sates has been the most challenging experience I have had so far, especially because I did not want to move away from a place that I loved so much, that was my hometown. Therefore, the first obstacle that I experienced on this journey was not being able to accept the fact that my future was going to be established in a place that I knew so little about.

I was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala. I like to think that I’ve been blessed to experience so many different cultures, lifestyle, and diversity in Guatemala City amongst its people spending the first 6 years of my life and then moving to Belize. The change from only speaking and hearing Spanish every day to learning English after moving to Belize was a struggle. A struggle that I am so thankful I went through now because that made my transition much easier as I got to further my education to where I am now; a proud graduate and Alumni from the University of North Florida.