Per Diem-Personal Narrative

Studying in a foreign country is an interesting experience of an individual lifetime. One tends to learn a number of things relating to ways of life in a foreign land. Social, political and economic values and aspects are usually different from one region to another. Therefore, through studying abroad one is able to learn different issues about another society such as gender and sexuality issues, social class and race/ethnicity issues. Having come from a developing country studying in the U.S.A has been a great experience personally. This paper will attempt to provide a reflection of my personal experience on studying in the U.S by comparing the history of Angola and the U.S.

that she had a male, Igor Gentsaryuk, in custody for DUI near the 3700 block of

Growing up in Ghana, I had heard a lot of things about the U.S. This was a country I had always wanted to visit; my prayer was answered when I got the opportunity to travel there. Arriving in a new environment came with many experiences. Adjusting with food, language and the weather was not easy. With the passage of time, however I have been able to0 adjust and fit it. This write-up therefore is to elaborate on my experiences since coming to U.S.

Denise is on vacation August 29th thru September 2nd. I don’t know if Julie mentioned to you, if Kim could cover some of her shifts. I would need help especially on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:30 to 9:30 p.m. If she is able to help out on Monday and Friday, I would appreciate any time in the afternoon hours. Please let me know if any these hours work because I’m working on the schedule now for that

I am so sorry that I could not have been on the call this evening. At this moment, I am going though intensive training until 10pm to be an Orientation Leader for this summer. I do hope that you all can understand my predicament.

On Tuesday, 10-13-15, at approximately 2220 hrs., while out on patrol, I noticed Kyle Andre Cain, w/m, DOB 08/24/1974, walking his dog northbound at the 400blk of N. Main St. I advised Communication Officer Reiland, to run Cain through MULES by SSN that I had retrieved from ITI.

My current resident assistant was unavailable to interview because he is usually a very busy and had a deadline coming up tomorrow, so instead I interviewed an RA that was working at the Willkie. His name was Vasu and he was super open with me about being an RA. He was really honest too, he said that the process of becoming an RA was and is hard and that it is a very competitive process.

“American Dream.” Those two words are what drove my parents to escape the challenges of living in poverty stricken Colombia. Being a first generation, young, female, Latina immigrant my upbringing has made me fortunate enough to embrace all of the opportunities available for me.

My “American Dream” wasn’t exactly my American Dream so I’m gonna make up some stuff. The way I will achieve my American Dream is to kinda try in school, just enough to pass it at least, and I will help out my community by doing things around in my area which is almost nothing because I live in the middle of nowhere. In school I will need to finish my English work and complete all of my aows. In Algebra I will have to try really hard because math is super important in life but math is extremely hard and and is dumb but you have to have it.

For the past 2 years with NCPA, I was involved multiple fundraising events such: philanthropy bake sales, fall carnival and spring fling. With PDC this year, I helped with multiple bake sales, all carnival, spring fling and worked at concession stands at American Bank Center. Last semester, I designed the tie bar and worked multiple vendors to find the best price. Fifty percent of the item was sold about during the 2-hour of merchandise exchange at Founder’s Day.

Some people view the outside world as a dangerous place full of disparity and misery, others like to embrace that unknown and try to use it as a catalyst for inner growth. I like to see myself as the latter, the individual who lives for the rush of the unknown. I looked down to see what I could only describe as a dream come true. It was a ticket for a six month tour around Asia that would lead to the complete immersion of native culture and tradition- Vietnamese Pho, the mountain folk of Nepal, the Muay Thai martial arts of Thailand, Chinese Architecture and the beaches of Laos are some of the places that we got to experience first-hand. As a participant I was expected to live with 15 other individuals from around the world that I had never

Attempting to maintain an education while simultaneously being aware at the fact that my birth giver, my mother, is not a legal American citizen hindered my mentality and work ethic ever since I entered high school. I reminisce about waking up in the morning and faintly hearing my mother grieving in hopes of being able to obtain an American citizenship. I reminisce about being with my mother and praying with for the slightest aspiration of conceiving an American citizenship.

“Si no tienen dinero suficiente pagar, mueren.” As Santiago expressed his perception of American healthcare (if you didn’t have enough money to pay, you died), I was startled into an awareness of how stereotypes drove both of our perceptions of each other’s countries. Throughout many similar Spanish conversations during my semester living in Salamanca, Spain, I became particularly conscious of the disparities in my truisms about the United States and my peers’ beliefs. Lodging with the Gomez-Cespedes family in their crowded apartment, I attended the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. Immersed in a Psychology class, where I was the only foreigner, my position changed. It was the first time in my life that I was the center of attention because of my nationality. I was bombarded with generic questions about complex issues. My group, after having so many intense conversations about healthcare, decided to compare the state of healthcare in our respective countries. As

Through recent years I have come to a realization in life, with the gift of observation, the situations life has thrown at me has helped me understand what my role here in America is. As a fellow American, I have found purpose in providing help to others when they face the struggles of life I, too, have had to face. As life carries on, my responsibility to America is to use my experiences and gathered wisdom to help others, to teach them, lead them, and inspire them.

Over spring break, I asked my family about our family health care insurance. I learn about our type of insurance and coverage, amount paid for by us and my father’s employer, and the deductible and co-pay. I also learned about the difference between a PPO insurance and a HMO insurance.