The Day That Changed My Life

Until now my experiences in this country had been very special to me. For the first time, I had to be away from my family. I was forced to make every decision without being reliant on the wisdom of elders. For the first time, I saw and spoke to

September 8th my first day back to school is a very important day for me. That day became one of the most meaningful events of my life. I consider this day to be a very important day in my life because it was the first step into shaping up my future and making a better living for my family.

It was my very first time to leave my native land, to migrate to a new country. All I thought about was, that I moving to a better place with a much more superior system. When I first set my foot in this country, I was amazed by the beauty and how developed the U.S. was. I was literally living my dream, and sometimes it seemed impossible to believe, I was living in the most powerful country. Although, I was living my dream until I had to start

I came to US during my 8th grade and that was a life changing moment in my life. It was first time traveling aboard and that also not for a trip but for to permanent settlement. I was nervous my whole time been in the plane that how I will cope up with new environment and with bunch of English speakers. I got more. When it came pilot call for, that it's time to land on the Detroit Airport, tighten your seatbelts and be relax. As soon as the plane landed on American soil, I knew that this was the place where I’d to start a new life. Even though I knew America is the “Land of Opportunity”, everything here seemed so strange to me, the streets, the language and the people that was my first time traveling abroad.

I was 14-year-old when I left my country to move to America in March 2012. When I heard I was moving to the United States, I was so delighted words cannot even describe how excited I was that day. I remember the night before my trip I could not sleep. I was excited because my whole family was going to be with me. My dad migrated to Florida four years before we came, therefore, I could not wait to see him again.

“Um well I have a book report for social studies and would I would love to ask you some questions” Anna smartly. “But first my friends need to bring the other's home and study.

I just looked at that women and thought she was from a different country, she did not sound like me at all. I asked my mom when I got to the car.

“Never mind,” I laughed “Why are you here? You look 16, unless you’re really tall.”

May 21st 2004, the day my father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, and was given 2 months to live. I still remember like it was yesterday when my mum came stumbling into my room pushing the door open like she was angry at me, when I came to the realisation that something wasn’t right I had to pretend like I was okay and strong enough to get my family through this chapter of our lives.

An accident last year changed my attitude towards life . That accident had a great impact on me , it taught me to treasure what i have and to treasure those people around me more . Although the accident was not life threatening , it was still the scariest thing i had ever been through in life . It was an accident that no one would have expected and wanted it to happen .

The immediate reaction of my subject consisted of a neck jerk, small laugh, and the polite response of “I am sorry can you repeat yourself”. I then repeated myself, and this time she came to realize I was speaking a language other than English, her response this time with a minor eye roll was “I can only speak English”. I then moved onto to a game of shardes, acting out what I needed (slippers), pointing to various objects with her guessing what I needed. She was now becoming evidently annoyed, to a point where she said “If you can understand what I am saying why can you not speak English”, additionally, her voice was becoming more aggressive too. As this was such a great response, I became lost for words, and she began to wave her manger, as a result, I admitted to her this skit was for my Sociology HW. Consequently, her small came back and she began to blush. I politely apologized for the inconvenience, but in the end I did ask where the slippers were. Lastly, those around her were also smiling as it seems they must of observed th

December 1999, the year I decided to do a big change in my life and move to Springfield, Massachusetts. I am from a little town in Puerto Rico, which few people are familiar with, coming to such a big country. It was a challenge that change the way I see life and the way I see right from wrongs.

There are many different life changing events that can change your life. Sometimes things happen in people’s life and they can’t do anything about it. Changes can be good and sometimes it can be a terrible thing that results in a positive turn in one’s life. Change is a part of life that no one looks forward to. Everyone’s life changes at some point. Life is full of many unexpected challenges that will be thrown in your face at any place and any time. People learn and grow from every experience that they go through in life. Some of the events that have changed my life was losing my grandmother, graduation, and going to college. Changes come almost every day in my life.

I remember it like it was yesterday, the day that changed my life forever. On March 9th of 2011, my mom was diagnosed with skin cancer in her lung. The doctor gave her about six months to live and this is how it went.

Throughout my life, there were many days that were significant; however there is only one day that stands from the rest. The most important day of my life is the day I graduated high school. Graduating high school was an emotional day because I felt prepared to exit one stage of my life and optimistic for the next step in my life.