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When I Came To America

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This is Shuchang Lou. I come from Nanjing, which is one of the biggest and oldest city in China. I am the single child in my family and that is a common phenomenon in new generation nowadays. My parents always encourage me to try different things, meet different people, learn different culture, and live a different life. I used to be a nurse in China for four years. My work is to take care of cancer patients in hospital day after day. My life was repeated every day. Now, I am in here in America! This is my adventure!
Peter Gwin said the mystery of risk can make people willing to do things which they had never tried before although they might lose something or get a bad result (Gwin, p5). I can’t agree his opinion any more. Just like my personal experience. I left my dearest family, my friends, and all the familiar people then came to American. I don’t …show more content…

As I said before I used to be a cancer hospital nurse. I love my job but I feel tired. Too much pressure on my shoulder when I was working. In Death and Anger on Everest Jon Krakauer mentioned, Sharpas help mountaineers to carry food, medicine, oxygen bottles, and equipment. However, they put their own lives in great dangerous without any supports (Krakauer, p19-27). People will remember the mountaineers, not Sharpas. I think nurses and Sharpas have something in common. Nursing cancer patients is a hard work. You have to focus on every detail while work without any tiny mistake. One mistake would kill your patient. The number of patients is growing rapidly, and the number of nurses is inadequate. That means you have to undertake more work and responsibility. On the other hand, the medical environment in China is becoming strained. That makes me upset and scared. I come here not only for knowledge but also for time. I want to give myself some time to make me become better and stronger enough to face all the problems I might meet in the

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