Friday, October 1, 2010
On December 1998 I came to the United stats of America as refuge .About twenty people like me were integrated me in London while in my way to to America .We were landed in the evening at Los Angeles airport .After we land our sponsor took as to hotel, and we spent for the night there. I is hard to explain how difficulty it is to move from country to another. Everything that we saw was new and hard to explain. At beginning every body got cultural shock,because the language every thing what we sow was new and hard to understand.however after few month es we began to understand.We integrate to new world and began to live new life.After three month's we went to school and we began to study ESL .After few months I try to speak little English .One day I asked question to my teacher. my question was ,how long is it going to take us to read and to understand the English newspaper .I asked .The teachair said probably six years said the teacher.When I heard that I give up right away I thought six years are to long ,so I decided better to look a job and help my parents back home . These was the first Major mistake. I have done in my life. From that moment I have been working two jobs until today so I wold like to say to everybody pleas don't give up.
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This is a very moving story, Mehari. I hope you don't feel too much regret, because in reality it was great that you were working to help your family. Please don't put too heavy of a burden on your shoulders!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you have decided to really work on your English now. Writing is the "final fronier" for many people -it is much more difficult than speaking or listening. Keep up the hard work in this class, and I'm sure you will improve.
A few changes:
United States of America
We landed
Los Angeles
After we landed
our sponsor
spent the night there.
It is hard to explain how difficult it is to move from one country to another.
everything that we saw was
However
after a few months
we went to school
My question was, "How long is it going to take us to read and understand the English newspaper?" The teacher said, "Probably six years." When I heard that, I gave up right away.
my parents
This was the first major mistake.
so I'd like to say to everybody, "Please don't give up!"