Charreada

Change is like a tornado: it comes without warning, and can turn your house upside down, or let it down safely. My move from Mexico to the United States. Moving from Mexico to the United States was not difficult, but adapting to the new and different country has been the most arduous challenge I have faced in my life so far. Mexico was the country where I am born and raised, where I had a good life, my family and my best friends, taking the decision to move US, leaving all that I had in my country, and adapting to a new language was a challenging event for me.

I was absolutely devastated when my parents told me we would be moving to the United States and leave Mexico. One morning, about 3 years ago, while I was preparing to go to school, my father called from the United States. He had called to inform us that he wanted us to move to the United States in the summer. My father wanted us to move here so that his children could have more choices and opportunities for a better education and quality of life. Also because most of the time my father was away from us because of his work. In the time I was living in Mexico, the country was having problems with the drugs cartels and our lives were at risk. The decision of moving to US was mostly made because we had the opportunity to enter the country legally. I was given this great opportunity at a young age, and I will not waste it.

I thought about the idea of leaving home, friends and country. At the beginning I was afraid to leave everything behind and start a new life in another country. I could not imagine living in another country in which I have not grown up. I can still remember how terrified I was of leaving my homeland. I was most nervous about my language and going to a new school where everyone spoke a language that I could not understand. My friends were some I would miss so much because I was scared that I would not fit in and not make any new friends. The food and the traditions would be really different. I knew all these had to change if I wanted to be successful.

The language was the most difficult barrier in moving US. When I moved here I knew few words of English. I could not speak or understand what people said to me. I felt so badly because I could not ask in the store for help, I could not read warning signs. One day I was in Wal-Mart and worker asked me if I need any help, I said “Yes”, then he asked ,”What are you looking for?” I could not replay to his question because I did not understand what he asked. Also I did not pass my driving test first time because I did not understand what instructor said to me. It was a challenge for me to change my life and learn English. I finished my high school in US andI took ESL classes. After all the hard work I started understand others and I started to communicate with people. I would like to say that I broke language barrier, but I am still having problems speaking English free.

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