College Admissions Essay: Moving To A New Country

Coming To America The film “Coming to America” gives an added invigorating take about Africans in America and their wealth Perception back in their homeland of Africa. Any movie in which the actor Eddie Murphy is acting in comes with extreme comical central plots, I have yet to view a movie where Murphy plays a serious more non-factual role. This movie is not like every other typical movie we’ve watched during the course of this class, the movie is more of a hilarious depiction of Africans and shows a much more positive side to the culture instead of the usual blacks catering to whites portrayal of old America. Eddie Murphy plays the role of “Prince Akeem, who comes from a wealthy African family and comes to America in hopes of finding a wife

America is one of the richest and safest place in the whole wide world. I was born in Egypt and came to California when I was 10 years old, I love it here. The reason I came to America was because of safety, but now that a lot of people have weapons it 's not as safe anymore. We should make a law about limiting people’s weapons and only people who actually need it shall have it.

When I was six years old, living in Ethiopia, my dad won an American green card visa lottery among 53,000 people. Although it was exciting news, family members were discouraged because my dad could not afford the visa processing and traveling expense. However, he found a sponsor in Seattle, which allowed him to settle in America. As soon as he found a good house and a stable job, he started the process for me and my family. Multiple errors and obstacles delayed our processing for five years.

There’s just something about Mexico that is so captivating. I don’t know whether it's the food or the people or the overall environment. It is not always easy for me to say that, though. Why? Well, I usually go to Mexico once a year to this small village by the name of Bolanos, Jalisco.

So when the opportunity arose to pursue love, and to be with a crush of mine for a very long time, I weighed the good: My happiness, someone to cherish

At the age of____, I left everything behind in Armenia and migrated into the United States of America to start a new life. Even though I love my paternal land and do not forget where I come from, the fact that I could pursue a career and become a productive member of the society encouraged me to move to America. To my great misfortune, I was persecuted for being politically active in my own country and I could no longer fight with the authorities for violating my civil rights. I had the potential of facing more dangerous situations than I was already in at the time. I am my parent’s first child

I was born in Bogota, Colombia on August 14th, 1998 and left only two years later in search of a better life in the United States of America. The United States is where I was raised, where all my childhood memories take place; the life I know is in this country. Although I have no memory of Colombia, I am still influenced by its culture. Furthermore, I have embraced my Colombian heritage, centering part of my identity on it.

Over the course of my lifetime, I have been known as the adventurous one. The one who would travel to unimaginable locations, or the one who would desire to explore unknown and vague destinations. With this in mind, there is one thing I am certain of; I have a significant and meaningful querencia. Knowing my exploratious personality, one may assume that my querencia would be berserk and out of the ordinary, but this couldn't be any further away from the truth. Sometimes it's the simplest of places that connect with one’s soul like no other, or shape them to be the person they are.

Moving to a new country can be difficult sometimes. Leaving all my relatives and friends back home was the saddest thing for me. My mother told me that we were moving to a new country. At first, I thought my mother was joking about it. but little did I know that she was telling the truth.

In the summer of 2014, I went overseas with my Spanish teacher and a group of my peers. We saw the bustling city of Paris with its historic architecture, picturesque streets, and the lavish Eiffel Tower. We traveled the French countryside and saw seemingly perpetual vineyards and opulent chateaus. In Spain, we saw royal palaces and centuries old artwork from renowned museums. Finally, on our last day of the trip, we took a journey into Tétouan, Morocco.

As my time in Pennsylvania is coming to an end, it is leaving me with a bittersweet taste in my mouth. I still stand by my decision to come back home, although I didn 't have to, and I am proud of myself for sticking it through. When I left over a year ago I left behind a lot of unresolved issues and as a person I was not fond of. I left fragments of friendships, a false entitlement, a whole boat load of drama, a drunken stupor, and tons of empty hopes and goals. I chose to come back to PA to tackle these things head on and right my wrongs, grow from my mistakes and, make amends with others and myself.

As someone who has always enjoyed trying new things, one of the academic qualities that attracted me to this institution is the Study Abroad program. I have a passionate tendency toward trying new things, such as, when I was only five years old I was playing catch in the yard with my father. I decided that I really enjoyed throwing a ball back and forth, though simple. From then on I decided I wanted to play baseball. Throughout this endeavor, I stayed involved with baseball for nine more years, during both spring and fall.

Moving is always hard. It is harder if you are moving from your birthplace to a culturally different country after spending most of your teenage years. I moved from Bangladesh to New York about a year and a half ago and let me tell you, it was not easy. I had to leave the place I grew up in, my friends and relatives and start a new life here in America. Probably the only good part was that at least I was with my family throughout this hardship.

Kelsi McDougle Study Abroad Application The opportunity to study abroad in Spain would be an integral part of my education as academically and personally, the program complements where I have been, where I currently am, and where I am going. Over the past several months, I have spoken to Babson representatives, Babson students, abroad representatives, and had the chance to visit two potential schools to do an exchange program with. After conducting extensive research, I have concluded that studying in Granada, Spain would be the best fit given my previous experiences and goals moving forward.

Take me back to the night where I lay there in the darkness satisfied with where I was after a massive year filled with the most beautiful and challenging things to grace my life. Would have I made the same decision ? Would I have accepted something as simple as that Facebook request? If I knew what I know now back then, I would have to say no. The joy that it brought isn’t worth the stress, hurt and sadness that eventuated from it.