As most children growing up in Cameroon, I always wanted to travel to a different country because nothing was exciting for me to do. I wanted to know how people in other countries lived, what kind of food they ate, how they dressed, spoke, and everything about their culture. I thought the world except for Cameroon was science fiction and I often wondered how could movies stars like Tom Cruise could die on one movie and reappear in another. Well, I was small and I watched too much mission impossible. Later as I grew older, I wanted to speak different languages, further my education and earn a better job and a career for myself. All of my relatives who came home for x-mass from countries in Europe looked bigger, fresh and were highly respected. …show more content…
I will not know him grow or call me Papa, or teaching him how to be a gentleman like myself. All the sleepless night I suffered because of him and now, I was abandoning him. My wife and best friend, my high school sweetheart, for 7 years we 've been together, played and argued at the same time. She never complained, always positive and soft-spoken and talked very little with other people. If I leave who was going to console her? My mum, my greatest supporter and fan, she will support me whether I am wrong or not. How will these two beautiful women survive when I leave? My little enstine nephew Donald, who was going to pay for his education. I had a good job and salary package with extra advantages like paid vacation, health insurance for every member of my family. There was a possibility that me to become a senior manager. The job I had was one of those jobs we call “ hot cake jobs” in Cameroon. I had a nice piece of land and I was building my house. It was a beautiful family house with a living room, a kitchen, three bedrooms and two baths, after that I was going to buy my Toyota Camry 2002. All of these investments might fall if I left since no one could replace …show more content…
Starting on the first day I arrived at the kennedy international airport in new york and I had no one to pick me up. I was sleeping in a pentecostal church for two months before I found an old school mate who housed and helped me get my papers. People in the U.S. were not very friendly as I thought. The foods were different and tasted different, everything was like 500 time more expensive, the weather was horrible especially winter. Several times during those initial years, I wanted to return home to Cameroon even though my family supported me from home financially and morally. I have worked as a garbage man, a a car man, cashier, caregiver and many more in while in the
When my family decided to move to America when about three years ago, I got to experience depression for the first time. Everyone around me seemed to be so unfamiliar and cold. I didn’t speak the same language that most of the people speak in my school, and we had different culture and shared different beliefs. I found no one to trust and talk to. My father’s word kept being played in my mind.
My first language is English but I also understand haitian Creole. I would say I am intermediate in Haitian Creole. I also think some words in Spanish are familiar to me because in Creole there are some Spanish words ( as well as some French). I want to be able to hold a basic conversation in Spanish or at least understand it. Eventually, i would love to be fluent or at least intermediate in the language to be able to communicate well with my future Spanish-speaking ELL students when I become a teacher.
Tenacious. In 1989 Liberia, West Africa was faced with the economic stress of a civil war. In 1989, my parents were faced with leaving three children in that war. My mother had recently given birth to her fourth child in America, and returned to Liberia. When the war broke out the US Embassy would only let her bring my sister, the American citizen, back to the states.
There were rice plants on my left and farm animals on my right. I grew up in New York City, so you can imagine the millions of questions that were running through my head. I’d never been to the countryside of the Dominican Republic before, but when I finally did, I couldn’t be more ecstatic, despite the scorching Caribbean sun burning down on my brown skin. I hadn’t visited the Dominican Republic since I was four years old. All I had was vague memories of my grandmother’s boisterous laugh and the chickens in the backyard I loved chasing after.
When asked about what I was leaving behind, I didn’t have to think very hard about what I wanted to say. I let my heart speak for me. To a young interviewer I said, “I think what I’d like to leave with people your age is the idea that change is possible, but you’re going to have to put
There is an old Moorish proverb that reads, “He who does not travel, does not know the value of man.” That quote resonates deep within me because I have a yearning to use my education to empower those in need. In order to do so, I need to see and experience the world outside of the one I am accustomed to. Curiosity is one of the traits that define the person that I am; because of this trait I always ask questions about the world around me and the people I meet. This is one of the driving forces behind my desire to venture outside of the United States to learn a new language and culture.
When I entered the workforce, I did so in my early thirties and as a ritualist. I accepted a position that offered no advancement opportunities, did not offer minimum wage, but rather offered a server wage and tips. While this was a full-time job, the monetary compensation did not add to the family income on a consistent basis as the income was based solely on the number of patrons on any given
I grew up on a land where February is carnival month. Sunday is family day, and every day is as hot as the day before. Being the most Brazilian as someone can be, I was born surrounded the typical Brazilian stereotype and moving the U.S. at the age of 13 expanded my culture and values. Growing up in Brazil, I matured following their rituals and customs. Family is a big aspect of the Brazilian culture, so family is the most important thing to me.
It was one of the most difficult periods of my life. On the surface, I had a great job in a well-known company. I 'd done what was expected of me post university. I 'd been promoted several times. I had a mortgage, I was travelling with work and had great prospects ahead of me.
I mostly grew up in poverty. We were the people that were thought as “smooching off the government.” My dad is retired and we both live off of social security. Throughout my entire schooling till the end of high school, I always received the free/reduced lunch program. We went to a lot of garage and yard sales growing up.
In the summer I work at The Animal House Of Okoboji as a Sales Associate. I also help pick out inventory before and during the sales season. This will be my second year at the Animal house. Before Working at the animal house from the age of 13-15 I worked odd end jobs like painting two murals at the Dickinson County Animal Clinic, extra staff at a company event, and like many others babysitting.
I think that this one could be a good reason for a lot of people who like to travel outside of the country. Another good reason for learning a foreign language is people who have learned a foreign language, when applying for a job are more likely to get the job than the person that didn’t learn a foreign language. Be more employable, knowing a foreign language can make you a useful resource for most businesses, and it helps you stand out from a crowd of job applicants. Build job skills, In the global economy,
When I was ten, my parents hosted a foreign exchange student from Korea and currently I am in the Foreign Language Residence Program where I have met many foreign exchange students. Seeing their experiences studying here sparked my interest in studying abroad. In all honesty, I wanted to become a teacher at a young age, in sixth grade I started studying Spanish and I have
Furthermore, i love the feeling I get when I explore new ideas, histories, beliefs, and scenarios. It not only increases my knowledge, but also helps me overcome problems that I am dealing with. I get to experience life’s problems, pleasures, and I come out of my personal bubble to become a better person by exploring new cultures. Travelling is my passion because it’s something that I am not afraid to chase after. I get to learn more and more about myself and I am able to expand my horizons every time I travel.
As I am going to enter the university in Canada this coming September, I will explain reasons why I decide to study not in Japan but in Canada and what I would specifically like to learn there with my personal experience. First and foremost, I want to place myself in a strict environment purposely. To be honest, I had never thought about studying abroad before my parents pushing me to go to Canada. I was pretty much satisfied with my situation. I had a family, I had some close friends, I have opportunities to eat delicious Japanese cuisines: It seemed to me that There was no reason to leave Japan.