Example Of Personal Narrative Essay
I was born into a blend of two cultures. I was raised in a Mexican-American household, my family of Mexican descent and the society around me American. I was living on American territory with Mexican customs and American expectations. My family wanted me to be better than they ever had the opportunity to be. My home became my safe place; My community was my shield. I grew up on both sides of the southernmost border of the United States of America. I have seen both sides of the border and they are very similar, you can only tell the difference when you watch from afar. I have always been a foreigner. Mexico saw me as an evolutionary step from my Mexican grown parents. America saw me as a minority with not many possibilities to grow
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A shot at greater education. A wish sent out to the world hoping it will come true.
Growing up on different sides without belonging to either shaped me in a certain way. I learned to be more compassionate and I have an appreciative view on the world. I was told I belonged to both Mexico and America, being Hispanic, but society treats you in a different way. For example, my Spanish wasn’t good enough for my Mexican relatives and my English wasn’t refined enough for the American society. I began to learn english when I was in second grade. My teacher believed that I was ready to face another challenge. She referred me to what we called a “transitioning program.” I was taken out of class several days per week the last few months of my second grade year. Finally after two or three months after I started third grade, I along a few other students began to split the time between a spanish and an english class. I still remember my first day in the first english speaking class I ever had. The first time there we took a spelling quiz on all english words, a test unlike any we had taken before, a test we hadn’t studied for. The teacher spoke directly to us in a mix of english and spanish telling us not to worry too much, he would later give us time to study
A shot at greater education. A wish sent out to the world hoping it will come true.
Growing up on different sides without belonging to either shaped me in a certain way. I learned to be more compassionate and I have an appreciative view on the world. I was told I belonged to both Mexico and America, being Hispanic, but society treats you in a different way. For example, my Spanish wasn’t good enough for my Mexican relatives and my English wasn’t refined enough for the American society. I began to learn english when I was in second grade. My teacher believed that I was ready to face another challenge. She referred me to what we called a “transitioning program.” I was taken out of class several days per week the last few months of my second grade year. Finally after two or three months after I started third grade, I along a few other students began to split the time between a spanish and an english class. I still remember my first day in the first english speaking class I ever had. The first time there we took a spelling quiz on all english words, a test unlike any we had taken before, a test we hadn’t studied for. The teacher spoke directly to us in a mix of english and spanish telling us not to worry too much, he would later give us time to study