Personal Narrative: Immigrating To America
Immigrated to America
When was your biggest event that made you really nervous? In 2013, on Monday. I was in 5th grade, I went to the school as usual, and I was really tired after school. At this point, I did not even think that my father is going to tell us about going to America.
“We are going to America this summer.” I heard my sister screaming and saying, “ Are you serious!? That’s so coool!!” happily, but I could not be excited like her. I immediately thought about how my school life in America is going to be. At this time, I thought American people are mean and racist. That night, I even saw a dream that I am making no friends and being bullied by the American people. I got so scared when I saw that dream, I did not want to go to America. I want to stay in Japan, but going to America was necessary for me to do. I had no option to stay in Japan, I was too young to do so.
My brother, Ryosuke, was in high school when we decided to go to America. Ryosuke tried so hard to get into the high school. In Japan, going to the high school was not a compulsory education, so in order to get in the high school, you have to take an exam, by the way. Therefore, he was not positive with going to America. He knew that going to America is going to help his so much, but he had hard decide to stay in Japan. I wanted to him to go to …show more content…
First, students are chewing gum during classes and eating snacks. In Japan, this could never be happened. Next, every girls has makeup on, and every boys has jail on their hair. If students did that in Japan, they would probably get suspended. Most important, they are so many different type of people are in the school. People has different skin color and culture. It was very interesting for me. First day of the school in America was the biggest event that makes me nervous. However, it was also the biggest event that made me exciting and enjoyable at the same
When was your biggest event that made you really nervous? In 2013, on Monday. I was in 5th grade, I went to the school as usual, and I was really tired after school. At this point, I did not even think that my father is going to tell us about going to America.
“We are going to America this summer.” I heard my sister screaming and saying, “ Are you serious!? That’s so coool!!” happily, but I could not be excited like her. I immediately thought about how my school life in America is going to be. At this time, I thought American people are mean and racist. That night, I even saw a dream that I am making no friends and being bullied by the American people. I got so scared when I saw that dream, I did not want to go to America. I want to stay in Japan, but going to America was necessary for me to do. I had no option to stay in Japan, I was too young to do so.
My brother, Ryosuke, was in high school when we decided to go to America. Ryosuke tried so hard to get into the high school. In Japan, going to the high school was not a compulsory education, so in order to get in the high school, you have to take an exam, by the way. Therefore, he was not positive with going to America. He knew that going to America is going to help his so much, but he had hard decide to stay in Japan. I wanted to him to go to …show more content…
First, students are chewing gum during classes and eating snacks. In Japan, this could never be happened. Next, every girls has makeup on, and every boys has jail on their hair. If students did that in Japan, they would probably get suspended. Most important, they are so many different type of people are in the school. People has different skin color and culture. It was very interesting for me. First day of the school in America was the biggest event that makes me nervous. However, it was also the biggest event that made me exciting and enjoyable at the same