How The World I Live in Has Changed My Perception

I was more excited rather than being in a panic. It was at that moment I didn’t think that my life would be so much different from what I’m used to. Even after I realized the people I will miss, I had a strong feeling that my family's move to a different country would give me a brighter future. But, little did I know what I would have to endure to experience the future I had wished for.

It was four years ago when my mom, brother and I moved to America. I remembered the day when my mother told us that the guy she met online asked her to marry him. I was bewildered and scared because I didn’t know who this guy is. But as soon as we moved here in America I learned that the guy (that is now my stepfather) would help to change our life, since it was only my mother who raised us. After spending my whole life in a third world country, I learned how hard it is to live a life without working hard for your family. Throughout my life, my mother wasn’t always there, because she had to sacrifice her time to work hard, since she’s the bride winner in our family. It was my grandparents who took care of us while my mom was away and it was hard, because I never had the chance to spend time with my mother, but I understood why she was not always there for us. I remember when I asked my grandfather why my mother was away most of the time and he looked at me surprised with the question, then he slowly replied “For you and your brother to have a better life”.

Since I was young at the time I just nodded and didn’t think about what he meant by that. And now moving to a new environment that was totally different from the one I’m used to was very difficult, even until now. I knew that this would become the biggest obstacle I would have to overcome. It was extremely complicated when I was learning to get accustomed to a new language, culture, and the environment. There were times in which I did not want to go to school, considering that I didn’t want to face the humiliation of not being able to speak fluent English as the other kids at the school I attend and there were times I wanted to return back to my native country, but I remembered what my grandfather told me, I then realized that I’m fortunate enough to be in a world where my mother no longer needed to work as hard as she can to provide for us.

Then as time passed, I learned that the world I live in has changed my perception. The life I have now taught me to face the unexpected with confidence, optimism, and preparedness. My family’s experience taught me to face an unforeseen world with confidence.