Sunday, November 17, 2013

Big change of my life

These last two years has been the hardest time of my life so far. I had to fit myself into a lot of changes which has changed my whole life. So what is this big change in my life? Was I successful in this big change?


I was born in Iran and I lived there for almost 17 years. Basically I was a normal student and I was trying study and finish high school, but before finishing high school, my mom won a lottery which allowed my family and I come to the U.S. I was so happy that I could get out of the country and experience some new things. I thought my life will be so much easier in America, but after coming here, I realized I have more problems which I had to go through and solve them.


First my family and I had to find a place that we could live in. So we found a house in Beaverton after living a couple months in my uncle's house. We could barely pay for the rental house and lots of other stuff. That wasn't the only problem that we had.
I had to finish high school here, so I went and registered in a school. The problem was that I didn't know any english, This was one of my hardest issues in the U.S. Going to a school and taking classes without being able to speak English, and not being able to make friends easily was really annoying.
I did not need a lot of credits to graduate from high school because I almost finished all my credits in Iran. So I stayed in high school for 8 months and graduated. My English got a little better, but it still was not enough. After high school, I decided to get a part-time job since it was summer and I had nothing to do. So I found a job at the mall and I started working there, which made my English so much better.


I still work there and I'm studying in Portland Community College. It's still pretty hard to do both, even though my English is a lot better now. I'm just trying to earn some money and get my transfer degree. I know it's hard but I am not going to give up.

2 comments:

  1. Change is sometimes good. I understand how hard it is to adjust to some situations. I learn to face it and good job on your blog. Your english seems to be good here.

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  2. Agree with Diana -- I think your English is very good. I thought you were a native speaker. Hope all goes well for you!

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