International Student in the United Essay

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Soon my journey started and I moved to the United States to study. My aim was to receive the best education money can provide and to face new challenges. This event that occurred in my life helped mold me in many ways. It has polished my character and my thoughts. At first I did not realize it but today as I sit back in my chair and think about the past I know it helped me a lot and prepared me regarding what I was about to face. In my school I was a new face and clearly there was a huge cultural difference between me and the local students there. First couple of months I did not have any friends except for Mark, a Chinese whose family was living in the United States for a very long time. Mark was a nice person in whom I could see the loss of his cultural heritage occurring. My culture was very dear to me and I did not want to lose it. It principles and values were close to my heart and I would never lose them no matter what. I knew that if I am stubborn and I cling onto my desires then if I could get my way around with my over possessive family, I could get my way with anything in the world.

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As time passed by and I got to know other people, the peer pressure increased and the pull towards a different culture intensified. I recalled the time when my family was giving me a strong opposition to my idea of studying abroad, and how I stuck by what I considered to be important to me. I was not going to let go and I did not although I feared isolation if I did not do what the others did. However not letting go of my principles paid off and people around me realized that I was what I am and I would never give in to what others want me to do and will always stick around and do what I desire to do.

Overcoming my family who had become an obstacle in my way to face new challenges was the hardest part in my life. However I am glad that the event did occur because it shaped most of my life and gave me the will to be able to face any challenge in the world. It increased my self-confidence and made me believe that 'I can'. Today I know that had I not persuaded my desire and stood up for what I wanted, I might have not been here and I might have not been what….....

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