COMING TO AMERICA I always used to do what I wanted to. I never held a job let alone apply for one. I went out on weekends and never listened to my parents. I would go with my friends to clubs and party until the sun came up. I slept all day and never did chores around the house. If there was something I wanted, I had to get it and I always made my …showed first 75 words of 1732 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1732 total…you only makes you stronger’ is so true. It was so hard for me to come to America and leave everything behind including my lazy ways and all my friends. I do not take anything for granted as I once did and, even though it was a culture shock to me and my family, this has made me so much stronger. I know what I need to do and nobody is going to stop me.