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6 Weeks

  • Writer: Karen Raposas
    Karen Raposas
  • Apr 3, 2017
  • 2 min read

I wasn't prepared. I wasn't ready. I wasn't at all. I came here set myself that I'm just going to visit the country and make tour around the area. It didn't sink in to myself the decision I made, but I was so informed and secured that I'm going to enjoy my time of staying here for long time. It wasn't easy at first. The thought and the feeling of abandoning of my home country because of the same reason that most of my fellow family, friends and country men did. But we all know that in return of this hardships there will be happiness and success for the love for our family. Some might not be really happy ending but I know for sure, in some reason it helped them to where they are now. Each of us have different reason but our purpose is only one. To become successful and help their family in poverty and to deserve the wealth they'd sacrifice.

Its sad, that in the length of time staying here I realized how perfect and lively are people in my home country. Maybe I'm still in the state of adjustment period. I'm living on my own decision now. It makes me proud and happy but it was not easy. There's a lot of up's and down's, the pain of missing your family and tradition you grew up with, the language barrier. But the good thing about myself is that I knew myself very well and that something I'm proud of. I trained myself to become independent in all mistakes I've done and the decision to the things I want to achieve.

Now, I'm 6 weeks already here at USA and my decision is to continue the goal that I wanted. I know there were more tremendous hardships will come on my way and flood of eye drops but the important thing is God will always there beside me even the earth breaks down. My faith will never change.

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