MY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

My first day of school in United States was really hard. In my first day of school I was scared because I didn’t know anyone there, I had no friend and I didn’t know how to speak English. I came here to live with my father and to study in United States. It was hard to leave my family and to travel to a different country where I had no friends, but the fact of being in my father’s house made me feel more comfortable even though I was missing the other relatives. Due to the fact of being in a school where I didn’t know anyone and didn’t know how to speak English fluently made things much harder for me. I couldn’t understand the teacher’s explanations, I couldn’t participate in the class and I couldn’t do my assignment the way I wished. Also my grades were not that good. Now after one year I am feeling more comfortable, I am learning how to speak English, I can participate in the class, I am able to do my assignments better and my grades are improving. Also I’m getting to know more friends. The lesson that I learn from this experience was that in spite of being in a different school from my country it is great for my future because I know that being here I will have better opportunities to learn. In addition, I can have a great career in the future, I can have a comfortable life and also I will be able to help my family in Cape Verde. I feel that being in an American school will be very helpful to me because here I can learn a lot of things that it is not taught in Cape Verde.

Ariane Monteiro         

    7/16/2013

Dearborn Middle School

ROXBURY, MA