Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
Story
My name is Nancy Lara, I'm originally from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico
I'm 19 years old.
approximately 3 years ago my family decided to immigrate to US, due to the insecurity that Monterrey is facing in the last years.
That Transition was so painful, because I had everything there, my entire family, my friends, and my cheerleading team, practically there my life was complete, I was about a year to go to college. And when I got here in my first day of school they told me that they have to put me back in 9 grade, hear that really hurt me, because I was 16 years old, I literally cried everyday for like 3 months because all my friends in Monterrey were about to go to college and I had returned 3 years, That was very frustrating, I felt impotent. I totally missed Monterrey.
At first when I got here my first school was Akins HS, but they sent me to International high school, because I didn't have enough English.
When I got there I felt so nervous, I didn't want to be there, all I wanted was go back to Monterrey. Another thing that was killing me was that I arrived Austin in March so the scholar year was about to end. When I got to the classroom everybody was looking at me, that made me so nervous. I remember a substitute teacher was there and he started to talk to me in English, that made me red like a tomato, but after that somebody translate everything he was saying. I was so thankful.
Then I start to have friends from many places of the world, because was an International high school, but I was still depressed, they were excellent people but I missed my friends and the people from Monterrey.
The next year when I start my 10 grade, my brother went to the same school as me, at least I didn't feel alone anymore, and also that year I met to a group of people from Monterrey and different parts of Mexico, everything was getting better, sense then we have always been together, they are really awesome, especially my best friend I don't know what I would do without her.
I pass through 10 grade, I learned innumerable things, different cultures, foods, races, dances, languages, scriptures and I realized I was good at playing the drums.
at International HS can only be the first two years of high school, I only stayed there a year and two months, and I enjoyed it, everybody there were great people. and my friends? they came with me fortunately.
Then for my 11 grade I transferred to Akins high school, and guess what? the stress return.
Akins it's a huge school and that is something seriously intimidate.
At first I was too shy, but then I made new friends, by the way they also were learning English I felt so comfortable with them, they are such a good friends.
The most challenging part here is the language, for me is frustrating because as everybody knows, I'm still struggling when I try to speak English.
Now I'm about to graduate, it make me proud because
I'm 19 years old.
approximately 3 years ago my family decided to immigrate to US, due to the insecurity that Monterrey is facing in the last years.
That Transition was so painful, because I had everything there, my entire family, my friends, and my cheerleading team, practically there my life was complete, I was about a year to go to college. And when I got here in my first day of school they told me that they have to put me back in 9 grade, hear that really hurt me, because I was 16 years old, I literally cried everyday for like 3 months because all my friends in Monterrey were about to go to college and I had returned 3 years, That was very frustrating, I felt impotent. I totally missed Monterrey.
At first when I got here my first school was Akins HS, but they sent me to International high school, because I didn't have enough English.
When I got there I felt so nervous, I didn't want to be there, all I wanted was go back to Monterrey. Another thing that was killing me was that I arrived Austin in March so the scholar year was about to end. When I got to the classroom everybody was looking at me, that made me so nervous. I remember a substitute teacher was there and he started to talk to me in English, that made me red like a tomato, but after that somebody translate everything he was saying. I was so thankful.
Then I start to have friends from many places of the world, because was an International high school, but I was still depressed, they were excellent people but I missed my friends and the people from Monterrey.
The next year when I start my 10 grade, my brother went to the same school as me, at least I didn't feel alone anymore, and also that year I met to a group of people from Monterrey and different parts of Mexico, everything was getting better, sense then we have always been together, they are really awesome, especially my best friend I don't know what I would do without her.
I pass through 10 grade, I learned innumerable things, different cultures, foods, races, dances, languages, scriptures and I realized I was good at playing the drums.
at International HS can only be the first two years of high school, I only stayed there a year and two months, and I enjoyed it, everybody there were great people. and my friends? they came with me fortunately.
Then for my 11 grade I transferred to Akins high school, and guess what? the stress return.
Akins it's a huge school and that is something seriously intimidate.
At first I was too shy, but then I made new friends, by the way they also were learning English I felt so comfortable with them, they are such a good friends.
The most challenging part here is the language, for me is frustrating because as everybody knows, I'm still struggling when I try to speak English.
Now I'm about to graduate, it make me proud because
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