Blog 2
Why do some people um appreciate their life here in the United States. I moved to this country at a very young age. I was very excited at all the new things that I was promised to experience. To be honest, I expected only white people here. My expectations turn out very inaccurate. I even met a lot of people that even spoke my native language. As i grew up, I experienced a lot of different things. I became involved on many afterschool programs.
When i came to junior high, things got difficult. Preteens can be very insensitive. I was not picked on but my friends were. It was hard for me to hear all the crazy and bad things they were experiencing. It soon became hard for me to take and I decided to take action. I had told a councilor but they did not do anything. This just made me feel worse about my friends' situation. Hoping that I can solve the problem myself, I confronted the kid that was picking on my friends'. The kid did not take it very lightly. He asked what I was going to about it. I did not know what to say to him. Not only that he was twice my size but, I had no plans for a fight. I then tried to make him laugh, and to my surprise,it worked. I then asked him if he could leave my friends alone and he did.
I then realized that maybe that kid was just searching for attention. I was thinking maybe he was looking for a kinship that is in friends. I then realized how much friends matter to me. I learned that they make being in puberty just a little less difficult.. LOL But we have to be cautious on what type of friends that we have. We have to know which friends are actually friends. I am pretty sure that most of us had our share of bad friends. They are for some of us the reason for insecurity and doubt.
For me i now just keep in contact with a few, but very reliable friends. I wouldn't trade for a million dollars if I was offered. Although I know that they wouldn't mind as long as thay get a chunk. LOL Do not lose those friends no matter what!
Neighborhood
Explore friends, family, friends & family, or entire neighborhood.
Comments
life is pretty easy in the US. it is easily unappreciated. here in the states things are easily handed to younger generations. aloot of people dont appreciate what they have because they take advantage of it. in america you dont struggle or work as hard as you would in another country alot of peoples attitudes are insensitive because they dont have any regaurds for others.
That reminds me about my teenage life in England, i used to live in there since twelve years old. In the beginning, i thought it is going to be a peaceful enviroment to study, but it only appeared in my imagnation.
I didn't know the true situation, UK citizens don't really like people from other forgien counties, especially chinese.
I felt strange that we didn't do anything wrong, why we are not welcomed!
I thought about leaving UK in the first year, because I don't have much confident about studying good here, but I didn't give up!
I have been studied for several more years until i graduated in their high school.
And I found that US is more peaceful than UK, so I begin to like this place now!
Life in the united state is not as fatastic as what others think and as the media spread out. It is tough and people should really make a lot of preparation. In this country if you fail to prepare then you may be prepare to fail. In this county, newly-come immigrants have laso had to adopt the new culture here and it is not easy for them to get fit in the new life. And there's another seriours which the discrimination on many reasons and aspects still persist in this country, though there's little discrimination in urban area but there's really some exist in rural area. I am very happy to see that you are a strong man, you stands on behalf of yourself and your friends.
Bullys only seek for attention! Because, they're not getting enough at home!
I agree with you on friendship. I only have a handful of friends that I truely trust and I will give almost anything to defend those friends.
I also had my share of bad friends, who only look at me for a hand out.. It is sometimes hard to point who these are, but sooner or later the will show their true colors.
some people at my junior high would call me names once in a while but by big samoan friends and some of my other friends always told them to leave me alone. that mustve taken some guts to walk up to someone twice your size and to tell them to stop picking on your friends.at that age i dont think i couldve done what you did for your friends.