Aaliyah Khan (Pakistan, Age 19) English 383

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Hello, I am a girl. My name is Aaliya Khan. I am from Pakistan. I am 19 years old. I am in 10th grade and class C. My favorite color is Pink. I always respect my parents and my elders. I love with my Youngers. My Hobby is reading the Books. I have one elder sister and one younger brother. I help with my mother in work. My mother and Father are really caring Parents. I proud of myself that I have such a nice parents. They always brings the things that we want. I love my Parents.

Also, I like to make many friends. I had many friends in my life. Some of my friends forget me but I didn’t. Some of my friends are good. My life was so strange I lost many things like my friends I love them but now they don’t know me. Those of my friends not forget me I thankful to God that they remember me. In Pakistan, Me and my friends are study together in the same Academy. That time was great time in my life. Now I am talk with my friends every day. When I talk with them i feel like they are with me and we talked too much. Sometime we have been talking with skype and sometime we talk with the cell phone. But mostly i talk with them on skype because we can see each other.

In Pakistan, I was lived there with my family. In my family my mother is a housewife, my father did a job in American Centre, Lahore, Pakistan, American Consulate Lahore Pakistan. My older sister was studied with me and also my younger brother go to the school. Our family is a great family because my dad and my mom loves us. When we stayed at home like after our school we sat  together and had fun. Some time played games and some time watched the t.v with my family. I was in Pakistan until I was 17. Our house was a big house it’s like three stories of my house three bedrooms on the first floor big kitchen not too big but that was good for us also two bedrooms on the second floor and one study room for us on the second floor and the third floor is just plain like no bedrooms nothing on it.

We were played on the third floor with my cousins. In my house I felt happy with them. I did a lot of things in my home like I born there then I grow up in that house. I have many memories there because I spent 17 years there. My childhood is spent there. When I was four years old my Mother enrolled me to School. After few years my elder sister came in America with my Grandparents and uncle. She was lived here like three years. After three years she was went in Pakistan then we admitted in the same school. I was like six years old when I heard that we got to go in America because in America my grandparents and my uncles already lived in U.S.A. I felt happy that we will go in U.S.

Then time was passed quickly. I had a lot of fun with my friends in School. I had a great time in School with my friends and my teachers. I read ten classes in my country.  After my school I joined an academy for learn english because my dad said to us that you try to speak english you should ready for America. Academy was not far from my house. That time I was like 16 years old. I meet with new girls after few days we become a good friends. In my academy we are all girls like sisters. My life was too good. I was happy with my family, cousins and my friends. When I thought that one day I will not be  here with my friends we should go to the U.S then I was cried because I don’t want to come here. My all cousins and my friends are in Pakistan and I felt happy with them.

Time was passed quickly but I was sixteen I thought that was joke that we’ll go America. But one day my father said to us we have go to Islamabad in American Embassy for work that related to our visas. We went to Islamabad in our car. On the way we saw some restaurants and then we go in the restaurant and take lunch. After driving few hours we reached Islamabad and the next day was our interview date in Embassy. But we reached at night so we take a room in hotel for one night. That hotel was not good because the bed was already broke the other bed was good but we changed the room. Next day we leave from hotel for US Embassy. We did not know the way to Embassy but we were reached in embassy on time. After arrival Embassy done our interview with all process. That day was bad in my life because our interview was successful and that’s first step for me to come in U.S.A. After Embassy we were go to the hotel and ready for going back to home.

But my father decided that now we will go to Murree. When we reached in Murree there was a cold. We take a room in a hotel. The room was awesome. There was small TV, Fridge and two beds. We did shopping there. After three day we come in our home. But we enjoy in Murree. We take rides in cheer lift, Horse riding, and many more fun. We buying some clothes, shoes, and some dry fruits. Finally we come back at home. But I got fever.

Next day when I was go in my Academy. My friends asked me that where you were last day then I told them I was in Islamabad and also I told them that we did our interview for visas. They were sad. Anyways time passed quickly. In December my parents did my sister’s engagement with my cousin. He is my best cousin. He is a student of college. He is good because everyone happy with him. After engagement he gave us a party. We ate burgers.

After few month we prepared for America. Our date was 10th August 2013 which was Saturday for United State Of America. In my family everyone was happy and sad. We were happy because my grandparents, my uncles and aunt was here and sad because we leave our relatives, my friends and our own home in Pakistan. During that days I was just crying, crying and crying. 9th August 2013 our last day in Pakistan. On 9th August and the day was Friday. On that day we had our religious festival day (Eid ul Fitr). On that day we meet our families, friends and relatives. We distribute foods and gifts. So many peoples came at our home to meet us and see off. That day I spent with my friends, family members before came here. Me and my friends and some my relatives was crying.

Finally our journey was started for United State America. We leave from home at 1:00am midnight we were seven people leaves from home for America but many relatives come with us for see off at Airport. In plain my family was sit quietly because everyone was sad. And I was cried like whole time in the plain. I eat nothing in the plain our first stay was on Manchester. Then we reached New York. My uncle came here to receive us at airport. So we are going with my uncle for new destination. After few hours we reached at home. That’s home was my aunt’s home. She was lived in Boston, Massachusetts. We lived with them like one month. During one month we saw park and my cousin’s library. We spent good time with my Aunt’s family.

And then we took our apartment in buildings. That was good apartment. My dad tried to find job for him and school for us. But he didn’t find. So my dad contacted with his friend in New York. And ask him about any job or school and he said “yes” we have a job. You and your family should come in NY because here is many facilities. Then we decided to move here. But my grandparents decided that before move to New York. We should have to go for meet our uncles.

We meet our uncles in New Hampshire and Indiana so first we were go New Hampshire. We stayed there like four days and then come back our home. After few days my other uncle call to my day and said now you should come in my home we want to meet with you. We were go to Indiana to meet my uncle. He is a doctor. He has three kids which are boys. They have his own house. We stay there around seven days. My uncle’s house is big house beautiful location front yard and big backyard and a big pond and he made a beautiful Gazebo. We were saw there Indianapolis Zoo, Monroe lake, Skating club and many more things and sometime we were gone to restaurant for food. After seven days we come back at our home.

But after few days my dad’s friend called to my dad and said first you just alone come and stay here and do a job when you feel better to live in NY then you should call your family so my dad came in NY and did a job. He was stayed with his friend and find a house for us. After few months my dad was gone in Boston and told us that he found a house, also a school for us and we should go on 26 Oct.

Finally 26th October 2013 we moved our luggage my dad hold one bag and my cousin hold a table then by mistake he left the table and my dad get injured in his left feet. His feet is not okay. He has pain in his foot bone. Next day we moved in NY in our uncle car. On the way of New York we saw many things and we stayed on Dunkin Donut. We drinked coffees. We spent almost six hours on the way.

After few hours we reached NY. My dad again started a job and we started to go to School. 20 November was my first day in school. Me and my brother go to in the same School. My first day was spent bored because we did not know english. When I come at home and I said to my mom I want to go back my country because I don’t like this place. My brother was also get injured in his feet when we were in Boston. He was fall down. So he was just go one or two days because he didn’t walked easily. He had pain in his feet.

My School name is International High School Lafayette. I meet there with new peoples. I made new friends. They always help me in my work because I did not speak english. They are from Pakistan and Bangladesh. After few days, one new girl came in our class she is also from pakistan. Her name is Nida. But she did not speak with us just doing her work so I did not know her. My school was going good. But after few days I was sick. I eat a lot of medicines. But after one week I go back in school and almost June(month) was started and in our school they had a summer school. My brother said to me that it will be helpful we should join this. Nida was also joined the summer school. In summer school we become a best friends. She is like my sister and she is very innocent girl. I share my secrets with her because I have trust on her. We sit together and work together. Our summer School was really good. Again we meet with new students. We had a lot of fun in our Summer School because we went to Statue of Liberty we read the history about Liberty. We visit to Manhattan on ship.

First I thought that America is not good for us because my dad and my brother got injured. We faced many problems. Like no job for my dad because of his feet. But my sister did a job and also I helped her. I am also doing a job. My brother is just 16 year old and his age is  not for job. But we take a permission from our school and he get a job for one day a week. Then me, my sister and my brother doing a job. But now a days I don’t have job because in Feb I changed my job and my new manager is not good. I was sick and I didn’t go on my job after one weekend when I go next weekend and they said we don’t need you. I was worried because I lose my job. Now I am trying to find new job. But still I am worried.Now I think that We should stay here for our better future, good education. This time we are happy here because I have a good school, good teachers, good friends and also I have my best friend which is like my sister. Teachers always help us Which is easy to do work for us. Now we don’t have language problem. So I am happy living here with my family.

Thank you

By:Aaliya Khan