Dark (China, Age 15): English 151

  I was born in China, I grew up in Fuzhou, China. I think I should be very naughty kid. I remember in the beginning of my first day of Kindergarten, I was ready to go to school from home when my mood are still very happy. But my mother and me went to the school gate, I started to crying and then I hugged my mother said: " Mom, I don’t  want to go to school.” I've been crying, my mom lied to me say that she want to go to the bathroom, so I waiting at the school gate for a long time. At last my mom did not come  back again. I started to crying, and then later the teacher come to me and convince me to go to class. Then I felt a little bit calm. After that, then I followed the teacher to the class, then the time had passed so fast. Unknowingly is home time, I walked out of the school to see my mother, and my mother picked me up and  said, "Good boy", so I just followed my mother to home. Second day later, I walked into my school and I never felt like the first time to me.

         I have a happy family. In my family, we have four members. I have a older sister, and we are living together. We care about each other in our family. My father, mother and my sister are went to work, and I have to go to school.  So this is what my life living with my family was.

         I grew up mostly with my parents, Until now I still being taken care of a parental. I remember when I was in school, my mother had to woke up early one hour for cooking breakfast for me before I get up and go to school. After breakfast I went to school. Every day I was a little kid in school and I was very naughty, and all the teacher know it. So  teacher will using iron ruler punish me by hitting my hand, and then after school when my teacher told my mother about me in school. When my mom  came back home, my mother punish me too because I am being naughty in school. I am very naughty child like this almost every day.

         Until I go to first grade. In my first grade I have to working very hard and more homework everyday. My exam for each subject test to reach more than 90 points. In China, over 60 points are passed. In China, first grade and second grade they only teach language and mathematics. Until the third grade I started learning English. From the third grade to the first year junior high are only beginning to learn the language, mathematics and English. Junior middle school began to learn more knowledge.

         Back then our family all live in Fuzhou. But suddenly we received a letter from the United States to apply for citizenship，then we ready it for three months，In the three months which we run a lot of places to buy things, we are busy. Until the last month came, we have to talk to our parents and friends say goodbye. Because our Chinese people have a custom, if you are prepared to go to a place that are very far but also need a long time to come back, it is necessary to talk to elders and friends say goodbye. Finally, we will ready to buy a ticket to America.

         I was only thirteen years old before coming to the United States. We have called my uncle to pick us up at the New York Airport and help us find a house that only for us.  When we arrived the New York Airport and after we get our suitcases then we went to the outside of the airport and I saw my uncle was waiting us at the car park. He took us to Brooklyn and this is my first time came to the United States I do not know anything about here. He helped us a lot and he tells us in the car that some rule that existed in the United States. He helped us a few days before he went home. So then we lived for two years in the United States.

         Now my family live together my father, mother and sister have to go to work. but all  I can do is go to school. Now I was in high school, I spend many efforts on learning English.