Based on the dictionary definition, I think the obstacle I faced does fit into the definition of an obstacle. According to Albert Einstein “The only source of knowledge is experience”. This experience I had, when I was small did prevent me from getting to know people and make friends because I wasn’t able to communicate. Besides, the difficulty of communicating, it was also difficult to understand the teacher whenever she was explaining the homework. For all these reasons, I felt that I have taken forever to learn English. According to what I have overcome, I believe there would always be obstacles in our paths.
Speaking for myself, an obstacle I have had was moving to a divergent country and learning its language, as well as its culture which …show more content…
But, I would call them everyday and tell them of all the amazing places we saw on our trip to Modesto. My dad would take us out a lot and we got to know almost all parts of Modesto, which we liked. Apparently, things were beginning to get better, I was making friends due to learning English. Then we moved to Hughson, California, where the school was a bit better since most of the people from there were from the same city I came from and they spoke Spanish. Time passed, and I had already learned the basic English and It was now easier for me to communicate or understand in school. I won recognitions from teachers that were proud of the progressed, I had made in school. I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity this country gave me. For example, the free education it gave me and the opportunity to be someone important in life just like I had dreamed. Not to mention, I wanted to help my parents for all the things they had done for me and my …show more content…
I met pretty nice people from here, some of them were from Mexico, what I liked the most was how some people tried to speak with me when I didn’t know English, and I saw that as a friendly person. This obstacle was hard I admit It, but now looking back at it, It's just a small obstacle for me. I know I still have a hard time speaking English without my accent, but I know all improve that by practicing. In fact, I do like this language, but it’s still kind of hard to speak perfectly with
Speaking for myself, an obstacle I have had was moving to a divergent country and learning its language, as well as its culture which …show more content…
But, I would call them everyday and tell them of all the amazing places we saw on our trip to Modesto. My dad would take us out a lot and we got to know almost all parts of Modesto, which we liked. Apparently, things were beginning to get better, I was making friends due to learning English. Then we moved to Hughson, California, where the school was a bit better since most of the people from there were from the same city I came from and they spoke Spanish. Time passed, and I had already learned the basic English and It was now easier for me to communicate or understand in school. I won recognitions from teachers that were proud of the progressed, I had made in school. I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity this country gave me. For example, the free education it gave me and the opportunity to be someone important in life just like I had dreamed. Not to mention, I wanted to help my parents for all the things they had done for me and my …show more content…
I met pretty nice people from here, some of them were from Mexico, what I liked the most was how some people tried to speak with me when I didn’t know English, and I saw that as a friendly person. This obstacle was hard I admit It, but now looking back at it, It's just a small obstacle for me. I know I still have a hard time speaking English without my accent, but I know all improve that by practicing. In fact, I do like this language, but it’s still kind of hard to speak perfectly with