Tran
I think that America was far, and hard to get here. I would never thought that I would be here in America, traveling from Vietnam to America has to be the furthest I’ve traveled. It was big, and very diverse with many different people. I feel like everybody wants to come to America. I’ve always thought that America was a very rich country, the education is good, they have everything. I didn’t have a choice to come to America, everybody thinks that America is the best country to go to, everybody back in Vietnam had a dream to come to America, you’d be lucky if you had the chance to come to America, and you’d be stupid if you didn’t take the opportunity. You have to have a good financial status and income in order to be eligible for consideration for a student visa. You have to prove to the government that you’re able to pay for tuition and all the other expenses you will need to provide in America. What school will you study? Where will you live if you came here, where were you born, what are your parents jobs? You must speak english. I got approved immediately, I got my visa right then and there. I was scared that I was going to fail my visa interview because if you fail the second time then it’ll be much more difficult to come to America. I wasn’t sure what major I want to be yet, I think I want to be a nurse in America. America is hard to live in if you’re lazy. When I first got off the plane in America, I thought it was huge, I was scared, I didn’t see any asian people, all american people. The cultures are different there are a lot of customs that are different, the way people interact with each other, many vietnamese people are shy and standoffish, when you’re talking to people you must make eye contact in America but in Vietnam, they think that’s it’s rude to look at people directly in their face especially if they’re elders. Couples in Vietnam and America differ as well, vietnamese people are very keen on not showing any public displays of affection while in America, kissing, holding hands, and touching is acceptable everywhere. When people say hi in Vietnam, you usually have to bow or slightly bob your head forward, but in America you can just say hi or give a waving gesture.
Right now, I think that I love America much more than vietnam but the first time, I thought it was lonely. But after awhile I started to make friends, got a boyfriend and went out a lot more. When I first came over, I didn’t have a car, I didn’t know a lot of people, it was hard to express myself to someone else because people didn’t understand me. I think the best age to go to America is when you’ve finished high school and starting college then migrate to america. I think that you can get everything you have, and it’s more convenient to get things, if you want to buy something it’s easy for you to get something, you can buy things online with trust like buying on amazon while in Vietnam it’s easy to get scammed. When I have a family, I think I’ll teach them more American things, it’ll be easier for them to talk to people and explore the world. When you live in a country, you have to follow their culture and adapt to their custom
Right now, I think that I love America much more than vietnam but the first time, I thought it was lonely. But after awhile I started to make friends, got a boyfriend and went out a lot more. When I first came over, I didn’t have a car, I didn’t know a lot of people, it was hard to express myself to someone else because people didn’t understand me. I think the best age to go to America is when you’ve finished high school and starting college then migrate to america. I think that you can get everything you have, and it’s more convenient to get things, if you want to buy something it’s easy for you to get something, you can buy things online with trust like buying on amazon while in Vietnam it’s easy to get scammed. When I have a family, I think I’ll teach them more American things, it’ll be easier for them to talk to people and explore the world. When you live in a country, you have to follow their culture and adapt to their custom