My journey in united state

Personal statement

10th April , 2009

Life is a challenge and poses difficult situations at every step Importantly , every person learns important lessons through experience and my hardships and learning experiences began when I decided to come to the United States , alone . As I sat outside the house at 2 .15am on a freezing New Year morning of 2008 , I felt depressed , lonely and hurt All my attempts to open the door of the house with the keys provided to me had failed and the telephone went unanswered . Here I was outside the

br gate for the third or fourth time , punished for being late , with nowhere to go to , no relatives , support or family . Only difference was the previous times I was only a few minutes late from my part time job which I had undertaken to support myself financially and this time I was with my college friends , attending the countdown party for the New Year . The temperature was below freezing point and I felt like a beggar sitting on the streets , with no place to stay

I began to recall the moment when I decided to come to America for further studies , after successfully graduating from high school . I was overjoyed at the prospect of furthering my education in the US , an opportunity given to me by a friend and business partner of my father . I was ecstatic , little realizing the difficulties which I would encounter When I moved into the house , the family was strict and made unacceptable...