Essay About Moving To America

When we look at the happy pictures of people, who have moved to another country on social networks, perhaps we don’t think what is behind all these smiling faces. Usually these photos from certain well-known places that they visited and every time looking at these pictures we think “Wow, I would like to live like this. They are so lucky.” Of course, when people move to a particular country, they don’t realize the difficulties that await them, but think only of the good and happy future that awaits them in the country. We can read on the internet and listen to many stories and advises from our friends about immigration, but we couldn’t never fully understand how it really is – to be far from the homeland without family, friends and without your usual life.
In the same way I thought about people who already lived here when I came to The United States 4 years ago as a tourist. But still I didn’t plan to stay in this country. I had absolutely wonderful, as I thought at that time, life in Russia. And I had …show more content…
I had to experience all the difficulties and personal obstacles faced by immigrants – the language barrier, a long waiting period for the documents, loneliness, difficulties to establish new friendship, differences in the systems such as education system and culture. I felt that it was twice as hard for me than others because I gave up my stable life and tried to build the same lifestyle here. When you immigrate, there is a big difference between when you are very young and when you are a successful adult. For me, overcoming all these obstacles was like learning to walk again. I started to feel an immigrant complex that was a big shock. I turned into a shy person who is afraid to talk to other people. Have you ever felt invisible that you are not even capable of minimal social interaction? If not, welcome to the amazing immigrant’s world. Certainly, my husband supported me as much as he could, but he couldn’t fill up all aspects of my

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