How English Changed My Life

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I have been in Virginia since may 13, 2009 and then I did not speak English at all, I just knew that yes, and not. to be honest, my life was full rigor and feel overwhelming because of my English is not improved, I want to say something to my case workers and English teacher, I did not know how to say and they did not even understand me what I was saying.whereever I want to go some places, store or visit my friends house it was really difficult to go out. when I went to grocery store, I took the bus and it took me two hours to get into the store, came back home also as same hour to get the store I want to buy lots of food, but I just have to use backpack and I could not carry lots so I just bought the most indispensable, the most of the …show more content…

she is like my mom, I love her so much and she is my heart, if she does not teaches me English, my like will be like the darkness, she also showed me to become American lifestyle. after, my son became a 0ne year old, I start worked at Smithfield farmland, production of meat packing as the second shift, additional, I took English as the second language, I exhausted, not even have time to sleep!.after all I educated tough of my life and I considered that I do not want my son to become like me. finally, I want to become the best mother for my son, and I demanded him to becoming a doctor or engineer.i want to give him a good education, I maintained him every night done his homework, and quote the bible verses because of to be able to know for his future and serving God including being respected his parents. Also, I let him say every single morning before I dropped off his school like my mom loves me so much and I love my mom so, and then, my mom, is the best, smart, beautiful .the reason why I let him say is when he grow up, he would not forget that how much I love him and how beautifully that the way I love and be able to know how to love a parents, knowing how best the parents

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