Journey to My Dream: From West Africa to Nursing

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MY NEW LIFE Majors life events can have a profound impact on us and sometimes we need to make some choices for differents reasons. I always have one dream,work in the health industry and specially be a nurse and for make my dream a reality move to another country was the best solution because I wanted to go in the best university. However a new continent, a new home, a new language is the worst thing that can happen to a person. I am a very strong and ambitious person. From a lovely poor family, I never have all I wanted but I never feel inferior to others because I was happy with the minimum I haved and in my head I was certain everything was going to change one day. I am from West Africa and for my studies I had to move to the United States. I like my country but for …show more content…

I didn’t want to always depend on my dad so I decided to look for a job and I had a rough time finding a place to work due to my english problems. Now I am making some progress with the language, I still have some problems but now I am able to speak English a little bit however sometimes people can be rude by asking you to repeat yourself one thousand times but it’s okay I have plenty time and I am sure very soon I will forget all my communications problems. I learn so many things these last two years, but the major thing is you have to believe in yourself no matter what happened. If you come to a new country, just be strong. Sometimes it’s not easy to progress when everything is new around you but never give up. Things who doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. Moving at the United States changed my life completely. My desire for a career in the health industry has grown and became more stronger and I still believe I can make it happen because nothing is impossible. After more reflexion a new place, a new home, a new language can bring positives thing in your life and also a chance to restart a new life with more

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