Personal Narrative Essay: Changing My Life: A Life Changing Story

I grew up in a remote small village in southern China with my two sisters. Both of my parents are uneducated, raising three of us was not an easy duty. Money has always been tight, I can still remember those days we were struggling for food. The desire of food was our biggest concerns. Schooling never was the top priority to any of us, no one care much about education.
This is a life changing story. Fortunately, we had an opportunity to come to The United States. In 2010, my family and I immigrated from China. When I just arrived, I barely speak any English, I struggled how to survive in this country. Learning a new language, making new friends, and getting a job were seems so unachievable. Luckily, six months later, I was able to get my first job start with the minimum wage, and I have been working in the same company ever since then.

I was full of shame, I questioned myself: Who am I? What do I know? What can I do to make my life better? Throughout my life, I don’t have any goals or achievements. I knew nothing, it does not mean I can not change. It should not make this as an excuse. It is time to make some effects and change my life story. I want to do something differently; something can help me and my family. In 2015, I finally decided to pursuit my career goal. I want to be a nurse. I always interested in medical filed. When I was young, I got the inspirations of how saving someone’s life can change the outcomes. I was so amazed to save some one’s life. When the physicians and nurses are working together, they carry out some huge impacts of lives. Being a nurse, I can get involved into health care and helping lots of individuals. I took course for nursing. I had completed the majority of the pre required courses. I spent huge amount of time to study, and force myself to learn some new knowledge. I have difficulties to understand the materials most of the time, medical language is another barrier on top of