Personal Narrative: Moving To The US

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WhenI was 4 years old, I remember watching the Olympic games on TV and saying to myself, “I wanttowin a gold medal.” That dream of mine was fulfilled after 10yearswhich was the most cheerful movement of my life so far. Moving to the US was a major milestone in my life, because this transfer meant that I had to leave my relatives and friends with whom I grew up for 12 years. Living in US means leaving something that I love the most. After moving to the UShadto get adjusted to the new environment, people, etc., At school whomevertalked to just answered to me, and nothing else. This made me to feel like-the-guy-with-no-friends (HM), to overcome this I have tried different sports. Finally, decided to join in Taekwondo. I did not realize that joining in Taekwondo was the first step in fulfilling my dream. …show more content…

But, never did I think about my dream. I started training and soon began to enjoy learning Taekwondo. Since then I commenced going to Taekwondo to become the best student, and to make friends. I started training hard, and in eighteen months I achievedblue belt. One day masterannouncedthat, “A tournament is coming soon.” I was so excited, because it was my first competition ever. Our master selected fifteen students for the competition including meWe were put on special trainingto practice for an extra hour every day. During training my childhood dreamflashed in my mindwhich evoked the sleeping zealin my body. The practice was getting harder, and the competition was in two days.he dream made me practice even more, I knew that hard practice is the secondstep in reaching my

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