Sunday, October 10, 2010

Immigration Story - Moving to China

     I remembered when I moved to China and had to adapt to the new environment. The culture is pretty similar to Vietnam because China used to rule our country. The migration that my family and I made is internal because we relocated in Asia. My dad's company moved to China, that's why he had to go too. It'll be lonely for my dad; therefore my mom and I decided to go love with him in China. In my opinion, my family and I moved to China because of a push factor.

     My face didn't look so happy on the day we left to China. At least I would still remember some of the Vietnamese culture because my mom would be helping and supporting me with my Vietnamese. The three of us went without my grandmother and brother, I would miss them a lot but my parents would surely arrange a flight for them to come out and visit sometime. When I got there, I wanted to run back to Vietnam. People were spitting on the walkway and onto the highway when they're on a car. Living there for a period of time changed my perspective about China. I interacted with more friends in school and for the first time, I thought another country was better than Vietnam because it was more developed. China really helped me learn that don't ever judge a place when you just got there. You have to takre your time, and adjust to the way how people live there.