Language

I came to the United States when I was four years old. It was very hard to adjust to the "American Culture". School was an even harder task. I had to attend ESL (Enlgish Second Language) for a couple years in order to learn English. I had a big accent when i was little. Like Mellix, I was able to take the "Standard English" language and transform my accent. My family is very big on speaking Egyptian at home. My parents knew English beffore we moved to America, they believed it would be better for me to learn Egyptian when I was young and to essentially be taught English in school. They do not want me to forget it and feel it will help me in the future with school and jobs, they always tell me I should pass it down to my future children. I feel that I have grown into the "American Culture" and learned the language very well. Although it was difficult, I am glad I was able to adjust at a young age. I feel that it is harder when you are older and have to learn and adapt to new situations, especially when it involves language and culture change.