Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Migration / Immigration Assessment
My name is Hai and I am 13 years old. I have a cousin, a thirty-year-old immigrant in Germany. Her name is Mai. She left Vietnam in 2003 for Germany to get further studies, which was her pull factor. And what about the push factor? The reason why she wanted to study in another country was that the education systems in her home country were not developed as well as those in other European nations. As soon as she arrived in Germany, she was very nervous about everything new and strange there – new people, strange atmosphere and different languages. After bravely struggling against all these unexpected problems, she finally successful adjusted herself to a new way of life overseas. Eventually, she has settled down her life there with her husband, whom she married three years ago.
Thinking about the past that she went through, she had so many problems with the language, diversities of cultures, customs and racial discrimination, etc… The biggest difficulty she first encountered was the language barrier. Though she had spent two and a half years learning German in her school and at a foreign language center, she found it hard to communicate with foreigners around her. In addition, unforgettable experience she had to overcome was her constant homesickness. She was filled without a parent. Feeling worried and panicked, she burst into tears sitting alone on the plane. The endless homesickness and frequent loneliness sometimes made her become so extremely depressed and hopeless that she almost collapsed. Luckily, she received a fantastic words of encouragement and support from her family, relatives and friends. Spending some time studying and working hard, she managed to survive successfully in a new environment. Besides, living in a new country with a higher level of economy has brought her so many benefits and advantages, such as a better education, more chances of becoming a successful person. As for her own country, if too many people emigrate to Germany, this can cause the fall of population. Besides, she will be able to contribute more to the building and development of her country when she comes back, thanks to the knowledge she has gained from the process of her education.
Thinking about the past that she went through, she had so many problems with the language, diversities of cultures, customs and racial discrimination, etc… The biggest difficulty she first encountered was the language barrier. Though she had spent two and a half years learning German in her school and at a foreign language center, she found it hard to communicate with foreigners around her. In addition, unforgettable experience she had to overcome was her constant homesickness. She was filled without a parent. Feeling worried and panicked, she burst into tears sitting alone on the plane. The endless homesickness and frequent loneliness sometimes made her become so extremely depressed and hopeless that she almost collapsed. Luckily, she received a fantastic words of encouragement and support from her family, relatives and friends. Spending some time studying and working hard, she managed to survive successfully in a new environment. Besides, living in a new country with a higher level of economy has brought her so many benefits and advantages, such as a better education, more chances of becoming a successful person. As for her own country, if too many people emigrate to Germany, this can cause the fall of population. Besides, she will be able to contribute more to the building and development of her country when she comes back, thanks to the knowledge she has gained from the process of her education.
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