16th
English Essay by Muang Sa
It was my fifth month of being in this country, and I knew a little English on that bus that took me to the gym to play basketball. During that period of my life, I acted differently than I act now, after two and a half years of being here. Sometimes, I still act a little like how I did when I was new to the country.
When I got off the bus, I walked into a large gym and felt lost. I looked to the right and saw a bald headed man. He was the manager of the whole gym. I walked slowly straight at him and said nothing.
“Hi, how can I help you?” he asked. I just looked at him with no words coming out of my mouth. I had no clue what was he talking about with no hands movement to help me out. “Okay, what is your name sir?” he asked me this time.
“M-a-u-n-g S-a,” I answered as I spelled it for him. Then he started to look for a folder with my name on it.
“How old are you?” he asked.
“I’m fine,” I told him.
“Good, but how old are you?” he said slowly.
“Me is eleven,” I answered. We kept talking until the half time of the basketball game. Finally I was in the game, but I was nervous the whole time.
Two and a half years later, I was in an emergency room with a kid and an adult. I helped them both translate to the doctor because I now knew a lot of English. I told the doctor the problems, and she gave me a prescription for the medicine. Then I went to the pharmacy and got all the medicines.
Even though I have been in the country for two and a half years, I can still act the same as when I was new in this country. I still get lost sometimes although I can read the symbols to help me exit something. I also go to school just as I did when I was new, but did not know English yet. But now, the more I go to school, the more I learn something new. I strongly dislike to be absent unless I am very sick, which is the same as when I were new to this country and went to school. I can still be scared at any point just as when I was new.
Today, I am getting better at English, but I can still get a lot better at anytime. Sometime I might still get confuse, but I know will learn it after a day or a week. The more I go to school, the more I learn.
