Scholarship / This is a prompt about 'challenges you have faced' for the Apiasf scholarship [4]

from nepal to the usa

The first fifteen years of my life were spent in one of the most beautiful country in the world, Nepal.Throughout those years, I was a social person and I loved learning new things.During those years I had good grades and a decent social life.Things changed when I came to United States. I came to United States 3 years ago, I did not know English when I came here. Living in United States is a big challenge if you do not know any English.During the first few months of my sophomore, I used to get frustrated whenever someone tried to talk to me or tried to ask me a question because I did not know how to respond. Speech class was considerably difficult for me because not only did I have to write my speech, I had to say it in front of the whole class. The thought of speaking in front of other people gave me anxiety. Not knowing English made it difficult for me to communicate and socialize as well.I literally had no friends during the first few months of school, because I couldn't talk very well and there were no Nepalese students in my school. Although I knew how to read and write in English, it did not help me at all while communicating verbally. Without a doubt, that was the time when I struggled the most. Learning English was difficult and it took me more than 3 months to be able to hold a normal conversation. I used to spend more time learning English than on any of my classes. I used to spend about 5 hours every day on my studies, 3 of them being on English. It took me 5 or 6 months, but I finally started to understand what my teachers were talking about in their classes, which was huge for me because now I did not have to go home and re-read those chapters and that saved me a few extra hours. I spent those few hours doing extracurricular activities like wrestling, joining a robotics club, and working on weekends. I believe nothing is impossible; sometimes all you need is dedication and hard work to make anything possible.