Justineee
Dec 29, 2009
Undergraduate / Experiences that made you leave your comfort zone - University of Richmond [2]
Hello, everyone! This is my supp. essay for University of Richmond. Please critique and be harsh if you have to! Any help would be fine thanks (: !
It was the beginning of the new millennium and everything started to change from there. When I was seven-years-old I had to leave Japan and move to Chesapeake, Virginia because, my father stationed there and was offered a better standard of living. At the time, I had no idea what was going on.
As we were getting ready to go to the airport, I realized that my relatives and friends were in a room filled with balloons and presents. I recalled them saying, "Have a safe trip." or "Don't forget about us.", and it made me wonder why they were saying that. After all, I thought my family and I were going on a vacation for a couple of weeks. The plane ride felt the same as any other plane I've been on except, longer. I was excited whenever I traveled, it was a chance to visit new places and talk about it with my friends and family. I wanted to tell them how Virginia was when came back. Although I wasn't aware that I was traveling miles and miles away from what I was familiar with, from the place where I called home. When we arrived in our new house I remembered the first thing I asked them was, "When are we going back home?" my parents replied back and said with a pat on the head, "We're already home, sweetie.". At that moment I was baffled and dejected. Knowing that I could not see the people that I loved the most, see my classmates and teachers or go to the places that I would see on a quotidian basis. I started school about two weeks later, and I found myself to be very timid. I felt different since I was the only Asian in the class and, I was scared that no one would like me or want to be my friend. I didn't want seem peculiar to anyone so, I remained inaudible. One day during recess, there were a group of girls who asked me if I wanted to play on the swings and I nodded and decided to go on the swings with them. They asked me all sorts of questions about Japan and how I my lifestyle was. I gladly answered all their questions and it made me feel elated that I was able to meet new friends that wanted to know about me and that I had things in common with. I was finally comfortable with myself and the new milieu.
Throughout the years, I have lost and made new friends due to school rezoning and my family moving to different cities. I became accustomed to new situations and was able to get along with others. I was able to meet friends from various ethnic groups and learned about their heritages. After that I knew that everyone had to be challenged by a variety of circumstances. A person's comfort zone is pleasant because it's where they know what to expect which, makes the world a safe and predictable place-and if the world was like that it would be monotonous. I learned that moving was not necessarily a bad thing. Sure, it takes time to get adjusted to but, in the end I am able to meet new people, see new places and become competent of many things.
Hello, everyone! This is my supp. essay for University of Richmond. Please critique and be harsh if you have to! Any help would be fine thanks (: !
It was the beginning of the new millennium and everything started to change from there. When I was seven-years-old I had to leave Japan and move to Chesapeake, Virginia because, my father stationed there and was offered a better standard of living. At the time, I had no idea what was going on.
As we were getting ready to go to the airport, I realized that my relatives and friends were in a room filled with balloons and presents. I recalled them saying, "Have a safe trip." or "Don't forget about us.", and it made me wonder why they were saying that. After all, I thought my family and I were going on a vacation for a couple of weeks. The plane ride felt the same as any other plane I've been on except, longer. I was excited whenever I traveled, it was a chance to visit new places and talk about it with my friends and family. I wanted to tell them how Virginia was when came back. Although I wasn't aware that I was traveling miles and miles away from what I was familiar with, from the place where I called home. When we arrived in our new house I remembered the first thing I asked them was, "When are we going back home?" my parents replied back and said with a pat on the head, "We're already home, sweetie.". At that moment I was baffled and dejected. Knowing that I could not see the people that I loved the most, see my classmates and teachers or go to the places that I would see on a quotidian basis. I started school about two weeks later, and I found myself to be very timid. I felt different since I was the only Asian in the class and, I was scared that no one would like me or want to be my friend. I didn't want seem peculiar to anyone so, I remained inaudible. One day during recess, there were a group of girls who asked me if I wanted to play on the swings and I nodded and decided to go on the swings with them. They asked me all sorts of questions about Japan and how I my lifestyle was. I gladly answered all their questions and it made me feel elated that I was able to meet new friends that wanted to know about me and that I had things in common with. I was finally comfortable with myself and the new milieu.
Throughout the years, I have lost and made new friends due to school rezoning and my family moving to different cities. I became accustomed to new situations and was able to get along with others. I was able to meet friends from various ethnic groups and learned about their heritages. After that I knew that everyone had to be challenged by a variety of circumstances. A person's comfort zone is pleasant because it's where they know what to expect which, makes the world a safe and predictable place-and if the world was like that it would be monotonous. I learned that moving was not necessarily a bad thing. Sure, it takes time to get adjusted to but, in the end I am able to meet new people, see new places and become competent of many things.