I am proud to be an AMERICAN - Here I will share with you a little bit of how it was , and a few more things about me , life , things ...
First of it all a little piece of my story .
Everything began as a big adventure . APRIL 25 1998....7 friends arrived in NYC , one of them , myself . Inside the luggage DREAMS!
First of all ... we had to introduce ourselves to the famous NYC....beautiful !
After that we headed to the beginning of what would be our real LIFE IN AMERICA.....
It was hard.. very hard..learn the language...we thought we knew how to speak some English...nope.!
I remember some funny things that happened . I have this friend that the only word basically she knew was " YES " , so she would go all day saying yes to everybody ..every question asked , every conversation , she would just put up a big smile and say yes ! I can promise you that she got it in a trouble a couple of times .
Food - food tasted very different .The culture , ...no people in the streets ,...where were everybody ? Inside their houses , cars , It was cold !!
Our destination - Danbury , CT .
It was beautiful at a first glance.....flowers everywhere...remember it was April.
We knew a few people...but little by little we were making new friends , learning our way around the town...we got lost many times..like my DEAR friend could not find her way back to the house .
We soon came to various conclusions ......first of all....
We had to get moving .
And we did .
Everyone took a different direction, a few went back to our other beloved Country .
We still have contact and we share forever precious moments and experiences .
I strongly believe GOD has a purpose for every life. Some of us follow this purpose ..some of us do not .
Well , at this point I can only speak for myself .
I was so enticed with the new world , that I lost my own ...... for a period of time. But thanks to GOD`S amazing grace and faithfulness ( 2 TIMOTHY 2-13 ) I was found !
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them , Roman 8 ;28 .
What Was Meant for Evil, God turned around for good ! I praise HIM for that !
11 years ! I am so thankful !!
First of it all a little piece of my story .
Everything began as a big adventure . APRIL 25 1998....7 friends arrived in NYC , one of them , myself . Inside the luggage DREAMS!
First of all ... we had to introduce ourselves to the famous NYC....beautiful !
After that we headed to the beginning of what would be our real LIFE IN AMERICA.....
It was hard.. very hard..learn the language...we thought we knew how to speak some English...nope.!
I remember some funny things that happened . I have this friend that the only word basically she knew was " YES " , so she would go all day saying yes to everybody ..every question asked , every conversation , she would just put up a big smile and say yes ! I can promise you that she got it in a trouble a couple of times .
Food - food tasted very different .The culture , ...no people in the streets ,...where were everybody ? Inside their houses , cars , It was cold !!
Our destination - Danbury , CT .
It was beautiful at a first glance.....flowers everywhere...remember it was April.
We knew a few people...but little by little we were making new friends , learning our way around the town...we got lost many times..like my DEAR friend could not find her way back to the house .
We soon came to various conclusions ......first of all....
We had to get moving .
And we did .
Everyone took a different direction, a few went back to our other beloved Country .
We still have contact and we share forever precious moments and experiences .
I strongly believe GOD has a purpose for every life. Some of us follow this purpose ..some of us do not .
Well , at this point I can only speak for myself .
I was so enticed with the new world , that I lost my own ...... for a period of time. But thanks to GOD`S amazing grace and faithfulness ( 2 TIMOTHY 2-13 ) I was found !
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them , Roman 8 ;28 .
What Was Meant for Evil, God turned around for good ! I praise HIM for that !
11 years ! I am so thankful !!
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qlcoach
Jun 9, 2009 @ 9:11 am | delete
- This was a heart-warming story. Don't give up on Squidoo. You have much to share that will truly inspire others. I met you on Squidom. Hope you will visit my new lens about emotional healing. Sincerely: Gary Eby, author and therapist.
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cley252
Apr 25, 2009 @ 12:55 pm | in reply to Pengwen | delete
- My friend is doing a lot better now...so am I...NOT PERFECT , BUT WE STILL LEARNING !
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Pengwen
Apr 25, 2009 @ 11:45 am | delete
- man.... I can relate to this article. I have a wife who is from another country and all she said was "yes".Its polite thing to say, but has disastrous results. My wife is doing great one tip is to speak English in the house. http://www.squidoo.com/travelerdeals
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Willie
Apr 13, 2009 @ 3:29 pm | delete
- THUMBS UP ! VERY NICE !
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