Written by Nyan Lyih 6th Grade (Middle School)
2nd
Place (Middle School)
Parent’s Nai Sak Lon and Mi Ni lar Mon
Mon Life in America
I
think that Mon life in America is very different from over where I used to live
because over here we get to learn a lot of things like science or social
studies. And we get to have more freedom over here, because we can do almost
everything we want to. The bad thing about living in America is that when you
just come to America and you can’t speak English, other people will start
making fun of you because they think that you’re different from them just
because you can’t speak their language. Sometimes living in America is really
fun because over here we can do things that we couldn’t do, and the good thing
is that we don’t have to worry about the police. Sometimes living in America
is really hard because when you have a test in school and you don’t get it,
but if you studied for it, it would be easy for you. I think that life in
America is better than over where I used to live because I get to have more
freedom over here.
Some things that surprise me about America is that when you want to be in some
of the teams in school like soccer, football, or basketball you can’t get bad
grades or they’ll kick you out of the team. Another thing that surprises me
about America is that if you be really bad in school they’ll expel you, what
it means is that you can’t get to school for a long time. It’s not good
because while other people get to learn things, you have to stay at home and be
bored. The things that I don’t like about America is that when you go to
school and it’s very cold outside, you have to walk or wait for the bus but
before you get to school, you have to wait or walk in the cold. In summer life
in America is really fun because when you play outside there are a lot of people
playing outside, some people even make new friends but of course you can make
friends even if it’s winter.
What I hate most about America is the climate because when it’s cold it’s
really cold and when it’s hot it’s really hot, it’s never normal over
here. Sometimes living in America can be very difficult for adults because if
you can’t speak English that good and you’re trying to find a job, people
wouldn’t accept you to be working for them. But for some people it can be
really easy for them because they know more than one language and they’re
capable of something.
Most people come to America because of wars in their lands or because of the
climate. Most of the people don’t get to come here because of the soldiers
that don’t let them. I’m Nyan Lyih and I think America is life.