A Life Changing Experience

        

              There are many challenges that an individual encounters throughout life. You can be obligated to change your mentality, your perspective and lifestyle. I confronted this situation when my family and I moved to Italy.

            Even if my dad is an Italian citizen, I did not know how to communicate in Italian as well as in English. I believe not knowing the language spoken in the country that and individual is living is hard, it also can make a person feel as they are not good enough.  Learning two languages simultaneously and adjusting to the environment was hard. Nevertheless, I have an idea of what to expect in such situation, since now I have experienced it.

            Additionally, the same year I had a newborn sister and this has caused a lot of challenges in my school and personal life. My dad was working after-hours and since my mom did not know Italian nor English I was frequently in charge of my sister, house chores, school documents. I would take on these challenges in order to help my mom and take some weight off my dad's shoulders.

            As time passed I’ve learned to address problems and challenges independently. I understood the importance of conversing in multiple languages.