It’s been a long journey, looking back to when I first came to the US with my family. I’ve overcome many stages of my life that made me who I am today. From the day I came here I’d have never guessed that I’ll be staying here for the next 7 years of my life and so on. I only knew my mother’s tongue, Bangla and the people I knew here were some relatives and my family. I had no friends to begin with. It was a new city, new environment, new lingo and new faces for me to get used to, explore and learn about. After a week of being here I started school as a 7th grader to pick up the slack of my english learning because I didn’t know english back then. I had to put in hours in school and after school hours in order to learn one of the most popular languages there was. I’m glad that my English as Second Language (ESL) teacher took her job seriously and thought us how to speak english as much as she could. It was still hard for me to get around Brooklyn and my school because I didn’t know to speak to the people around me. Only friends I had was the people that were in ESL with me and spoke the same language as me but that all changed after I left middle school. After spending hours for over 2 years in middle school I was getting more and more comfortable with english because I was learning a lot throughout the experiences and the time I put in school. I’ve made friends in 8th grade but it was nothing compared to High School. I was more comfortable in high school so it was much easier for me to talk to people and express myself. I’ve made friends and lost a lot of friends during my years in high school. If you can learn how to express yourself freely everything else becomes easier for you because confidence doesn’t matter if you can’t express it the right way. Knowing the way around of speaking to people can boost your confidence as well and you can present yourself the way you want to present by knowing how to speak. I’ve been living in Brooklyn for the last 7 years of my life and I am glad my parents chose this city to when we decided to move to US. I’ve made some great friends and memories here because there is always something to do in NYC. There are hardships here in NYC only the people in NYC experiences but there are also blessings and perks to being an NYC resident and I love being here and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else but here in my city.