I was not born here. I came from Bangladesh in 2019. I finished my 12th grade over there and as soon as I finished there I came to this city. My father used to live here before I came here. So, he wanted me to move here as well. It was not an easy decision for me. Since I grew up in Bangladesh, I had to leave everything behind. When he asked me to move here at first, I was not sure. But then it took me some time to make up my mind. Leaving my comfort zone was hard. But anyway, I decided to come here for a better life and to live with my father. I remember saying goodbye to my friends. My elder sister lives in Bangladesh still. She is married so did not move here. She and her husband came to the airport to say goodbye. Now I am writing this I am thinking about those times and how hard it was. 

A new city. New people around me. New language although in Bangladesh English is the second language but still it is not same. I wasn’t having a good time first few day. Because of the time change I used to wake up so early in the morning. I used to feel annoyed. I used to spend my morning in front of the window. It was summer so my father used to tell me to go outside and walk around. But honestly speaking I am more of a person who likes to stay home. I did not have any friends here, so I did not bother to deny him stay home. Because I felt much better in that way. I went out with my father after few days to buy a new phone. Because I used to use a old model. So, when I was in Bangladesh, I made him promise me that as soon I come here he will buy me a new phone. So, he kept his promise, and we went to best buy. My father is a best buy fan. Any electronics item need at home my father is like let’s go to best buy. But I didn’t know what is best buy at that time. We went there with him. After that he asked me if I wanted to Times Square. I said yes. We were in the station and he was telling me how metro works and how to pay for the metro. What to look for in the station. I was in Times Square. It was summer and it was full of tourists. People hanging around. We took some pictures and stayed there for some time. Later we came back home. I felt so lost at that time. It is over now but this chapter of a new life will be always with me.