Life from Philippines to America

During our first month in the US, a beloved uncle informed me about the three stages I might feel or experience as an Immigrant. First Stage is the WOW stage. Everything is new. Everything is wow and everything is unique. He is absolutely right. I get to see new technologies on the road, in school and in different establishments. Discipline is another wow thing I have observed especially with regards to traffic enforcement and government rules and policies. The people are generally good and they say "hi", "hello", "how are you doin'?" even if they don't actually know you. People are so grateful that they always say "thank you" or "I appreciate...". Second stage is the depression stage. This is what I feel whenever I miss my Nanay (mother), my siblings, my niece, nephews and my friends. Sometimes I feel I know nothing and feel so insecure. Also I have encountered racism when I encountered a customer when I was still working a...

         Going abroad especially going to America is a dream come true for most of the Filipinos. Who doesn't want to earn dollars? The value of dollars these days plays around 50 times than Philippine Peso.          New Life...New Beginning...New Environment!          It really feels great to be at last you are in the United States of America. So excited and so happy to start a new life but these feelings comes with a great fear and insecurities. Fear that you will not be accepted and insecurities for being different from others, different in color, race and language. Although English is a medium language in school in the Philippines, the accent is still issue haha especially when you have a daughter who will criticize you haha. Nose bleed o sakit sa bangs sabi nga nila :)          What is like to be in America? Totoo na maganda o masarap ang buhay sa America dahil nakakahawak ka na n...