Yuki Suto from Japan Coming to America changed my life. To go to the USA was my dream when I was a junior in my Japanese high school. When I was a high school student, I decided to go to America because I wanted to study English and American culture, and I wanted to see what I could do by myself in a very different environment. These are the most important reasons why I decided to come here. I wasn't interested in college in Japan at all. It is very difficult to enter the college and university in Japan but easy to graduate, so students don't study so much after they enter. This was also one of the reasons why I came to America. However, when I told my parents that I wanted to go to the USA, they didn't allow me to go there. Then I kept on explaining why I wanted to go, and we talked about it every day. Finally, they understood and allowed me to go. I came here this June. I have been here around 5 months. When I first came here, I was very surprised. There are many differences between Japan and America. Japan is a very little country compared to America. I feel everything is big here. There are various kinds of people here. I felt it's very strange and interesting. I was also very upset because everything is in English. I hear English everywhere. Whenever I watch TV, go shopping, or even take a walk, I hear only English. It was really strange. Everything was very hard for me because I couldn't understand English at all back then. Now my ears are used to hearing English, so it's getting better. After
I came here, I realized how much I love my family,
how difficult it is to live by myself, how exciting
it is to live in another country, and how important
it is to do what I want to do. If I didn't come
here, maybe I didn't realize these things. This is
the most important experience in my life. I'm going
to stay here about 3 years. I'll never forget the
time in the USA.
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