I personally made the decision, at age fifteen, to leave China and come to study aboard in the United States. I knew that here, I could be provided with the best opportunities as to achieve my ambitions and it didn’t take me long before I made the decision to leave all I knew behind and go on a journey that I was hopeful would one day bring me to excellence. The reason that made this decision become the most important decision in my life is not only because of the decision result me being nine thousands miles away from home, but also the process of growing and overcoming many difficulties that caused by this decision.
It wasn’t easy at first, moving from the robust metropolitan community of Beijing to the rural and compact community at Fork Union Military Academy. I was home sick, and the fact that I had to simultaneously overcome a language barrier did not make my path any smoother. It wasn’t long before I found myself in a state isolation, struggling to associate with my peers. I lacked confidence and this led to me to doubt my decision of studying abroad. It was in these times of adversity that I remembered my father say,” Hard work pays off,” and it was through his exemplified determination that I knew I could handle any difficulty thrown at me. Personally, the more I keep myself occupied, the less I mourned over the issues that I had to persevere through. I engaged myself in a multitude of activities ranging from Orienteering and Academics to Robotics and excelling within the military aspects of FUMA, specifically in reference to obtaining the rank of Sergeant. This initial base of activities helped me develop in all aspects of cadet life, ultimately, leading me to become a Lieutenant within the Corps of Cadets.
It wasn’t easy at first, moving from the robust metropolitan community of Beijing to the rural and compact community at Fork Union Military Academy. I was home sick, and the fact that I had to simultaneously overcome a language barrier did not make my path any smoother. It wasn’t long before I found myself in a state isolation, struggling to associate with my peers. I lacked confidence and this led to me to doubt my decision of studying abroad. It was in these times of adversity that I remembered my father say,” Hard work pays off,” and it was through his exemplified determination that I knew I could handle any difficulty thrown at me. Personally, the more I keep myself occupied, the less I mourned over the issues that I had to persevere through. I engaged myself in a multitude of activities ranging from Orienteering and Academics to Robotics and excelling within the military aspects of FUMA, specifically in reference to obtaining the rank of Sergeant. This initial base of activities helped me develop in all aspects of cadet life, ultimately, leading me to become a Lieutenant within the Corps of Cadets.