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My family lives very different in USA compared to Thailand. We have lived in the USA for ten years and many things have changed our life and there are many opportunities. My family life is getting much better and we live in living good place. We lived Thailand more than fifteen years, and I didn’t think about to reach my goal, and my life would be nothing there. Thailand is smaller country than USA. These two countries are different in three points’ education, jobs, and health.

First, I came to USA, finished high school, and now I am in college. US College is expensive, but I don’t have to pay tuition, also I don’t need help from my family to pay for my tuition. I am applying for financial aid which is provided by the state government. I came …show more content…

The medicines in U.S is extremely expensive. My dad get free medical health insurance because he is not heathy. He also get a PCA (homecare) from the state of Minnesota. I am doing PCA for him and my family needs to take care him for everything. My father’s condition is a very serious thing. He can barely walk and talk. My father has to take medication three time a day. In USA if my dad goes to clinic and hospital, the drive comes picks and him up at my house. My mom always goes with my dad to take care him. My dad is still a live and his heath is getting better. However, in Thailand if my dad stayed there his heath would be getting worse. The medicines would not be good as USA. No one would take care him much because everyone is busy with school and working, mostly he would have to do everything by his self.

In conclusion living in USA life is better. My life had done so many things. I finish with high school and now I am in college taking my major. In USA I have more opportunities for myself education, job, and got free Heath insurances. Thailand is hard to live without nothing for our future will be nothing. Thailand is small country. It is hard to for education. In Thailand not easy to find a job. There is nowhere to getting free insurances. I hope Thailand grow high more opportunities for

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