I've had many changes in my life but none as big as moving to a different country. I was born in the United States, but when I was seven years old, my family and I decided to go live in Egypt for three years. Those three years, changed me for the better. I got closer to my family, religion and I also learned a lot about the culture and tradition in Egypt. Back when I lived in Egypt, life was more different, some differences were the tradition and culture, but when moving back to the States, things like the culture and foods changed. Some new things I learned more about were prayers and the culture of Egypt. I also met more family and learned more about the tradition of my family. Before moving to Egypt for three years, I was having a great childhood. I had …show more content…
The kids just took the hitting and went on with their day, I wouldn't do the same. I probably would have done what I was told to, to avoid getting beaten. Even though the teacher really wasn't hurting anyone that hard I still was terrified, it made me feel scared about school. Every night I would wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of an Adhan, Adhan is the reminder to all Muslims to pray a specific prayer. As time went on I got more and more used to the adhan, school and the environment of the country. I moved back to the U.S, because my older brother had to get his appendix removed. My father thought that it was right that the doctors in the U.S should get the surgery done. I returned back to the U.S when i was about 10 years old, I was very excited. When I got off the plane, I didn't smell the camels and sand, it smelled nothing like it. When I came back to the U.S, it was around February which was Winter. That made me feel like I was really back home and didn't want to go back to the hot sun in