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Personal Narrative: The First Day Of School In The US

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It was the first day of school for me in the United States. Unfamiliar scenery had unfolded before my eyes, everything looked new, from students to teachers, classrooms, languages, and many others. I was excited, but soon after, full of fears running through my mind. I looked around, seemed no one speaks my home language. Everyone except me, seemed like they know each other. I started to feel misplaced, and panicked. I didn’t know who to talk with, how to talk to. What if they laugh at me? What if they ignore on me? All those complicated feelings were running through my head. It is the first day of school in the U.S.. I had come up with all those good dreams about school life. I couldn’t just let it be miserable. The fears of my language
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