LinLin+Chen



Journal 1: A paradigm shift that I experience is when I came to the United States about six years ago. I was living in Chinatown (New York) for my first three years. One day my parents told me that I needed to move to Michigan, because of my English skill and in other way I could help my brother with his business in Michigan. At first I disagreed with their opinion, because I wanted to stay in New York with all my friends, and I was little. I did not think about my future so I was not care about my English skill. But right now I totally change my mind. I am thanking my parents for the decision to send me to Michigan for my education. I get better understanding of English and America culture. I feel that if I don’t come to Michigan or if I am still stay at New York, my life will be totally different. I know it would be definitely worst than today. And the one thing I am very happy is that my parents are very proud about me, because I attending to college, I am the first person who attends college. The parents are always thinking about our future, they always make reasonable decisions for us in order to make our future better, but sometime we don’t like it or we disagree with them, but the time will give us the answer why parents make that decision for us.