Journey to a New Land :: History

A Journey to a New LandMy parents immigrated to Canada in 1990 to elude the tyranny of the Chinese government and to build a better flavor in Canada. After listening to their stories of hardships and frustrations, I realized how well-off I was to be living in the country I now called home. When the sidereal day came to revisit my homeland, I felt uncertain and nervous. Would I fit in? Would I like it there? These were some of the concerns that were racing through my mind. moreover as the trip progressed, I realized how much I enjoyed staying inChina. disdain what started off as a foreboding voyage, this journey turned come on to be whizz of the best experiences of my life. It had been a long time in the midst of my move from China to Canada and the visit to my homeland. As a baby, I had left field for Canada and adopted many an(prenominal) new traditions and learned many new things. going back to China for the first time in eleven age would offer me incredible new experie nces, but I wasnt prepared. I wasnt ready. Leaving my birth country at the age of one and forgetting many of the proper Chinese traditions, I felt so marooned from my culture. The only encouragement I had of taking this trip was from my parents, who reassured me that I was going to do fine. However, my doubts still remained and I knew this would be an obstacle I had to overcome. As I first stepped onto Chinese soil, I began to explore many of the different features of my culture. The benefit of the currency exchange enabled my parents and me to shop in nice Chinese boutiques and eat delectable Chinese foods. As I place into a delicious deep-fried dumpling while sipping some smatter tea, my worries and anxieties drifted away like mist. Eating and drinking as if I were royal family and shopping in splendour, my life was a paradise. For the first time since I arrived in my motherland, I felt that I did fit in with my culture, for I was adopting many of the Chinese customs already. Adapting to Chinas less fortunate society was the hardest challenge. One major disappointment of the Chinese living mood was the unsanitary conditions. Everywhere I went, most washrooms were smelly, fly-infested places where toilets were holes dug under the ground. It was abominable yet distressing to think that millions of people in China had to wear down these conditions everyday.