Hello,
My name is Farzana Ahmed. I was raised in a small country in Asia called Bangladesh. I didn’t attend an English Academic school; therefore I did not know much about the English language. I came to United State about seven years ago not knowing how to speak English. It was very hard to communicate with other English-speaking people. I had to adjust to, mostly everything, which included food, clothing, people, and language. The first three years in the U.S. I lived in Platteville, Wisconsin. I attended middle school there. I was the only foreign student at that school. They didn’t have a bilingual class so I had to go to normal classes. Platteville is a very small town, and not too crowded. There are lots of farm areas close by. I liked keeping myself busy, so I joined the school track team and outside of school I attended a karate club. I enjoyed both of them very much, but karate was my favorite. After a year and a half when I had my orange belt, I was allowed to go to the karate tournaments. My first tournament was not what I expected, but on the second tournament I received two trophies one for sparing and one for forms. I ended my karate by having green with a stripe. I soon moved to Hamtramck, Michigan and finished my High School years from Hamtramck High School. While in High school I joined Key Club, tennis, student council and volleyball. In my senior year I was the president of Key Club, and co-captain of the tennis team. I still like to play tennis whenever I get chance, and the weather is nice. This is my first year at Wayne State University. I am undecided about my major, but hope to find something by next semester.
Farzana Ahmed
Eng. 1020-032
21 comments:
Wow, you did karate! That's really cool. I don't know if I could do something that physical.
It must have been hard not knowing English and living here. But why did you stop karate? It seamed as if you were doing good in it.
I can't imagine how hard it would be to make such huge adjustments that you had to make.
It sounds like you have been very active throughout high school. I too did track and loved it. Are you planning to participate in any sports in college?
I know how hard it is to learn a whole new language, my parents had a hard time learning english too.
Nice to see you obviously learned it, now in college.
Sounds like you have had quite an experience while you have been in the states. It seems like you did karate, which is sweet because I did karate for a few years and was pretty good until I quit because I had no time. I think you should get back into it!
Sounds like you had an interesting time trying to learn english and it must have been hard going to a new school that only spoke English. Karate's cool, I used to do karate back when I was younger and had the time. I really didn't like it then grew to learn that it would help me in the long run.
Moving to a new country is always hard, but especially when you can't speak that language. My family and I have been in the States for about 17 years now and my parents still can't speak English that well, but you seem to have done well for yourself.
Thats awesome that you did karate. Have you ever thought of going back and completing your black belt?
Whats up! You seemed to have a lot of extra activities growing up. I was a captian of my high school Dance team. Was it hard for you to learn English as while as attend an english speaking school? And when you first came to the U.S were you scared about how the other kids were going to treat you cause I know when I was growing up there where some mean little kids that always hurt my feelings?
That really shows discipline and perseverance - that you could come here and adapt to our country. Congrats on your karate belt as well. I always wanted to get into martial arts.
I would have gone crazy to go to a foreign country to live and not know much about the language and how to communicate with people. But obviously you made it through those tough times, so thats good. I play tennis too, never played on a team before though, but I still like it a lot. Good luck on deciding your major.
Well I write mostly raps, I know how everyone has something bad to say about it but really writing all the music I did helped me through a lot of things I went through. But anyways, you were wondering I was from and the answer is Lebanon.
I like the fact you do karate because i see that you a pretty tough guy. I was probably hard for you to adjust to a new land like America because the kids here are very mean to different people.
I can't even how hard it would be to move someplace where I didn't know the language. I give you a lot of credit for that.
Yes, I do know the language problem that takes place. It's good to know that your interest in karate in middle school. Good luck whatever major you are planning to!
How was it growing up in bangladesh? I'm curious to know about some of the cuisines there and some rituals.
wow your english is better than mine! You must be very smart.
It had to be crucial in Wisconsin surrounded by farmland. I would've been bored out of my mind.
Wow, its amazing how you adjusted to an entirely different language and culture. You jumped right in and got active, which is very impressive. Karate is hot! Do you ever think about going back and getting a black belt?
Faranza, I know that learning English is not easy, and you obviously learned the language under less than ideal circumstances.
Reading your blog, I would not have thought that English was your second language.
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