In the year of 2005 when I was still an ordinary Chinese junior 2student who had nothing to do with the United States，a country so dis-tant away from where I was born and raised，my mom made a tough de-cision which switched my life in the upcoming 2006 in an 180 degree．
Without understanding why and how，I flied to the United States in January 2006，arriving at a city named Iowa City．Having no knowledge how my life and school education would turn out，I stepped into the local high school Iowa City West High School no more than 3 days after ar-rival．As difficult as you could ever imagine，I started my journey there like an adventure during which I made numerous ridiculous mistakes，experienced terribly embarrassing situations，and suffered severely from home sickness as every adult would do when coming to America for the first time．Overwhelmed by such an entire newness，I paved my way hard，trying with my best ability to assimilate and explore．When I amaz-ingly found me used to every small detail of my life here，I was stunned myself．I could take every one of my classes flexibly and swiftly，com-pleting a history essay with no difficulty，finding my English being lifted to an entirely new height．Though short，my stay in Iowa has left me with one of the most valuable fourtunes of my life-an experience of gleaning up my confidence，faith and courage to overcome every challenge lying a-head．I was grateful of my mom who has made such a wise decisionmaking me learn and grow．