Me at Yale

  When I first came here, I was nervous and worried. I was not sure because I felt scared. I could not speak to somebody with confidence. I was afraid to speak out loud. My self confidence was so low. I thought everyone's English would be great. What if someone laughed at my English, but I was completely wrong. Here I meet new people from different countries. The people I met were very kind and nice. They helped me a lot in the early days of the program. I gradually became an independent person. My mom always told me to talk to people, make friends. She says; Sometimes other people can change your mood. Now I understand that she was right. Here, I just did not meet people; I met new food, culture, languages and nationalities. We spent a beautiful time with each other. I really enjoyed spending time with teachers and my classmates. Joining the program at Yale was very useful for me. I got better in writing, speaking and reading skills. I have learned something new from everyone. Yal

Hello all, this is Mursal Sarwary. First of all I want to share the reason why I chose this topic for my poster. I chose the topic because I wanted to share the story of lifting my country (AFGHANISTAN) and coming to a different country (USA). And also how did I overcome the problems that I had?? In 2020, I came to the USA with my family. I had a culture shock because everything was new for me and my family. I was feeling sad because I was far away from my grandparents and friends. The language was hard. I could speak a little, but I could not solve my problems with it. In summer, me and my family joined summer English programs which helped us a lot. I went to high school for two years. I studied 11th and 12th grade here. I met different people in school who were from different countries. They spoke Spanish which I learned a little. I graduated!! I applied for the English intensive program. My teacher helped me a lot with it. I was excited and so happy when I got approved. This program