Different Me

Different Me

It was the darkest day when I first came to Chicago. Everything was worse than I thought. I came to Chicago, and everything was new. I tried to remember everything that I saw. However, I miss myself. The quiet streets, the dirty CTA and even the cheese made me struggle  even though I had a lot of imagination that I would have a wonderful life before I came here. I tried to taste different foods from different countries and adopt to a different lifestyle. As time passed, I also changed myself and adopted life in Chicago. I have learned a lot and become a better person.

              
 The thing that made me feel most nervous was the quiet streets. In China, a lot of people liked to walk on the street. I loved it too. In the night, I loved walking on the street and bought some street food to enjoy my night. I was comfortable and relaxed. However, l have lost everything since I came to Chicago. I could not enjoy my night or favorite street food. I even could not walk on the street at night. A lot of people told me there were some dangerous area at night. There were some dangerous people who wanted my money. Moreover, I also heard some news that someone was killed by shooting. It made me feel nervous. When I walk on the street, I had to be careful to some people who looked dangerous to avoid. At the same time, I had never seen a lot of homeless people on the street. At first, I was curious why there were a lot of homeless people. I wanted to know why they did not work even though some of them appeared to be healthy. However, as the time has passed, the curious feeling transferred to being afraid. When some homeless people saw me, they stared at me and asked me for money. They always said god bless you. I was afraid that if I did not give them dollars, they might hit me. I did not know, but I chose to ignore them. However, now I feel better than when I first arrived. I also can enjoy myself except for at night, and most of the homeless people are friendly. They did not do some dangerous things as I think.

Even though I experienced a lot of problems, I made a change in eating. In China, I loved to go different restaurants to try different food. When I came to Chicago, I was excited to try different foods that I had never had. However, I did not have the same foods as I thought. There was a lot of cheese, salad, burgers and sandwiches. At first, I enjoyed these because I seldom ate these in China. However, I was bored after a week. A lot of meals were too sweet and sour that I could not eat them. Salad did not enough for me. Then, I went to some Chinese restaurants to find my taste from my memory, but everything was different. The food was different with that I ate in China. Once, I went to a Chinese restaurant, and I saw they had the signature dry chill chicken that was my favorite dish in China. I ordered it, but it was not same. It was not spicy or crispy. After that, I tried a lot of Chinese meals in Chicago. Unluckily, I never had found a restaurant that had tradition food I had in China. I was disappointed. However, now, I like to eat salad and sandwiches. They are healthier. At first, I just thought I did not like it. Actually, I do not eat too much salt and oil when I eat salad and sandwich. I feel more relaxed, and I have passion to try new things. I learned that I need to try different things and learn more. It has helped me to broaden my view. I have gained a lot of happiness.

When I first came here, I did not think it was a good thing. Everything was hard. However, it was a new start. I tried my best to adopt it and find myself. Now, I accept a new life and have a lot of fun. There are  people from all around the world. There is a variety of foods from different cultures. There are different holidays. It is worth knowing and have a lot of fun. Furthermore, I hope to live a long time, and I will find more interesting things and meet people from different cultures. It is time for me to learn more.