Journal 10 : Advice

I used to have the hardest time making a decision when I had to move to the US. I thought all my life is in Thailand. At first, I didn't know what I was going to do because I promised with my mom that I will move here when I graduated. I felt sad and depressed. I remember that I cried a lot. My dad knew from my action. He gave me an useful advice. He taught me that life goes on. I have to move on for my future. He said my mom already prepared everything for my future. All I need just get my graduate degree and after that I can choose where I want to live. Either Thailand or America is okay. After I moved here, I understand why they want me to study here. Everything is for my future and my career. Now I'm still following his advice. I try to get a degree as soon as possible. And I can choose what my life is going to be.

Journal 9 : American food

When I was in Thailand, I thought that every American is the same as Mc Donald. It has just hamburger, fried, soda and salad. Since I came here, I know I was wrong. I had tried many kinds of American food. I know that it tastes good but some of them are too oily for me. I'm Thai so our main dish is rice compared to bread which is a main dish for American. I realized that our main dishes are totally different since I went to the cruise to Caribbean with my family. This trip was around a week. On the cruise, they served only American food such as pizza, hamburger, salad, all kind of bread, ice-cream and hot dog. At first my brother and I were so exciting. We ate a lot for the first 2 days but after that we didn't even want to smell it. I can eat rice everyday but no way for American food. After this trip, my family and I stopped eating American food for a couple of months. I wonder why American people can have these kinds of food everyday.