My name is Abdul Rameez Baloch. I am known by many different names, but mostly people call me either Ray or Rameez. We are four brothers and one sister living with my family in Chicago. I have a very interesting life story. I was born and raised in Pakistan a small country in Asia. I came to U.S with my family 12 years ago and over the years I have seen a lot of changes in me and my family.
First, I still remember the life I was living in Pakistan, how it was and what value it has in my life. My family and I used to live with all my uncles and aunts so it was a very big family. Life was good, but there was a lack of education. My parents wanted us to move from Pakistan and come to U.S. so we did.
When we first came to U.S. I didn’t know what to do or how to communicate with people around me because of course I didn’t speak English. I started going to school and learning English. I started talking to people and making new friends everyday. Now I have a lot of friends. Elementary school was a little difficult for me but I really learned everything when I got to high school and those were four of the most amazing years of my life.
Before graduating high school I did not think about going to college. I wanted to work and help my family out because my dad is the only one who has been struggling everyday to make sure we don’t have any problems, and I did not pay attention to that until I started thinking about how he is getting old now and he has also done a lot for us as a father and a good friend all this time. Those made me think about the future and encouraged me to go to college and want to get a good education and job and take care of my parents.
Everyone has a hard time with moving from one place to another and adopting that culture and surroundings, but nothing is more difficult than moving from one county to another.
Welcome to the blogosphere . . . another strange country to explore.
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