By: Brendan Huynh
For English speakers, the English language comes naturally from our tongue. For others, like many immigrant students, it can be a tongue twister. English is not an easy class.
Anayeli, a student at Yerba Buena High School, has experienced the struggle of learning English as a second language.
You may ask, “What’s so hard about learning a second language?”
Learning a new language is very difficult for most people, especially when you aren’t comfortable with the people around you.
For Anayeli, life was all fun and games. She was born here, then she moved back to Mexico and returned to America in 5th grade.
She claims her life in Mexico was much harder. Mexico didn’t have many opportunities such as school, jobs, and better education. She also claims there is a lot of violence and poverty back in Mexico.
According to Anayeli, “There have seen many kidnappings back where I lived in Mexico.” Her years in Mexico were not the best, but they also weren’t the worst.
Anayeli’s life in America was completely different. She says life is Mexico is very hard. There aren’t many job opportunities and a lot of poverty. When she was nine years old she was forced to move back to America. Her parents decided to cross the border to try and start a better life. When moving back, she felt sad because she missed her family. However, she knew she had to do it because it was the best for both her and her family.
When moving back to America, life was not the easiest. She was constantly missing her family and was having trouble learning English.
Anayeli claims learning English was difficult. “Learning English is a completely different culture and was hard for me,” Anayeli mentioned. She was also getting bullied throughout this time so all of this was very difficult for her to adapt to America.
It wasn’t until around 7th grade when she finally started to understand the English language. At this point, she claims that she enjoyed school and was able to make many other friends.
According to the Public Policy Institute of California, nearly twenty-five percent (1.4 million) of the students in California public schools are English learners. This means there are many other immigrants trying to adapt to the English language.
So far, Anayeli’s experience as a sophomore at Yerba Buena High School is going well. Anayeli claims YB provides her with many opportunities such as a better education than the one in Mexico.
“I feel a sense of belonging at YB,” she says.
For English speakers, the English language comes naturally from our tongue. For others, like many immigrant students, it can be a tongue twister. English is not an easy class.
Anayeli, a student at Yerba Buena High School, has experienced the struggle of learning English as a second language.
You may ask, “What’s so hard about learning a second language?”
Learning a new language is very difficult for most people, especially when you aren’t comfortable with the people around you.
For Anayeli, life was all fun and games. She was born here, then she moved back to Mexico and returned to America in 5th grade.
She claims her life in Mexico was much harder. Mexico didn’t have many opportunities such as school, jobs, and better education. She also claims there is a lot of violence and poverty back in Mexico.
According to Anayeli, “There have seen many kidnappings back where I lived in Mexico.” Her years in Mexico were not the best, but they also weren’t the worst.
Anayeli’s life in America was completely different. She says life is Mexico is very hard. There aren’t many job opportunities and a lot of poverty. When she was nine years old she was forced to move back to America. Her parents decided to cross the border to try and start a better life. When moving back, she felt sad because she missed her family. However, she knew she had to do it because it was the best for both her and her family.
When moving back to America, life was not the easiest. She was constantly missing her family and was having trouble learning English.
Anayeli claims learning English was difficult. “Learning English is a completely different culture and was hard for me,” Anayeli mentioned. She was also getting bullied throughout this time so all of this was very difficult for her to adapt to America.
It wasn’t until around 7th grade when she finally started to understand the English language. At this point, she claims that she enjoyed school and was able to make many other friends.
According to the Public Policy Institute of California, nearly twenty-five percent (1.4 million) of the students in California public schools are English learners. This means there are many other immigrants trying to adapt to the English language.
So far, Anayeli’s experience as a sophomore at Yerba Buena High School is going well. Anayeli claims YB provides her with many opportunities such as a better education than the one in Mexico.
“I feel a sense of belonging at YB,” she says.