Self-reflection

Normally, human beings love living in comfort zones. Adapting new ways, culture or perceptions become a challenge. All the same, living outside my area of interest is challenging and more distressing than adapting new ways. Since I found it difficult to live to work in the area than does not interest me, I decided to move out of the cave of comfort and seek knowledge in the area that I am passionate about. Leaving the place of work I was blind since I had got accustomed to living under those conditions. More blinding was leaving my country and homeland to live as a foreigner in a far-off country. All the same, in search of what the heart desired for, after getting some little knowledge, I decided to leave all behind and go after acquiring more knowledge.

Going through education system in Saudi Arabia from grade one through to completing high school, I had gained some knowledge, which acted as an eye opener for me. All the same, after completing high school, I did not have that urge to pursue more knowledge immediately. It resulted to my entering the job market. After getting a job, I persevered with work in Rosen inspection regardless of the challenges I was facing since it was the best I knew that existed. The salary that I was getting was not the best but I still worked in the fear of walking out of the known zone to an unknown one. Additionally, I could not find satisfaction with this job because I had not the least passion or interest in it. My heart wanted something different.

 

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After three years of perseverance, I decided to quit the job and try something new. Maybe I could venture in the field I will be passionate about and which will interest me. Making this decision, I set off for the USA to pursue a bachelor degree in business management. It seemed like a dream to me. I could not come to terms with the idea that I have left home to live in the United States of America. On arrival I felt as if I would go back home and forget about business management. It was such a difficult time for me that I contemplated quitting. In the beginning I thought that I was better off in the Rosen Inspection than in the United States of America. To begin with, the culture there was so different from what I was used to back at home. The food, the mode of dressing, the mode of interaction, as well as values, everything was completely different from those in Saudi Arabia. I never thought I could get accustomed to them one day. The passion for studying kept me going in the hope that things will get easier along the way.

Apart from the different culture and way of living, class work was also challenging. When class work started, it was very tough. Keeping in mind that I was used to the work environment, class working was completely new to me. So, because I was used to the environment at the work place, I was getting along with it with ease, although it was not interesting to me. Coming to study was interesting. I had passion about it but it entailed new ideas, new way of thinking, and new expectations. The new class environment gave me very rough time. I at times contemplated leaving class and going back to my homeland to get a job. The only thing that kept me going was the belief that everything will get easier when I get used to it.

I was correct. After the first semester at school, I found class work a bit easier and very interesting so that I had no difficulties comprehending it. At the same time, I realized that I had gotten used to the way of living of America as well as its culture. I came to comprehending that each person has in his life that which interests him, which is unique to every individual. That way I was able to correlate with my colleagues in class without any problems. I also made friends in the neighborhood, making life simpler in this foreign land. Within five months, I was able to get to know how to communicate effectively with the people here. At first communication was also a challenge since the language in use here is different from that at home. Overcoming communication barrier made it easy for me to make friends and hold conversation with people, which helped me understand them and their culture. The understanding of culture, lifestyle, and language of Americans proved to be the most advantageous for me in my stay here. It eliminated the difficulties I was finding initially. Getting accustomed to the life here was like finding myself after being lost for months.

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I am now in the second year of pursuing my bachelor’s degree, which I find very interesting. What I am studying and experiencing is what I wanted, what I could not find while working. I get moved by what I come to learn. It feels awesome to be studying a course of my passion. There is a number of new achievements I have got in my life. For instance, I felt incomplete with the work I was doing. Now I feel that I acquire this knowledge. Studying business management has opened up my mind to new ideas. I intend to study more and more in this field.