unforgettable memory

When I was 9 years old, my family had to move to Moscow, Russia because of my father’s business. That was my first living overseas, so everything made me wonder. For over one year, I had a hard time adapting new culture in Moscow, but it gave me a lot of unforgettable memories in my childhood. Even though I couldn’t speak Russian, my parents sent me to the private Russian elementary school. My parents believed that I would be able to get along with Russian friends at school. At first time, many Russian friends were interested in me because I was only one student who came from another country. It would be the first time for them to see an Asian girl who has a black hair, black eyes and yellow skin. Some friends were kind and friendly as they talked to me first and helped me out adjusting my new school life. However, they began to avoid being with me after few days. Back then, I couldn’t understand why they didn’t want to be with me. I cried a lot after coming back from school at that time; I couldn’t be there anymore without friends. After that, I and my parents decided to transfer to the Korean elementary school which was very small and there were only 50 students in the whole school. My new school was so interesting and had so much fun with my Korean friends.

I sometimes thought back to my childhood in Moscow. What happened to me even if I didn’t transfer the Korean school? Could I be good at speaking Russian? I experienced a sort of racial differences at that time but it became my one of unforgettable memories in my entire life.