My Adaptation Process in My New City

by Sindy Roman

My name is Sindy Roman. I’m from Mexico and I came to Roanoke 6 months ago. I never thought I would live in
another country, but my husband had a job opportunity and after 4 months of accepting it, we moved to Roanoke.

It was a big change for both of us and especially for me because I had to quit my job and everything I knew up to that moment. My biggest fear at that moment was that I didn’t speak English, but Blue Ridge has helped me to have more confidence in myself and I have really enjoyed meeting people from other countries and their stories. In addition, the classes are very good and the teachers are very friendly. Now I feel very comfortable and safer in this place, they have really helped me a lot with my adaptation process.

The city is beautiful and a very quiet place to live. It is very different from the city where I was born, but I like it a lot and I think that soon I will feel at home.

For now my main objective is to master the language more and next year I would like to volunteer, mainly to help people who need it and give them back a bit of the help they have given me.

In conclusion, I highly recommend this program for people who need to learn the English language, because it really is an incredible way to do it, and I hope that many more people can benefit from it as I do.

Author’s Note: My name is Sindy. I’m from Mexico and I live in Roanoke, Virginia