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Hello students.
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The question is we have to describe the non -academic challenge that you have faced or that you have overcome.
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And we have to describe this experience what it taught to you about yourself.
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So the non -academic challenge that we that i face is that i had a good.
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Hard time adjusting to the new environment.
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Adjusting to the new environment.
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When i moved to us, i was born and raised in china and i had never been to the united states before.
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There i was excited to start a new life here but i quickly realized that it was a it was not as easy that i thought it would be.
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I had to deal with cultural shock, culture shock, the culture here and culture in china, the language, the language barriers and homesickness, the most important thing.
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These factors affect me a lot.
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So to overcome this, to overcome these challenges, i tried to invest my time or i tried to engage myself in a new culture, tried to immerse myself in new culture.
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I made friends, made friends with people from different backgrounds, joined clubs and organizations and volunteered in the community...