Victor Moses Quotes

As an immigrant, I learned by watching other people.

I know that if I have come to Britain, I must adapt, and I will try to.

It's been a bit of a struggle getting used to life in the States, adapting to a new lifestyle.

I've gotten used to being a foreigner.

Life in England was a bit difficult. It is not easy for a South American. Some people get on fine, and for others, it is harder to adapt.

How emigration is actually lived - well, this depends on many factors: education, economic station, language, where one lands, and what support network is in place at the site of arrival.

Latinas who come to the U.S. should adapt, learn English and become a part of the community.

We moved to Australia for two years though and that was a little bit tough trying to fit in.

I hear from non-Afghan immigrants - Africans, Indians, Pakistanis, Arabs in France - all the time. These people have had to redefine their lives, which is what my family went through when we came to the U.S. in 1980.

As a child, it was really hard because I'd be thrown into a new school and have to make new friends, or I'd sit in class for months without speaking the language, but as I got older, I welcomed the possibility of discovering new cultures and languages.

My father, when he arrived in this country found it difficult.

When you're from another country, you want to spend time with your family. All your family can't come here. All your friends can't come here. You spend so much time here, you want to go there, too.

It was such a culture shock for me, being plucked from this diverse neighborhood in London into Jamaica Queens. I'm in this new environment, and I had an English accent.

It was not so easy for me in Scotland in general.

I arrived in the U.S.A. in 1935, to San Francisco. I got the boat from China, and I didn't even speak English. I could read a little, perhaps write a little, but that was all. It was a 17-day journey, and I learnt to speak English from the stewards.

I've had tough times before. Leaving Brazil when I was so young, saying goodbye to my family and friends to go to another culture, that was so difficult.

I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it.

I never did very well as an immigrant. I've lived in several countries and been a disaster everywhere.

My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.

I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.

My mother is American. I first went to school in America, and we came back when I was about six to rural Norfolk. In primary school, I was teased immediately and mercilessly. I probably dropped that accent within about 10 days.

When you move from a different country, it takes a while to make friends. I found myself being lonely a lot at first. In New Delhi, I had all my family. But Portland is one of those cities you can immerse yourself in and feel comfortable. People are so friendly.

I was born in Costa Rica and we moved to America where it was a whole new world for me.

Moving to a new country is always difficult, but the fact my dad and my sister came to live with me was a huge help. That made things easier.

It has been stressful to be a French resident in America.