Wilson Shi-Wang

My first view of America….

It was the middle of an uneventful nine-ten hour flight, when I looked out the window and saw my future home, the United States of America.  I thought to myself, “What is this place? This looks nothing like home. This place looks kind of scary.”  What I didn’t know was that I was looking at the jagged coastline of California.  With the Pacific Ocean hitting the coastline making sea spray, I thought about the strong smell of the sea and sea salt on the jagged coastline.  I also felt excitement because I know this is the land of opportunity.  An hour later, I saw a humongous plain with a few houses that dotted the surface.  At this point in my flight, I was so bored after seeing barely anything that I started watching a Disney movie, then I realized that I was watching Mulan, how fitting.  It’s funny how the both of us are out of our own element as you might say.  When I landed in New York, I was shocked that the traffic was that busy, and I came from a rural area in China, so when I saw all those cars, I thought everyone was rich in America.