After moving from England, Bromfield gives an international perspective
We have all started that new school year where everyone is talking about the new boy or girl in class. A few years ago the class of 2019 gained a new,unique student who everyone was talking about. This new student was different than most considering the fact that she moved to Aurora from England. Current senior, Faith Bromfield, had a special moving experience and is willing to tell about the the ups and down she experienced moving across the Atlantic.
“It was a huge adjustment, an entire new normality and routine. I was unfamiliar with the American lifestyle and making the adjustment was hard. Of course we moved our furniture, clothes and personal belongings but that still wasn't the same as home. Once I started to treat America like my home and not thinking about how much I wanted to be back in England it became easier to live my life here. Now I couldn’t imagine going back, Aurora is home now,” says Bromfield.
Growing up in another country where one has spent a majority of her childhood in one town, then moving abruptly into entire different lifestyle is one of the most life changing events that can happen. Not having a choice is another obstacle that kids have to face. Parents never want to move their children away from their friends and family, but sometimes it’s the best thing to do.
“My dad’s job was transferred here. He works for a little company called Lubrizol. My sister and I would often say we missed our old life and my mum would always tell us ‘Home is where your family is. This house won’t feel like home if you don’t make it one.’ ”
Bromfield was in eighth grade when she moved to Aurora so she had already spent a significant amount of her life in England, where the lifestyle is quite different than it is in the United States. The environment, the people, and the social surroundings are different anywhere in the world and Bromfield found that out once she came to the states.
“In England you go to college a lot younger which forces people to grow up a lot faster. However, I find the children in America are more mature because the lifestyle is a little slower and they get to mature with time instead of being forced to grow up really quickly,” Bromfield states.
Lastly, it’s the question that every new student gets asked after a year or so living in their new city, state or country. Which place do they like better? It truly is a hard question to answer considering how vastly different the United States and the United Kingdom are. Bromfield explains her final thought on her feelings about America
“America, I feel like I have a better quality of life here and am offered many more opportunities.”
Lifestyles all around the world are different and luckily Bromfield has been lucky enough to experience some of these lifestyles. As Bromfield will soon graduate from AHS this upcoming spring, it is possible that her dreams could land her back in the UK or she could continue her career in the United States. Any direction she decides to go, Aurora High School is lucky enough to have her come through the school.
