With international students who live faraway from their countries, choosing a place to live and study is absolutely an important decision. A place that is beloved and familiar like their home will inspire their studies. Like others, I’m an international student from Vietnam. I searched to look for many colleges in many states of the United States, such as Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, New York, Connecticut, and Kansas…but I ended up with Arizona. For a month living and studying at Arizona Western College of Yuma city in Arizona, life and people here have helped me reduce the distance that is almost a half of the earth. Now I’m confident to say that Arizona became my second family, Arizona is my home.

Arizona should have been called “The Heaven of Natural Beauty.” Besides famous cities such as Phoenix and Tucson where there are many buildings and busy lives, people also can find themselves at the great heritage-the Grand Canyon. I am so lucky that I got a chance to see by my own eyes, the Grand Canyon-such a beautiful natural place. Green plants and trees cover the entire mountain. The color-orange of the stone and rocks under trees makes the scene more splendid. Ditches that worm themselves into the rocks and stones at the bottom create a very specific and private beauty of the Grand Canyon. It is exactly unimaginable. It looks so fake, but it is real. For sure, the Grand Canyon has made Arizona immortal.

The Grand Canyon was my first impression about Arizona before I felt another private thing which is the weather. It is really hot here, but I love it so much. The hotness that hits my face everyday reminds me of the hot weather in Vietnam. It is so lovely and familiar. I don’t feel lonely anymore. It seems that I was in Vietnam-my country right now further more, Arizona also has a lot of green fields and animals. They gather to live here, because they know Arizona is a good place for them. They have been calling Arizona “home.”

Arizona is a flexible state with a developing economy. After Phoenix and Tucson, Yuma, where I’m living, is also accredited as one of the most developing cities of United States. Life here is improving faster and faster. Many companies, factories and shopping centers are in the project to be built in the near future. Yuma is a young city. After English, Spanish is also spoken so widely in Arizona. Many people from different countries have been coming to Arizona to study, work, and live. It is a small world in Arizona. You will find it very easy to communicate and makes friends with people here. If you need help, just come up and ask for it. They are willing to help you. For example, you are new here and you do not have a car when they do, they will be happy to take you to everywhere you want to. Don’t worry to bother them. They love to be “bothered” because Arizona residents are so nice and friendly.

If you have an idea finding a new place to build your future in many aspects, come and do it here. Arizona is my second home, so I’m sure it will be yours too. You will get a chance to find yourselves inside the beautiful place, a flexible and developing state where you’ll never forget. That is our home and you are a member. That is Arizona.

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