By: Ali Saeed

I would like to explain how I learned to use the computer, and what I thought about the new technology.

A few years ago I had an accident that changed my life. I felt like I was different person before and after the accident. Then I went to the U.S to get better education. I have learned from my mistakes. Life has taught me that happy and sad days are just like night and day.

In Fourth grade I had my first class where I learned about computers and technology. I was really surprised by what the computer could do such as solving math calculations, storage, and retrieval of information.

I could not believe all of the things that the teacher was saying about the computer. There is no dispute that the computer produced the greatest invention of mankind, by this device man was able to exceed the limits of the impossible, bringing technological innovation. I thought TV was best technology on the earth.

When I started using the computer I became really good at it. I asked my father to get me one. He said he would when I finished school. When my father bought me a computer I was trying to learn new stuff but I had an accident when I was eighteen so I could not use my computer for a long time because I was in coma for one month.

When I woke up I could not move for two months. I hated it, I did not like to learn new stuff. When got released from the hospital. My family asked me to use the computer and stay at home until I got better. When I got better I did not use the computer anymore. I started to work on cars and physical labor then I found out that’s what I like to do. When I graduated from high school I went to the collage for two years to study Automotive Engineering. I had really good grades.

I got a scholarship to the United States to study Sociology. I have to learn how to use computers to send an , type, print, and scan stuff. I’m still learning new stuff. I found out education in the United States is really different than back home.

First of all, to leave your family and friends is not an easy thing. When you study in a country that is not your country, inevitably you will gain wider and broader experiences unlike your friends who are studying at universities in your home country.

To live in another country, far away from your family and friends and the environment where they originate, although difficult in the beginning. This is the perfect way to strengthen your character and rapidly develop your educational and personal discipline. It is the first step to form yourself as an independent person.

In conclusion, the goal of education is different from person to person. Some people want to get high certificate in order to have a prominent place in the community, while others wanted to get as much of the knowledge and culture, some looking for what's new in the world of knowledge, some aiming to reach a niche high among scientists and inventors.

Education can change lives and the lifestyle of any person. I am getting education to help other people and get job. After graduation I would like to help people by becoming a social worker.