When the unknown becomes knowledgeThe bravest men are not always those who do not feel fear; the bravest men are often those who face their worst nightmares and overcome them. Feeling fear can often make you feel weak. Often, being afraid of something will make you doubt even yourself. But what fear can't do is deprive you of the opportunity to fight against it. I have been afraid, like many people, countless times. Sometimes I faced this. Other times, they won the battle and made me quit. One of the worst scary things is the unknown. When I arrived in the United States of America, I had to face one of my terrible fears. I was faced with the fear of living in a new culture, the fear of learning a new language, and the fear of starting a new life. Although some people try to make it easier for you to transition from your home country to a new one. doesn't always work. No matter how many stories you have heard, no matter what you have read or seen before, when you move to a new country everything will be “different”. The unknown is a dark passage where we can only see by crossing it. Otherwise, if you don't take risks, he will remain the bogeyman of the darkest incubus. It is true that taking risks has many advantages. This will make you flourish and make you grow. But at the same time, it could become so difficult that it could be avoided. On the other hand, what can your life be like if you don't take risks? Would you be willing to sit back and watch life go by without any wonder and only to not make the decision to fight the unknown? Unknown, the world is so vast, beautiful and different that it will always have something.... .. middle of paper ......wonderful country; I'm trying to be part of the American community, me, a Latina woman, from Cuba. Me, one among many, starting a new life. The one who was afraid of the new country, the new people and the new language. Here I am, having barbecues on the weekends, enjoying national celebrations, like Independence Day, as if I was born in the United States. Read, watch, listen and even sing in English. The latter with anti-mine barriers but trying to keep the right path. I'm not saying that all my fears are gone, no. But I'm trying to say that in the end it was so bad. On the contrary, this journey has no end. I hid my fear; I just faced it, sometimes with more courage than others. I am no less afraid but now I only know that the unknown will remain the same, unless you make a feast of it and they have become your first step towards knowledge.