Almost every single person encounters some adjustment in their life. Whether the adjustment is a small or big, they go through it. Yet it is more than that. The effect, the result, of their needing to adjust, will change a person. Gary Shteyngart, author of the memoir, Little Failure, had to make many adjustments in his life. As a Russian immigrant coming to the U.S. during his childhood, created many times for adjusting. I myself had gone through a big adjustment last year, as I had gone to study for the year in a new country. Thus, I can relate to Gary’s feelings; his ups and downs, his fears and triumphs. And through both of our changes, we came out as different and changed people. We came out as adults. It is customary in my Jewish community to go away after high school. The norm is to go to Israel, our Homeland, for the year to study. Some have been there before, while others are going for their very first time. I have been there when I was much younger and since then have not gone, so this was new to me. I was coming to a new country, away from my family and friends, and coming to live with people I do not know. It was a life changing experience. As Gary came to a new country, he did not know the language. He was coming from Russia to America at the young age of seven years old. His parents did not speak a word of English which did not help at all. So when he was enrolled in an English speaking school, communicating was nearly impossible. He would try to talk to his classmates, but they would mock his way of speaking and his heavy Russian accent. His parents did not even help him learn the language, since they only spoke Russian in their home. I too, went to a new country where they only speak Hebrew. Some people did speak English which made it easier, but to have an actual conversation with an Israeli was highly improbable I would go shopping and try to ask about an item, but the saleslady could not even understand what I was saying. I would repeatedly try to explain, but to no avail. So when Gary would explain how he could not communicate wi