Living in Two Cities
Nearly 40 - 50% of all marriages end in divorce, of those divorces with children only 10% of parents share physical joint custody (Emery). I fit into the 10% category, living in two different households in two different cities, forty minutes away from each other. My parents have been divorced since I was six. I have faced many challenges with having to commute about an hour everyday from the two different households. Instead of letting these challenges break me, I learned how to overcome and rise above them. At a young age, I knew that if I wanted to go to college and get scholarships, I needed good grades and to be involved in outside activities. I filled all my time outside of school being involved in diverse groups and clubs, doing homework, and commuting …show more content…
It taught me how to push myself in school to be involved so that I could go to college and be successful. It showed me ways of prioritizing, problem solving, and organizing at a younger age so that when I got to high school and college, I could be more effective in the way I learn and do things. Now, I know how to balance my activities with my schoolwork so that I am able to do the things I love while still obtaining good grades. Also, because I could do the clubs and activities that I wanted to do, not only did I learn how to organize and prioritize; I also learned how to work as a team and become a leader. I plan on using my leadership in college by teaching people one on one or having a study group where I can teach people how to distribute their learning better, color organize, and problem solve. This will hopefully help increase their scores and the schools as a whole. Overall, I learned that even though you may face obstacles throughout your life you can always learn from them and try to find a solution so that if or when that obstacle presents itself again, you know how to rise above
Nearly 40 - 50% of all marriages end in divorce, of those divorces with children only 10% of parents share physical joint custody (Emery). I fit into the 10% category, living in two different households in two different cities, forty minutes away from each other. My parents have been divorced since I was six. I have faced many challenges with having to commute about an hour everyday from the two different households. Instead of letting these challenges break me, I learned how to overcome and rise above them. At a young age, I knew that if I wanted to go to college and get scholarships, I needed good grades and to be involved in outside activities. I filled all my time outside of school being involved in diverse groups and clubs, doing homework, and commuting …show more content…
It taught me how to push myself in school to be involved so that I could go to college and be successful. It showed me ways of prioritizing, problem solving, and organizing at a younger age so that when I got to high school and college, I could be more effective in the way I learn and do things. Now, I know how to balance my activities with my schoolwork so that I am able to do the things I love while still obtaining good grades. Also, because I could do the clubs and activities that I wanted to do, not only did I learn how to organize and prioritize; I also learned how to work as a team and become a leader. I plan on using my leadership in college by teaching people one on one or having a study group where I can teach people how to distribute their learning better, color organize, and problem solve. This will hopefully help increase their scores and the schools as a whole. Overall, I learned that even though you may face obstacles throughout your life you can always learn from them and try to find a solution so that if or when that obstacle presents itself again, you know how to rise above