Living in Tyrone has formulated my opinions of how i see the world and my living environment in many ways. Growing up in Tyrone we were very unsheltered and the greatest lessons we learned we didn’t learn in our classrooms. We learned that if you are walking alone at night to pretend you are on the phone. We learned not to speak your mind unless you have an army because someone will always speak louder. We learned that you can raise your voice but that doesn’t mean you are right. We learned not to fight when people hurt you, and to never look them in the eyes. We learn survival of the fittest and to never run away from a fight. It’s better to be hurt than to be a coward. We weren't protected. We heard the foul language in fact we learned
