How Reading Has Impacted My Life

Reading has always been a part of my life. Starting from a young child all the way up to where I am now I can remember many different ways reading has impacted my life. For some people reading is what they did to pass the time, but for me it has always been different. Being a small child I did not enjoy the outdoors in the same sense other children did. When I went outside I wanted to sit by a tree and read a book instead of run around and play on the playset. As I got older nothing really changed except that I read harder books and read more. The question I have always asked myself was what made me love reading so much. Why did I read instead of go play outside? Well, one day while talking to my mother I asked her those very questions to see if she could give me some insight. My mother told me that I had always loved to read but there was a specific reason I loved it so much. As a child I hated when people fought or were angry with me or someone else, so I needed something to help me get away from those situations. My something else was going into another room and reading. Reading has always been an escape mechanism for me. I used to run to another room and sit down with a book when I was upset. This helped me escape into another world and get away from whatever was …show more content…
This trip helped me expand my knowledge in other areas like history and science while I also had lots of fun. Chicago was not the only trip though and definitely not my favorite. As I got older my grades stayed well above average and I was invited to take a trip overseas as a student ambassador. On this trip I went to Italy, Sicily and Greece. While I was there I learned all about their culture and their history, which has continued to help me in my schooling. These trips would not have been possible had I not been an excelled student and being a lover of reading got me to that