As I prepared my mind to withstand the challenges of meeting new people in middle school, I was confident that I was ready for what I was going to be facing. At first, I was eager to begin learning more sophisticated concepts in school. That was all I had expected as I was entering Stanley Middle School. Then it hit me. Many things had changed. My group of friends had altered greatly, my interests had changed, and my lifestyle had become slightly more mature, although I still was far from mature. Adapting to the system of periods, walking to a different class after every 45 minutes, was a bit odd at first. Fortunately, I was able to learn the geography of the campus quite quickly so I didn’t have many issues getting around on time and learning
