New York otherwise known as the “Big Apple” is home to approximately 19.7 million people. In a closer lense, New York City is home to 8.4 million people. Everytime I go to New York I always spot the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center. For seven summers I went to Camp Matoaka in Maine, each year I would return to the same smiling faces. These familiar faces were always close to my heart, however they were not always in reach.…
The next couple days I felt down and didn't want to do anything. I was going in 4th grade I didn't know a lot but I knew that I didn't want to move it was the worst idea ever, leaving my best friends felt like leaving family. Bismarck, North Dakota is a big city, so that meant a lot of people. So many people that there was 17 elementary schools that I could've gone to.…
A mixture of mud, blood, and dust coated our bodies; to my left and right, cannonballs flew at us. Though we knew not how or when we were going to succeed, we just knew that we had to succeed. Every hardship I had gone through had led to this moment, every hardship I went through had made me become this person. I am Lafayette, and if socialising, sailing the terrifying sea, and living in Valley Forge couldn't shake me, then no British army would.…
I was the captain of the soccer team, safety and kicker for the football team, and point guard for the basketball team, and just the thought of having to fit in somewhere else was unfathomable for me. It didn’t even seem real that I was moving. I was going to have to find new friends and actually go out of comfort zone for once. The first day of school to my new school came way too quickly. I was very uneasy and…
We all know moving Is very dire .It's always devastating to hear that you're moving to another school and city, its frustrating trying to Fit in with everyone when you are not accustomed when everyone else everyone else has adapted . Imagine hearing your mom say start packing we are moving to another city . The look of anguish on my face told her I wasn’t to happy , but the Most devastating part was leaving my friends that I have come to know , Since kindergarten . The look of sorrow on the faces brought sadness and guilt in Me .…
Moving schools was the worst thing for me, especially around the time of the year ! This happened in 5th grade , I moved on the last day of 4th grade. I moved to Washington, GA . I didn't like it at all from the start , we were in the middle of nowhere living with my grandma. Half way during the summer my mom surprises me by bringing a dog home, her name is KoKo.…
I've lived in the same town my whole life, and it has been really fun to watch it grow. All the kids in my neighborhood used to refer to the nearby hill as "Squirrel Hill. " We would climb to the top, play in the fields, and try to avoid stepping on cacti. However, as the years went by, houses and roads started appearing on Squirrel Hill until there weren't any fields to play in. Residential areas have been growing so quickly that a new high school had to open a few years ago.…
My life has been a series of obstacles from around the time I turned eleven. It all started with the transition into middle school and I didn't handle it well at all. I loved elementary school and my friends and teachers that were there. The problem was that my school district enforced neighborhood schooling for the following school year.…
“Xavier, I’m sorry, please stop.” Rebekah began to vociferate. In this moment, her eyes were as red as a stoner’s on April 20th. Her cheeks, however, looked closer to a toddler’s bottom after breaking a valuable urn; water streaming down the face, crisp and clear, like a creek unsoiled by man. “You ARE replaceable!”…
I am lying down on deck, tanning under the bright, beaming sun. My dad steers the boat, we are isolated with no one in sight. We float calmly, its as peaceful as a butter fly. My father calls out too me with his rugged voice "Tiarne, can you grab me my water bottle please?" I sit up and ignore him as I look out too the infinite stretch of sea.…
It all started around five am, we all started to pile up into the jeep. While everyone stumbled around like drunken zombies, I was wide awake and pumped up. I grabbed my blanket, my pillow, and my snacks and hopped in. Our first stop was up at Casey’s for drinks, so that we could begin our four hour long journey to the camp grounds. Jess turned up the radio, I stared out the window and listened to the music for the first 30 minutes of the ride.…
Raphael sat in front of me looking like he had simply stepped off the catwalk. He was pure hotness as always. " Baby, you rock my world! Never have I wanted to be someone's man as I desire to be yours; I'm nothing without you Harriet."…
“Will you talk to her?” The question is directed towards Lucas, nodding, he gives you a hug goodbye. “Yeah, of course. She’ll come around.”…
Sitting at the kitchen table, the pitter-patter of the rain striking the window is a calming distraction. My chin rests on my steepled hands as I contemplate how I will break the news to Cheri. Cheri unlocks the front door and steps into the apartment. “Hi, Hon. What a mess out there.…
Driving through black iron gates and circling around parked cars with fogged windows, I proceed to the dimly lit parking garage. With minimal light and dozens of parked cars I continue to the second level to find a space. Loud music, chirp chirp from alarms and slamming doors have become a part of my morning routine. I cut the engine off and gather my belongings for the day all while making the same chirpings noises I heard a few minutes prior. Pulling out what looks like a credit card from my pockets, I tap the black box and the green light appears.…