Personal Narrative: Diversity In Bloomington

Diversity is huge in Bloomington, especifically in my high school. You can find all sorts of people with different backgrounds, but they all have one thing in common; They are willing to accept and adapt to each others beliefs. When I arrived in this community, I step into it thinking that I was not suited to be in this place. Previously, I was living in New York City, and I did not find it comfortable. I was eager to make friends, but the people in my New York neighborhood didn’t seem too interested in me. I felt isolated and lost in a new country, it made me want to return to my home country. Bloomington, however welcomed me. I found kids here who were all different, and were curious of me for being different too. What I was experiencing …show more content…
The moral of this experience is that home where everyone is unique, and each individual shares a certain characteristic that makes a community strong. I have seen my friends be affected by in the community is drugs. I’ve had to cut off good people before because they jumped into drugs and got hooked onto stronger ones. There is not a day that goes by that I hear about someone new doing drugs. I’ve seen many athletes take the wrong path because they got hooked on drugs. Teens don’t just chose drugs because drugs can make you “look cool”, but because they could be the only way to relieve their personal problems. If there is one thing I would love to change is the support given to teens. In college I want to study psychology. Being able to understand what runs through the minds of teens will help me create a program designed to provide the support and guidance in troubled times. My goal is to run a non profit organization that will focus on this. My program will help them find what they love and do it when they do not feel strong. When I feel weak, soccer relieves all my stress and encourages me to keep going. There is a lot of leadership opportunities at Augsburg that I am willing to