Personal Narrative: My Experience Of Moving To Colorado

I will never forget the day that my parents told me we were moving to Colorado. I had a wide range of emotions towards this, I was both nervous and excited. I can explain it best as the moment before the fall on a roller coaster, the butterflies building up in your stomach as the bottom of the hill is not insight but the ride down is sure to be amazing. Much like roller coasters new experiences have no true end in sight but the journey along the way with all the twists and turns are sure to change you as a person. New experiences like moving help you grow as a person, because you are introduced to so many new things like being surrounded by new people who have many different viewpoints, to being in a new atmosphere with so many new opportunities all of which shape you as a person and they also present a great deal of life lessons. After the initial shock of moving wore …show more content…
I learned a lot of valuable life lessons, like accepting new experiences as something great and knowing that they can shape you into a well rounded person. My eyes were opened to people's new viewpoints, as well as being more open to adventure. This experience made me become a more open person overall, and it also made me a more understanding person. Through this move I was introduced to new people and new ideas which has made me adapt to new situations well and made me more outgoing and also made me more apt to engage with all sorts of people. My experience with adventure has made me more spontaneous and more willing to expand outside of my comfort zone. I think that without this move which expanded so many aspects of my life I would lack a lot of the qualities that I value in myself today. My takeaway from this is that if allowing new experiences to take shape in your life will ultimately change you forever and these experiences lead to a lot of self