The day I enter middle school, everything changed. Transition between elementary school and middle school was a big leap for me. In elementary school, I knew everyone and everyone knew me. But the moment I enter middle school, I saw people classifying themselves into a group. Happy Valley Middle School had more kids than the elementary school. The atmosphere overwhelmed me. I could hear shoes squeaking as people try to meet up with their friends or to walk to their classroom. Left and right, I hear talking and laughing. There were the jocks, popular kids, nerds, and etc. It was hard for me to fit in because all the friends I had in elementary are all in different groups.
Everyday, I would be sitting with a different friend at the lunch table. I didn’t know where I belong. I had to change myself to please other people. I would be wearing a …show more content…
It was easy to find friends that have a common interest with you. Yet I never really realized it. Until I started to play recreational basketball. I was afraid that my basketball team would not accept me for who I am. I just started to play basketball this year and I wasn’t very good at this sport. Basketball was pretty hard to understand at first. There are many fundamentals. Basketball was a popular sport at my school. There were many teams in league. I was all alone. I didn’t know anyone. I was scared. My coach told us that, “ We may not know each other, but we have one thing in common, we all like to play basketball.” Some days after practice, my coach would take us out to eat dinner for some team bonding. I still was never comfortable taking off my “mask”.
My first game has changed me. Entering the gym, the atmosphere was totally different. I could see a lot of people sitting on the bleachers yelling for my team or the other team. I was scared because I never experience this much people watching me play. I was nervous. I was overwhelmed. I
Everyday, I would be sitting with a different friend at the lunch table. I didn’t know where I belong. I had to change myself to please other people. I would be wearing a …show more content…
It was easy to find friends that have a common interest with you. Yet I never really realized it. Until I started to play recreational basketball. I was afraid that my basketball team would not accept me for who I am. I just started to play basketball this year and I wasn’t very good at this sport. Basketball was pretty hard to understand at first. There are many fundamentals. Basketball was a popular sport at my school. There were many teams in league. I was all alone. I didn’t know anyone. I was scared. My coach told us that, “ We may not know each other, but we have one thing in common, we all like to play basketball.” Some days after practice, my coach would take us out to eat dinner for some team bonding. I still was never comfortable taking off my “mask”.
My first game has changed me. Entering the gym, the atmosphere was totally different. I could see a lot of people sitting on the bleachers yelling for my team or the other team. I was scared because I never experience this much people watching me play. I was nervous. I was overwhelmed. I