Personal Narrative: Growing Up In A New School

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The summer before my Junior year of high school, I was presented with the unique opportunity to move out of my parents’ home and live with my older sister, Lindsey, in another state. Living with my sister had been a dream of mine since I was seven years old; however, choosing to leave the home I grew up in and start over in a new school was immensely intimidating. After a week of contemplating and praying about my decision, I watched a documentary that touched on the unforeseen rewards of taking risks and how, ultimately, risks can lead to happiness. In my search for inspiration, I saw this as a clear answer and decided to take the leap and make the move.
Moving came with an abundance of adjustments; as a sixteen-year-old I had to learn to

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