The first time I met Ally was in the lunchroom. Naive sixth graders don’t know where to sit; they just plop their bodies with the first people they see so that’s exactly what I did with her during the first week of middle school. Through the course of the three years in middle school, I’ve definitely had my ups and downs with her- numerous times we’ve fought and forgave, and although she left KIS last year, I still keep in touch with her over Skype and Snapchat. It’s been four years since my first impression of her, and of course, she has matured, but the image of her “jagalchi hair” bobbing up and down, looking wide-eyed is still, to this day, engraved in my brain as what defines Ally. What surprised me was that the young, innocent girl that
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Maybe it’s because ever since 3rd grade, I’ve been staying away from my family for a month, but I thought that the amount of freedom one receives at a boarding school is generally adequate for people in our age range. Ally thinks alike, and since there are certain times when you have to turn your phone in and do homework, the responsibility isn’t weighted as heavily. Receiving that opportunity to branch out from her parent’s restraints at a young age is considered a privilege to her, and she feels lucky to have one the chance. As teenagers, everyone matures at different speeds, some faster than others, while others blossom during their later years in puberty. That results in different times for adolescents to “come of age” to freedom, and while Ally believes she has come of age to independence, others may not. It surprised me to think that although millions of individuals are the same age as I am, every single one has a different competence.
All in all, I was able to identify the impact of culture on one’s identity and connect the amount of freedom to age and competence. Through this interview, I was also able to relate with her and it opened me up to the real world. The two things that I have learnt during my time with her I will definitely bear in mind for the rest of my
Maybe it’s because ever since 3rd grade, I’ve been staying away from my family for a month, but I thought that the amount of freedom one receives at a boarding school is generally adequate for people in our age range. Ally thinks alike, and since there are certain times when you have to turn your phone in and do homework, the responsibility isn’t weighted as heavily. Receiving that opportunity to branch out from her parent’s restraints at a young age is considered a privilege to her, and she feels lucky to have one the chance. As teenagers, everyone matures at different speeds, some faster than others, while others blossom during their later years in puberty. That results in different times for adolescents to “come of age” to freedom, and while Ally believes she has come of age to independence, others may not. It surprised me to think that although millions of individuals are the same age as I am, every single one has a different competence.
All in all, I was able to identify the impact of culture on one’s identity and connect the amount of freedom to age and competence. Through this interview, I was also able to relate with her and it opened me up to the real world. The two things that I have learnt during my time with her I will definitely bear in mind for the rest of my