Moving forward I made a promise to myself that I would find my community again here in my new home of NYC. With this new goal in mind, I said yes to every opportunity that came my way. This proved to be extremely successful and rewarding at times, an incredible survival tactic for big city living, along with being equally soul sucking. But every new experience I said yes to led me to realize something new about myself, helped me form new relationships within my community, and helped me to …show more content…
Applying it to this second chance at school YES! But I have also been proactive for much of my life in searching for a community. In high school, I was lucky enough to find myself as part of the RAW community. Earlier in this essay I had acknowledged them as my RAW family. Being apart of this community allowed me to come out of my shell and really start exploring who I was as an artist, friend, and loyal community member. Being able to be apart of such a welcoming and empowering community was an experience I will never forget. But now I feel honored, privileged, and forever thankful for being a part of the RAW