Since, I can remember I have always been the shy, quiet type. I did not speak, unless spoken to, made friends, but never put effort in keeping them, because there was no point in keeping friends when I knew I would have to move the next school year or half way through the year; however, that all changed in the middle of my third grade year. IT happened. The BIG move. Well, not really. We were still in the same state, just 352 miles away from everything I have ever known.
The moved shifted my entire universe. My world was upside down. I had never seen such a variety of races, cultures, and history in one place. The move enabled me to grasp that Arizona was not the only place in the galaxy, but only a microscopic portion of it. Growing up on …show more content…
At first it was difficult, but as the year progressed, I slowly came out of my shell.
With the migration to the new world and revealing my true outgoing, friendly, brainy, and humorous personality to the hectic world we humans call home, I realized the world is a cruel place. Not, ‘the boogeyman under your bed’ cruel, but in the ‘life is unfair’ cruel. My right to be informed about valuable information regarding my future had be striped from my young, innocent hands, I had to move to a “foreign ” land (Phoenix) and I had be forced to unravel my shield and reveal my vulnerability to people I did not know. It was unfair.
While any other child in my predicament would have thrown a tantrum, I accepted my situation and learned to cope with my misfortunes. I learned to accept different people for their religion, culture and race. I learned to adapt to the city life. I learned that my upcoming had formed my motivation to become someone greater than everyone decides for me to be. I am contend with the way I grew up and I used my story to keep me on track, so I can look back at my life and be happy with all that I have
The moved shifted my entire universe. My world was upside down. I had never seen such a variety of races, cultures, and history in one place. The move enabled me to grasp that Arizona was not the only place in the galaxy, but only a microscopic portion of it. Growing up on …show more content…
At first it was difficult, but as the year progressed, I slowly came out of my shell.
With the migration to the new world and revealing my true outgoing, friendly, brainy, and humorous personality to the hectic world we humans call home, I realized the world is a cruel place. Not, ‘the boogeyman under your bed’ cruel, but in the ‘life is unfair’ cruel. My right to be informed about valuable information regarding my future had be striped from my young, innocent hands, I had to move to a “foreign ” land (Phoenix) and I had be forced to unravel my shield and reveal my vulnerability to people I did not know. It was unfair.
While any other child in my predicament would have thrown a tantrum, I accepted my situation and learned to cope with my misfortunes. I learned to accept different people for their religion, culture and race. I learned to adapt to the city life. I learned that my upcoming had formed my motivation to become someone greater than everyone decides for me to be. I am contend with the way I grew up and I used my story to keep me on track, so I can look back at my life and be happy with all that I have