The Bubble Research Paper

If someone were to look up "the top 20 safest cities in Georgia," this person would find my hometown at spot number seven on this list of cities. I like to call my home town the bubble. Peachtree City, Georgia is its own unique little world directly south of Atlanta. It's a world where everyone drives around on golf carts, where crime is almost unheard of, and where the whole city acts as an interconnected community. Nothing much happens in the bubble, but that is what makes this place feel so untouched and safe. It is where my dad grew up; it is where I grew up. I am lucky enough to have always had a sheltered, stable life where I never encountered anything bad, and where I was surrounded by my closest friends since second grade. The Bubble has always been my home, …show more content…
Now I live in Athens, Georgia, and my life here is nothing like what it was a year ago. Here in Athens, the city that never sleeps, I am experiencing a new way of life. There is always something going on, and I have to decide for myself how I should spend my time. No longer am I able to stay reserved and comfortable because I have my steadfast friend group with me which I have had since second grade; I have to put myself out of my comfort zone and befriend new people and make my own choices of who to surround myself with. My life in Athens is nothing like my life in the bubble, but change is good. Although it is scary, it is good. I love this nonstop work hard play hard life style; I was ready to leave the bubble and be on my own for a change. But by moving away, it has opened my eyes to aspects of my life that I never noticed before: other reasons why Peachtree City was such a great place to grow up. I used to to be bored of how there was nothing to do in Peachtree City and how everyone knows everything about each other's business, but now I enjoy it. Each time I come back to the bubble, my life in the bubble