Personal Narrative: My Decision To Move

Making the decision to move is never an easy process. It gets even harder to decide when it involves moving to a new state. Going new places and meeting new people is always something to look forward to but after one too many moves I felt ready to stay put. I moved every year of my life from the time I turned four until the age of fifteen. Once I started high school in Alabama I was determined to stay in the same school district for longer than two years. Moving back to Georgia was a thought that never even crossed my mind.

As a little girl moving from one city to the next seemed like moving from one country to another. Walking into a new school on the first day was almost as intimidating as not knowing if I was on the right bus or not. …show more content…
Being in a bigger school, with some familiar faces, and sitting back and watching the drama rather than be part of the drama was the most life changing experience. Having time to myself and being around my family made me realize the type of person I truly wanted to be rather than the person I was. I did not want to be the stuck up girl that spent all the money my daddy made just because I could nor did I want to be the quiet shy girl who didn’t speak a word all year. Moving to Georgia gave me the opportunity to start fresh and represent myself in a whole new perspective. And so I did. That is what lead me to the person I am today with the people in my life. I now have more self confidence than I ever could have imagined myself having. I now know that nobody can tell me who I am or who I should be. I reestablished my relationship with God and made better decision for myself. I learned you will never be able to please anybody no matter how much you do. I may have gained and lost a couple friends along the way but I would not change what I have or who I have for the world. Little did I know that moving back to Georgia would completely reshape me as a person and lead me to a happier and healthier