My Life Be Like

Glenwood, Glenwood, Glenwood, lol. Man its been a journey for me at Glenwood. Coming to Glenwood was the best decision my mom has made in my life. Before I came to Glenwood I lived in the dangerous part of the south side of Chicago. My family and I lived in a two bedroom apartment. I went to a public school right down the street but never experienced the ability to walk from home to school. My mom always made sure I was escorted or drove up to school when she was away at work. Reason for that was because she feared the danger of me being in the wrong place at the wrong time like many other young people that life was taken away because of somebody else’s stupidity.After a while my mom got fed up with the violence around my house. That’s when my mom decided to send me here to Glenwood. I was enrolled here the summer of 2001. Im not going to lie, when I first came to Glenwood I was not feeling it. Plus what added to my uncertainty were the tall tales that was told to me before I came. It was a lady by the name of ms schuler who told me that Glenwood was like Hogwarts lol. And that there was a pool, and go karts that we could ride anytime we wanted to. Those were here exact words. I thought to myself that this would not be that bad after all huh. I was wrong. There was no sign of any magic. Nor go-karts lol. I was bamboozled. I hated all the rules and how structured Glenwood was to me. After time I grew to get use to it here. The contributors were my new friends that I found at Glenwood. There’s only 3 words that can describe Glenwood, “ a learning experience”. I don’t think that there is no other place on this planet that could have gave me the opportunities and life lessons that Glenwood has given me. I have learned to respect authority. Most importantly is to take responsibility for my actions. Glenwood I believe has prepared me for the outside world. Every house parent that was here and is here now has taught me something. First I would like to thank the