Okanagan Monologue

Hi, my names Valerie and I was born November 1st, 2000 at 1:30pm in New Westminster, British Columbia. Although, after almost six years of living in BC my Mom decided it was best my sister, Jennifer, her and I all move to Calgary, Alberta. We lived there for about a year, then we moved to the Okanagan in British Columbia, then back down to Surrey. I’m thankful I never moved outside of Canada because living in Canada means freedom, plus everyone's so nice. Anyway, after all that moving you would think I attended multiple schools and I did. I attended Rosscarrock Elementary, Holly Elementary, M.V Beattie Elementary, Mary Jane Shannon Elementary and last but not least Guildford Park Secondary up until now. Seeing how I went to so many schools I got to experience different ways of
My Dad wasn’t very good with numbers either, I never really got to know him because when we moved to Calgary he had also moved to try to reconnect with my sister and I but he never got to because he was murdered shortly after. My Father’s death has impacted me the most out of all things in my life it’s made me extra sensitive and to think before I do anything. The same year that my Dad was killed I also got held back in grade one which doesn’t sound too bad but it led to me being bullied even though they were going to pass me and my mom opted that I stay behind a year and I really don’t resent her for it, it was the right thing to do. To lighten the mood about a year or two after my Dad passed away and we were living up in the Okanagan my Mother reconnected with one of her old boyfriends and shortly after they got married, this also had a big impact on my life because I had a father figure in my life and another shoulder to cry