Personal Narrative: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

I belong to a small island community, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. This small island in the Pacific Ocean is home to a United States military base where my parents work as government contractors. I attend the only high school with my small graduating class of 13. I have lived here for just over a year, but I have easily involved myself with the community and created relationships with fascinating people. This island is home to about 1,000 people; many move frequently and a rare few have spent most of their life here. I participate in my high school’s sports teams which play other adult teams as the island is mostly working adults. I have ridden my bike around every inch of the island that I am allowed and developed a hunger for adventure.