Did you know I recently moved from Tennessee to Nebraska? When I moved to Nebraska, everyone told me how flat Nebraska was, how it was full of fields. In my mind I was reminded of Tennessee with its family owned farms that could stretch for several acres. I realized that though Tennessee and Nebraska are hundreds of miles away they are very similar.…
Welcome to Grant County... our little piece of heaven nestled in the mountains of West Virginia.…
The destination? Los Angeles, California. The starting point? Adair, Oklahoma. The distance was 1,774 miles until we got there, we drove a Black 1967 Chevrolet Impala, it getshad 14.4 miles to the gallon and a total of 290 miles until it had to be refilled. Now, my passengers, each of my passengers havehas a specific job or role in this endeavor. Dominik (Navigator), Heaven (Food Caretaker), Josh (Budget Man), and Me (Driver, and Tank Filler). And so, we set off for new horizons, new sights, and new hardships. This will be a test of friendship, perseverance, determination, and wits. But, will we make it is the question, we’ll have to find out won’t we?…
When I moved to New York to live with my dad, my life and ethics took a major turn. Many things changed, from school, to sports, to even the way I dressed. The people are different, the culture is different, and the way people talked was even different. The reason these changes had to be made was because of the black population in Virginia, they were all very gangster, and the New York population were mainly white, not that I have a problem with blacks, but they were very rude and inconsiderate. I am not racist at all, just people there are ignorant. In Virginia where I used to live, it was considered the ghetto part of my town, so I had to look, and act the part. But in New York where I live now, it’s the total opposite, a much more civil and calm town. I had to make so many changes to my life to adjust to the way people live In New York compared to Virginia. Not only the people and the culture, but my family in New York has a completely different way of living, by that I mean how they look at things, what’s right and what’s wrong in their eyes (I moved from Virginia to New York in 2007, when I was around 12 years old, in 7th grade). After the move life went forward, I got better grades…
My grandfather had always told me to if you don't pray 3 times a day your relationship with god will not be good.…
Moving from Belleville to Smithton affected my life. It caused me to make all new friends, have better experiences and see life in a new way. In Belleville life was different, I always had the same friend , same school , same life every single day. Moving let me start over and start fresh. Before i moved i had a different perspective on life that i had to act like someone i'm not to fit in. I really looked forward to moving so I could start over and present myself as the real me. Going to a new school let me have the opportunity of trying new sports, clubs , and taking new classes. Having the opportunity to move and get away to start new has affected my life in a lot of…
No one could reach the maximum ability when he or she is uncomfortable. For me being, comfortable means being at home. After living for two years in Boston, leaving it has been one of the hardest decisions I have made. However, I could not stand the idea of staying out of that city, so I decided to come back as soon as I could. As a result, I started looking for schools in Boston to transfer to that had my major. One of the schools I found was Wentworth institute of technology, a university that I have been accepted to, but I could not study there because I did not fulfill the condition, which was a 79 or higher in TOEFL. Thus, I decided to apply to Wentworth Institute of Technology, so I could go back to the place I belong. Also, I chose…
When I was one my parents agreed they wanted me baptized, being baptized helped me find my…
We finally moved to North Carolina and I was devastated. I felt like I had to leave behind all of the friends I had just started formulating deeper bonds with. I felt like I had to start over from scratch with making friends and I missed Khalif; and finding out that he contacted me the night before we moved and I missed his call, didn't make things any easier. I never told him I was moving when I found out. I figured since we wasn’t together anymore, why bother. He found out my last day of school because my best friend and I were crying, and another student went back and told him. He approached me before the day was over, and wanted to know why I didn’t tell him I was moving. After we talked, he gave me a hug. I didn’t expect him to try to contact me that night. I didn’t find out he had called until my family and I were well in NC and I checked the caller ID box.…
Everybody do choose every day. Some decisions are small that don't have a big impact on our life. However, others decision is big enough to change our life that we couldn't imagine. At my life, I have been in a few situations that I had to take big decisions. But, the biggest decision that I had to take in my life was when I decided to move to the United States. This decision changed my life completely.…
i remember when first moved to lake village. I came here in fifth grade. The first person i met was curtis and jay bird, we were at the court and just talking and playing basketball. My first day of school was an okay day. I met Dre and we was talking and found out we were cousins.…
To begin with, I was over my grandma's house on a warm and cozy summer night. When out of the blue my mom asks Me if I would rather go to school online or regular high school she stated that if I chose to go to school online I'll be going to a school named Penn foster. Because it would let me work at my own pace, it didn't cost too much, plus they would help me if I didn't quite understand one of my courses. My first thought was wow why the heck not! and blurted out yep I wanna go to school…
“Hello, your captain speaking here. Welcome to the Lone Star State and thank you again for flying with us!” One month earlier, the summer of two thousand sixteen touched the horizon. Naturally, my family began conversing about summer plans. Where would we go this year? I longed to visit the beach or even adventure around the United States. Many ideas crossed our minds, but few survived. After much consideration, my family took the unique opportunity to travel to Peru; here I learned the importance of trusting in God, serving others in need, and bonding with other Christians.…
This is tough for me. I recently moved out of my house and moved in with a different family. Since they take care of me now their lifestyle is more upper/Elite class. Since I'm still young ill focus on the way I grew up with my father. And my father and I were defitily Urban underclass. My father did not have a job and he was on food stamps and disability. We had little to no money and the only food we could get was with the food stamps that my father got which was very little each month. I wish I could say that my father just was not able to work but he chose not to he was one of those people that chose to stay home and get payed for it without any real disability. I myself at the time had no job because we didn't have a reliable car to get…
One day I had just woke up because I had forgot to set my alarm and I wasn’t packed for my trip. My mom had shook me a couple times and I finally woke up and she warned me to “wake up we are going to be late and you still have to take a shower, get dressed, and pack your bags”. I finally woke up, packed my bags and got in the car. We were driving for about 15 minutes then I that “I forgot to lock the door, and feed the dogs”. So then we turned around and went back so I could do those things. We started going then my mom warned us that “you kids might want to go to sleep this will be a long ride”.…