personal odyssey lol

There have been many places I’ve gone and people I’ve met that have changed who I am and still continue to affect me today. My home in Virginia, family in North Carolina and Maryland, and even going to school every day has shaped me as a person and has helped me open my eyes and learn how the real world is. Although some people may not realize it, but they could be a completely different person than who they were a few months ago. People, including me, are changing over time and the things they do and the people the meet effect who they become whether they like it or not.
First, not only have I been to Northern Virginia, but I have lived here for fourteen years and counting. However, I am not necessarily happy about it, which brings me to the many things I have learned while living in Northern Virginia. I have met many new people and have seen and done incredible things while living here and I’m positive that there will be many more to come, but it’s getting old. The amount of fantastic things I have had the privilege of experiencing is countless; actually, almost every day I’m living here, I’m either experiencing new things, meeting new people or just smiling and laughing. Some of the people that I’m surrounded by every day, I couldn’t imagine living without. Not only have I experienced amazing things, but I have also gone through some of the worst experiences of my life. For example, I have been diagnosed with an eating disorder because I have discovered while living here every teenage girls dream is to be thin and I was the exact opposite, so I did everything I could to be so. Also, there are countless amounts of things I have learned, not just in school but just by living here, I have learned and been exposed to how people truly are, what can bring out the worst in people and how selfish some people can be. I would have never thought that my best friend would become someone I would never associate with during the course of a year.
I’ve also been to North