Write A Narrative Essay About Moving Away

I woke with a start, my alarm clock screaming at me to get up before the sun. I slid myself out of bed, groggily dodging the mountains of boxes precariously placed about my room. I truly believe that I was not ready for such a big move, or what it would do to me as a freshly graduated 6th grader. I avoided everyone on that too-early morning, not quite brave enough to say goodbye. I was feeling some odd mixture of excitement and distress because I was excited to see me mom again after 3 months, but was I really prepared to say goodbye to everything else? How long would it be until I saw my dad or brothers? My whole other half of my family? All these thoughts raced tirelessly in my head as I dressed, ate, and slowly came to my senses. The last of what my grandpa and I could fit in the tiny silver car had been crammed into every last crevice. I valiantly fought back tears as I hugged my dad and forced myself onto the tan leather seat of my grandpa’s Miata. I strapped myself in for what I didn’t realize would be the ride of a lifetime. Nashville,
Moving is just another part of my life, and if I hadn’t moved so much, I don’t think I would be the same person as I am today. I pride myself in being able to adapt quickly to any environment I am placed in. It has become second nature to me to make new friends and quickly catch up on my new surroundings. I have had the opportunity to express myself as purely myself, because I never had the time to see what everyone else was doing or how they were acting. Moving has provided me with a strong sense of self, and a determination to be true to who I am. I developed my own person without the help of others, and have grown to be more open-minded than I believe I would have been if I stayed in one spot for the last 17 years. Moving molded me for a life of experience, because the little glimpses I have had have inspired me to see as much of the world as I humanly