Personal Narrative: My Small Town High School

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I love to dress up in my boutique outfits, matching jewelry, and cute wedges or edgy shoes. Along with my outfit I had to have my boyfriend matching me too, everyone at our school always commented on our matching clothes and probably judged us for it, but that is just who we are. No one that is in our class would know that, when I got to college I started dressing slouchy and I have become addicted, and feel like I can’t wear makeup or dress up for class because no one else does. The funny thing about that is my small town high school was the same way and I was known for always dressing up and looking cute, if I didn’t have makeup on there was a reason for it; now I can’t tell you the last time that I wore makeup to my classes. When I return …show more content…

I have learned so much about myself and what I want for my future. I love the town that I grew up in and I wouldn’t trade it for anything, but I don’t want to raise a family there. I don’t want them fall into the you get what you want, whether it be homecoming queen or the starter on a sports team, because of the last name they have or how much money their parent contributes to the booster club. My family isn’t wealthy, but my sister and I always had everything that we needed and most of the stuff that we wanted. Here in Auburn, we are all the same, just college students trying to better our future and education. It doesn’t matter what your parents do, what high school you went to, or who you were there. Part of me wants to stay here and raise my family here, it would be great to live here, but I am so close to my family I am not sure that I will be able to make that possible. Even if I do move back to North Alabama, I won’t raise my family where I grew up, just close enough for my parents and my boyfriend’s parents to be there to watch their grandkids grow up and babysit if we need it. I plan on being an elementary teacher, it’s what I have always wanted to do, and I can’t wait to be living that

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