Personal Narrative Essay About Moving

Fernweh
(A crave for travel; being homesick for a place you’ve never been) For many young people, the idea of moving is absolutely forbidden. Why would anyone want to start over, again and again, having to make new routines, meet new people and somehow learn to accept that you won’t be with your friends anymore? Most of us would rather avoid the topic all together, but occasionally, it can’t be helped. People move for many reasons; maybe a tragic event occurred that needs to be escaped, maybe job opportunities popped up, or a job itself even requires the move. As a young child, my dad got moved up in rank for Pinnacle Bank; however, many of these bumps weren’t located in the town we currently lived, it often required a move. I would often hear, “Hannah, your dad got promoted and so we’re going to have to move.” Often, I would protest at first because I, of course, liked my friends, but switching schools four times in a matter of two and a half years had a large impact on me. Several times during the ten years my family has lived in Worland, we have had opportunities to

As a junior in high school, I am forced to consider the possibilities for collegian studies. Boy, there are a lot. There’s approximately five thousand colleges including two and four year schools in the United States alone. This isn’t including the thousands of others in the world. Undoubtedly, I could go to a school in almost any continent, excluding the north and south poles. I could see the Amazon jungle, or the tropical reefs of Australia, or the bitter cold winters of Germany. The possibilities are endless! I want to travel so badly, I have even considered taking a year off, simply to travel; although, since then I have found that colleges also have exchange programs, and semesters abroad in which I could travel while continuing my schoolwork. Obviously, I learned a great amount about my personal future plans for