On August 15, 2002, I was born in Columbus, Ohio to the parents of Misty and Matthew Haynes. I was born weighing only four pounds and eight ounces. Ten minutes later, my twin brother, Jaedyn, was born. By the time I was born, my older sister, Mikayla, was two years old. At that time, the five of us lived in Newark, Ohio. My mom stayed home with us during the day, while my dad worked as an engineer. I spent my days sleeping and never letting my pacifier out of my sight. Four short months later, my family packed up and moved to Cape Canaveral, Florida. By the time I was six months old, I had already experienced my first Disney World and Seaworld trip. By the time I was two, I had been to both Disney World and Seaworld over a dozen times. After …show more content…
One day, my parents decided they were tired of living in such a cramped and busy neighborhood. They realized they wanted more land and more freedom than what we had in Granville. We started looking for houses, and then all of a sudden ended up in Licking Valley, March of 2015. It was a big change for my family and I, from living in a crowded neighborhood to having hardly any neighbors at all. I felt like I was ready for this move, but not so ready at the same time. Being homeschooled at that point, my family had made a decision to keep my siblings and I at home and finish the school year out. For the rest of sixth grade, I was stuck at my house, doing online school, in the middle of nowhere, while having all of my friends back in Granville. That was okay though because I enjoyed my new house. I enjoyed the different scenery, the sounds of roosters, and being able to peacefully sit down on your front porch and enjoy the weather outside. All of this grew old, though, and I felt like I was isolated from everyone else. I knew I only had three more months of school left, and then I could hang out with my old friends during the summer. So, that motivated me to toughen up and keep pushing through my school …show more content…
My mom and dad insisted I get involved with my new school, so I figured I would try out for cheer. My mom called the school to find out when tryouts were. It was March, so we had no idea if we missed them or not. It turned out, tryouts were only a week away from when my mom called. It was surreal; I had just moved there, was still homeschooled, and knew zero people that went to Licking Valley. I guess I can count that as one of the scariest moments of my life; walking into Licking Valley Middle School and having no concept of what was going to happen. Right away, the other girls treated me with welcoming and kind words. Tryouts passed, and I made the eighth-grade squad while being a seventh grader. I was starting to get into knowing the school more, and I was more comfortable with all of the people. I then attended Licking Valley Middle School for my seventh and eighth-grade year as a
Walt Disney has brought two theme parks to life because of his imagination. He never stopped chasing his dreams, even if they seemed impossible. Walt Disney World came after Disneyland and it is located in Florida. Disney World is known to be the "most magical place on earth" and the place "where dreams come true". Many people haven't been to the park, so they might be skeptical of the "magic" that is held within. Walt Disney World is the "most magical place on earth" because of the rides, characters, shows, the electrical parade, Wishes Nighttime Spectacular, and the infinitely growing attractions.
I was devastated that I had to possibly get some of my summer taken away, or re taking the same grade and not going to high school on time. I mostly was just so embarrassed that I had to go through that and not have it easy like others. I then realized that I couldn't give up so easily I needed to just pick myself up and think positive. I knew that I could do it I had to I couldn't just sit for the rest of the year and retake the year. I started to pick up my slack and do what I had to do to pass the 8th
Entering middle school, I was scared because I looked differently compared to the other kids around me. I feared that I might get bullied by upperclassmen or even my peers. Though it did help that my elementary was literally 5 steps from Luna Middle School, the middle school that I attended, so that was nice. Even then there was many new faces in that school. I was entering Middle school, “ the next chapter of my life” as my mom called it, extremely unfit. I was 5 foot 6 inches and I weighed 170-175, I was pre-diabetic and my liver was showing complications.
But changes came near the end of fifth grade and beginning of my middle school life. My mother and father thought about moving and bought a house in mission hills. My sister was surprisingly alright with but was sad that we wouldn't be able to see our friends for a while or as often. I felt the same but was again excited about possibly making new friends with the neighbors.
For example, my junior year I did very well then my last two years of high school. I was very proud of my myself I was setting my goals towards getting better grades and I accomplished that goal thanks to the support from my CORE teachers and friends that supported me and believed in me. This year I'm willing on doing what I did last year but better.I also experience another great thing in life, and that was going to solar training. While the time I Was there I felt like anything was possible, I felt like I could do anything if I set my mind to it. My experience at solar camp made me want to try new things in life and made me think positive about my future.
After that park, we traveled to the Animal Kingdom. We journeyed through mysterious jungles and witnessed many herds of animals frolicking through the plains. Once our journey ended there, we somehow managed to stumble upon Epcot. We didn’t stay long, before we left for our hotel room. I quickly passed out on the four and a half star pull out bed.
Ever since I was about six years old, I wanted in the worst way to go to Disneyland. I would hope every year that my parents would chose Disneyland as our next family vacation destination. I dreamt of the day I would come back from Disneyland with exciting tales of adventure and a pair of sparkly, ruby red and black Minnie Mouse ears of my very own that would be the envy of every kid in my elementary class. Once I finally went to Disneyland, it was amazing; Disneyland was everything I had expected and more. However, a couple years later when I returned to Disneyland, it was different. The rides, buildings, and everything in the park did not have the same allure. The magic I had experienced as a child was no longer there.
It was the second semester of fourth grade year. My parents had recently bought a new house in a nice quite neighborhood. I was ecstatic I always wanted to move to a new house. I was tired of my old home since I had already explored every corner, nook, and cranny. The moment I realized I would have to leave my old friends behind was one of the most devastating moments of my life. I didn’t want to switch schools and make new friends. Yet at the same time was an interesting new experience.
I was able to overcome many problems and challenge myself in different aspects. At the very beginning of the year, I was very sensitive and having a bad experience meant a bad life to me. Later on, I started to realize what I am doing in school, and why I am here… I understood that life without ups and downs means you're died.