Personal Narrative: The Move That Changed My Life

In the spring of 2013, my family and I moved from Muskego, Wisconsin to Greensboro, North Carolina. This move across half the country has forever changed my life. This move has allowed me to meet people I would otherwise have never met, and those of who have had a great influence over me. Leaving behind the place I knew, and all of my friends had saddened me. However, I have been able to keep in touch with my friends through the Internet, so that part wasn’t as bad. The scariest part was getting used to a new state that was in a different part of the country, and has a bigger population. The cultural difference were also something that I needed to adjust to, as well as new living conditions. Besides the cultural difference, there was the difference

in climate. In Wisconsin, we would have cold weather from November until the end of April, and sometimes into May. Here in North Carolina, we have milder fall, and winter there isn’t much precipitation. My family laughed when we have our first snowfall because everything shuts down. I was definitely taken far away from my comfort zone. I was very shy at first, being in a new school that was larger than I was used to; but there were nice people that helped me adjust and I became friends with many people. When I started my freshman year in high school, it was also a bit overwhelming, since it was large due to the population of the city and state. I have grown to like my current home better than my previous one as well. Having this experience shows that I am capable of being taken from my comfort zone and being challenged; and that I would eventually adapt to new situations. This was a journey that forever changed who I am, and helped me be able to make new friends when I’m put into a situation of not knowing anyone. This experience has helped me grow tremendously and be able to adapt to new situations a bit more easily.