To Kill A Mockingbird Essays: Personal Experience

In my life a lot of things have converged together to make me who I am today. Some were expected and some weren’t. How we respond to what happens to us, is what makes us who we are. I have been active in many different things so far in my life, each of which have changed me.

I have been involved in scouts since I was a little kid, and I worked my way up to becoming an Eagle Scout. It taught me a bunch of things, I met new friends, gave me all sorts of memories, and it helped me grow into who I am. During scouts one thing I learned to appreciate is nature. We have a saying that we are supposed live by, “Leave No Trace”. Anytime I go out into nature for any activity, I try to leave it as good or better than when I got there. The point is to

keep nature how it was or pick it up even better for the next person.
One of the things involving nature I learned from scouts is camping.

I used to go camping once a month with scouts. It taught me how to take care of myself and to be grateful for what I have. Every time I go camping in a tent, I realize how good I have it. I have a house with a bed and air conditioning. Some people don’t have any of that and it is good to be reminded how good off I really am.

Some of the memories in scouts is Scout Camp. Every summer I go down to H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation with my troop for 10 days. When I was a kid this was a tough thing to do, considering I was leaving home and my family for an extended period of time. These trips have helped me grow as a person. I no longer get homesick when I go down, which will have prepared me to leave for college.

One of the other big things in my life is family. My grandpa John passed away this past year. He was a big inspiration to me and who I am today. Some of the best memories I have of him is at our family farm. It is a piece of land that has been in our family since my great grandpa. It is in a little town, if you can call it a town, called Almartha. Having conversations with my grandpa would always give me a laugh, especially when it was “down home,” which is what he would call the farm. John would talk to anybody about anything, he wasn’t a shy guy, which is one of my favorite things about him. Every year me and my family go down to the farm to

hunt.
Hunting has been a big part in my life; it ties in with everything else that has made me who I am. As I have already stated that nature means a lot to me, hunting goes along with nature. Some hunters believe that a hunt that does not result in a kill is a failed hunt, which I have found to be false. Hunting, at least to me, is not just about the end result, but about how I get there. Even if I don’t get the big buck I want, I like to be out in the stand and relax. Being out in the woods or in a field is very peaceful and comforting. It is almost like a get away from the real world.
Baseball is one of my favorite things to do, and I have played it since I was 5. I have been on many different teams throughout the years, including: Royals, Mets, Outlaws, and Indians. Sports such as baseball taught me how to work with others and the importance of team. Teamwork is a big trait that people have to learn, especially at work. Many people think of themselves as things that they are not. What I do reflects who I am and is what makes me, me.