My cracks and bumps
Everybody experiences obstacles in life. Some shape you in a positive way, some don't.
My obstacles shaped who I am today, who I am today is a happier and better person.
When I was in grade seven at Pierre-Savard, I had everything I could've wanted. I had
lots of friends, good grades and a basketball team which I all loved. I thought it would be
like this for the rest of high school. Both of my parents always said that I'd be moving to
their school in grade nine but they decided to move me a year early. I thought it was a
terrible idea. I cried because everything would be different. My friends, my school, my
teams. I was truly sad about this decision. I was afraid to get teased because my mom
was wearing
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Most of all, I was afraid of losing my friends and not
getting new ones.
On my first day of school I woke up with butterflies in my stomach. I was dreading this
day for as long as I knew about moving schools. I walked into the school as my hands
were sweating and I couldn't stop worrying. I walked into a school where everybody had
a group or at least a friend and I had nothing. As I walk into class my eyes scan the
room for a place to sit and all the could see was everyone talking to each other. This
made me realize that I had to completely start over. I had to meet new friends and learn
different learning habits. During lunch hour I was trying my best to hold back tears. I
missed laughing and talking about my morning with people I felt comfortable with. I
missed being excited for school. I hated this. After third period i was already counting
down the days until Christmas break, until I could see my friends. Surprisingly, as the
months went on, there was less crying, there were more laughs and there was less
counting down. I started signing up for more extra curricular activities, getting better
grades and making more friends. I realized that things can be hard but they can end