Over the summer I was training hard and had lessons with my goalie coach whenever I could. I was feeling prepared for the next season. On my second season of Peewee I opened up a bit more. Our team wasn’t a travel team, so we got to play around Durham and Raleigh more. The show-offs that used to be on our team left and everyone was getting along just fine. I finally felt like I was fitting in more. In that season I was opening up a lot more and was starting to be more like myself. Our team was dominating the league and for the first few games of the season I didn’t let any goals in the net. We were a team, acting like a team and working as a team. I remember the semi-final championship game the best. We didn’t think it was possible to make the championship game. The team we were playing was like our rivals. It was tied 2-2 at the end of the third period. We were going into a shootout. I let one of the three shots in and our team scored two of the three shots. If I stopped this shot our team would win the game. Sweat dripped down my face, the skater came in and stick handled once, twice, took a shot, and missed the net. The team jumped out of the bench and crowded around me, I finally felt like I fit in. We ended up making it to the championship game and winning the whole tournament. It was such an …show more content…
The two families that were supposed to accompany her didn’t show up. She was all alone, and the crew members even told her to get off the ship, but she didn’t listen. Charlotte was stuck on a ship with all men and she was the only passenger. She had to face some tough challenges on sea with the other crew members and the captain, and she had to work hard to get her respect on the ship. This connects to me because I was the only girl on my team, and I had to overcome challenges with the boys. I also had to gain respect on my team by working as hard as I could to improve my