“It always seems impossible until it's done.” Much like Odysseus’s pilgrimage home to Ithaca, my journey through middle school was filled with many twists and turns. As terrifying as it was to row past Scylla’s cave, taking those first steps into the sixth grade hall was a very similar experience. Throughout my middle school odyssey, I learned many lessons such as how to have self-confidence and bravery in tough situations, to be ambitious, and to always persevere. When Homer wrote The Odyssey, he clearly illustrated that Odysseus never stopped believing in himself by rowing past Charybdis, and approaching Aeolus, the god of the winds. Knowing that I should never stop believing in myself has a been an excellent mindset to keep during middle school. …show more content…
Much like the treacherous wine dark seas of middle school,my nerves were frayed and worn with the anticipation of the upcoming race; my Odyssey down the lane and into the finish line was about to begin. As I raced toward the other end of the pool, I felt the others pulling ahead of me, and as I reached the wall I went to do my flip turn and slipped. Consequently everybody was ahead of me, and, similar to Odysseus never giving up on Calypso’s island, I found the strength inside of me to pull forward and win the race. I learned that it is always possible to change the way things are looking for you, and that anything can have a good outcome as long as you keep trying. That leg of my middle school journey showed that in order to succeed, you must be confident in your abilities, and that a little bit of bravery can change