We are what?!

“We are moving to Shelton” were the words that changed my life. My entire life, I lived and grew up in Monroe, Connecticut. I’ve been accustomed to living there. I had all my friends that I grew up with and my whole family lives in Monroe. I loved the town and the people. Well that all changed when one night my parents came into my room and said we are moving to Shelton. I immidetely thought "We are what?!"  I was only  14 years old and as you may think, moving for a 14 year old is not easy.  Although it’s only a five minute drive, I immediately started thinking about my friends and family. I had a closed mind moving to Shelton. I hated the idea of it. I wanted to stay in Monroe. I didn’t want to make new friends or meet new neighbors. I wanted to go to Masuk High School. I wanted everything to stay the same. Well unfortunately, we moved. The first day school was horrible. I was the new kid that was “weird” and nobody wanted to talk to. For the first week I came home miserable.  Day after day, things started to get better. I started to make new friends, and I met new people. I started to love my new house, which was bigger than my old one and I met my new neighbors which were awesome!

Although the transition itself was horrible, it taught me many things. I always had a closed mind before moving to Shelton. I didn’t like change. This experience made me realize that life is full of changes and you just have to adjust to it. After this experience, I started to love change. I love new people and exploring new opportunities. As the German-American theoretical physicist Albert Einstein said “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” I believe this experience will help me a lot in college because it is the same thing I went through. In the beginning weeks of college, I didn’t have a problem meeting new people and throwing myself out there. Since I’ve faced difficulties in meeting new people before, I now enjoy meeting new people and being in a new environment!

Awesome video teaching people how to make friends!