Entering my freshman year, there were some ups and some downs. First, my city was flooded, so I had to move from city to city. Meeting new friends was hard because I didn't know anyone. People I knew were in different towns, cities, and states. Moving to a different city was difficult but going to a different school was the real challenge. I was already depressed about the disaster but mostly upset because of not seeing my friends. I felt like I was an island all by myself.
Meeting new friends wasn't hard, but all my new friends kept asking the same questions: Where are you from? Did your house flood? Do you like it here? I wasn't shy. I just didn't want to talk because I was depressed and people kept talking about how I talked differently. Moving to a new city was crazy because people talked to me differently. They had a different slang, way of talking. They wore different clothes and had a style that I wasn't familar with.
One of the reasons I made friends (mostly girls) was because of how I talked and my swag. Girls really liked that. They said they loved the way I said "baby" but the boys liked me because they said I was cool and stayed to myself. The poeple I have met in Athens are different than my old friends. My friends in New Orleans were bad influences in my life, but my friends in Athens influence me to do something with my life. Meeting new people was different but crazy.
Even though it was hard for me to absorb my new friends and surroudings, I still reflect on other good times I had at home. Moving to Athens allowed me to change some. I moved to a new environment, got new friends, new habits, but best of all, I got the chance for a new start.
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i liked your paper becasue u talked about thing that happen in your life
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ReplyDeleteWHEN READING HIS STORY IT'S REALLY DEEP AND YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WERE HE COMES FROM BY MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND HAVING A DIFFERENT SWAGG FROM ERR' ONE ELSE .
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ReplyDeleteMoving to a new place is hard because you leave all your old friends behind but then again you get to start over and thats the pros and cons of m oving to a new place. you did good and made new friends.
ReplyDeletei understand that cause i to myself moved here last year in october and i was a junior at the time and now well i am a senior but i didn't ahve a hard time finding friends and you said in your blog that it let you change well it does to an extent i for one have changed we basically experienced the same things and that can really help students to keep on making new stiudents feel safe and as if they were at home at home with people they grew up with i came here from elberton
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I really liked what you wrote because it was talking about your life and how you missed your friends back in new Orleans.That is really good that you like it in Athens and that u made new friend even though that it was hard for you.i Remember when my Daddy family had to moved because if the flood; it was hard for them too, but they went back to live ther; just in another part.
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