Gahanna is
not the place I started out at. As a child I began my life on the west side of Columbus
and slowly progressed east to finally end my adolescence in Gahanna. I lived in
Hilliard the longest but that too came to an end and I found myself on the move
once more. Three school districts, but with each came several moves in between.
Moves have impacted my life in many ways and allowed me to be prepared for the unexpected
in life.
My first home was a small green
house with a lovely yard and a park across the street. It was a grand first house
for any family. My parents were young and divorced when I was two. Thus the
moving began. My mother moved out, my first move was into my grandparent’s
house and after that, it did not stop. My dad stayed in the small green house
for several years while my mother went from my grandparents to a friend’s house,
and then we lived with her brother and finally into an apartment of our own.
While this occurred my dad moved in with his brother, back into the house and
then into an apartment. While on the west side of Columbus I attended a small,
private catholic school.
The moves while I was
young were few and most lost in some distant memory. As I entered elementary
school I experienced my first school district transfer and I found myself in a
town called Hilliard. My mom moved into the district to get away from the west
side and as this occurred my father was progressing further away as well, into
Lewis Center. While in Hilliard my mom and I moved three times. We ended up in
a perfect home and from second to seventh grade we were content in Hilliard.
The moving with my dad continued until finally I would have my last with him,
the move where I left. In seventh grade I took all my belongings and moved in
full time with my mother. Hilliard was a nice place to live, but I would not
say we were happy.
After several years I found myself boxing my room once more
and soon we were going east and ended up in Gahanna. The reason of the move, although
complicated, is a happy one because I ended up in Gahanna. I was going to be in
eighth grade and starting a new school district, although I had experience, was
nerve racking. Since I moved here I have only lived in two homes and I find
myself much happier here than in Hilliard.
Each time I moved it was a clean start and I way to really
look and see what I truly cared about. Objects have been lost or had to be
given up but in the end I have appreciated the experience. I feel that every
child should have to move, it teaches a person so much and every move is
different from the last. It is exciting to get a new house, make a room your
own. I feel that although I missed out on having just one house with all my
memories in it I have gained the knowledge on how to adapt and expect the unexpected.
Moving roughly fourteen times one gets use to boxing up their belongings and
making a new home. I personally do not mind having moved, these events which
all correspond with one another have made me a stronger and a better rounded
person.
