Personal Narrative: How I Found My Niche

How I Found my Niche

In elementary school, I had always been shy and never had more than one or two friends. I spent most of my time with my nose in a book, and outside playing in the dirt with my animals. Before I went into high school I felt like the bonds I had made with fictional character was enough. Then something changed and eating lunch with my book wasn’t enough anymore. I had a new goal; to make a friend that would last me all through high school. I tried to get as academically involved as possible by joining various clubs. I had hoped this would bring me out of my shell and also spark a friendship or two. I joined clubs such as Debate club, vet club, student government, newspaper, and any other club I found out about, but none
Fritz; my biology teacher, about my desire to find a club where I could meet people with similar interests he suggested I join Ecology Club. The club was having its first meeting that day, and I knew I needed to be there. I went after school to the Biology classroom. I sat down next to a girl with blonde short hair and glasses; she introduced herself as Tabitha. She told me that this was her 2nd year in the club, and promised we would have a great year. Mr. Fritz turned off the lights and pulled up a presentation to introduce what Ecology Club did and the subjects would be learning. He told us the club would be going into depth on the elements that make up our Arizona ecosystem, such as, soils, aquatics, forestry, and wildlife, and an annual topic; this year it would be Sustainable Agriculture. Towards the end of the year we would break into teams of five and compete against various schools in Arizona. Each student would be specializing in one of the five ecological subjects. The winning team would win a cash prize and go on to compete at nationals. After the slideshow was over we played a few games about ecology. Mr. Fritz introduced all of our native trees and wildlife, and after we tried our best to match the pictures to their names. At the end of the meeting, Tabitha gave me her phone number. She told me if i had any questions or just wanted to call and talk I could. I left the meeting feeling excited about the new friendship, and the possibility of winning