Personal Narrative: Moving To Nebraska

About 90% of teens that live in Nebraska have always said that anywhere is better than here. Melanie would be part of that 90%. She has lived here for all her life, which sums up to be 18 years. Now look at it from a military child's perspective. It could be the best place they have ever lived. For Sydney, this is the case. Moving from Kansas to Nebraska, she struggled to find a place to call "home." But for the both of them, they later find out that "home" was with them all along.

Kansas is oddly similar to Nebraska in the sense that it is all corn and wheat fields. The only difference between them is the things to do. Being near a military base, there was always a picnic filled with chuckles from family and friends, or a lake party. Even getting together to put a slab of meat on the grill for a BBQ was never out of the ordinary. It was easy to find something fun to do, without causing trouble. Moving to Nebraska, life was a little different. There was a little less to do around town after living there for a while, but if you're just visiting it could actually
It isn't tangible, it’s a feeling of safety and serenity. Home is somewhere that is always with them, no matter what. It's where they can drive three hours to see one half of the family, and then fly to the other side of the country to see the other half. It's where they gather with friends on the weekend to share stories over ice cream. For Melanie, home is the feeling when all her family comes together for holidays and reunions. Her home is family and friends . Her friends are always there when she needs them and vice versa. Living in Nebraska for 18 years, her friends have become family to her. They are all she has ever known. For Sydney, home is where ever her parents are. Always moving or being separated has made calling a place "home" hard, but by being around her parents, she has realized that if she is surrounded by their love she is always