Personal Narrative: My Journey To Georgia
In second grade my parents approached me with the information that my dad would be enlisting in the military. They also informed me that we would be moving 16 hours away to a barrier island called Tybee Island near Savannah, Georgia. As a small second grader my first thought was that we would be leaving all the people we loved behind which included my grandparents, cousins, close family, best friends, and animals. At first I thought maybe my mom would let me stay and live with my grandparents, but shortly found out that a second grader had no say in where they lived and who with. So we packed our bags, survived the goodbye hugs and painful 16 hour car drive.
My life changed somewhere in the middle of our journey to Georgia and without realizing …show more content…
Although I did not know the seriousness of it when I left him for the last time. The news of his death shattered my 3rd grade mind and heart, as he had been my favorite lap to sit on, and had the most contagious laugh I had ever known. We came home for his funeral and I cried the most I ever have on that day. My faith was changed when he left the world because he was a big Jesus lover and I wanted to be just like him and my great grandma. He helped to shape the person I am now and for that I am forever grateful. While living in Georgia during his sickness along with not having a full time dad brought a hardship that made me stronger.
My dad was usually gone for work or overseas in the years we lived in Savannah. He was an Army Ranger and that required a lot of dedication, not only from him but also from his wife and kids. I looked up to him and was always awaiting his arrival home. I could hardly wait to give him a hug and tell him thank you for the letters and how much I missed him. I became a stronger minded child while surviving many months in a row without my dad.
The move to Georgia will always have a place in my heart as I remember all the exceptional people I met and the extraordinary memories I made. I learned more things about life as a 4th grader in Savannah than I ever did in the years leading up to high school. I became mature and stronger minded, which not
My life changed somewhere in the middle of our journey to Georgia and without realizing …show more content…
Although I did not know the seriousness of it when I left him for the last time. The news of his death shattered my 3rd grade mind and heart, as he had been my favorite lap to sit on, and had the most contagious laugh I had ever known. We came home for his funeral and I cried the most I ever have on that day. My faith was changed when he left the world because he was a big Jesus lover and I wanted to be just like him and my great grandma. He helped to shape the person I am now and for that I am forever grateful. While living in Georgia during his sickness along with not having a full time dad brought a hardship that made me stronger.
My dad was usually gone for work or overseas in the years we lived in Savannah. He was an Army Ranger and that required a lot of dedication, not only from him but also from his wife and kids. I looked up to him and was always awaiting his arrival home. I could hardly wait to give him a hug and tell him thank you for the letters and how much I missed him. I became a stronger minded child while surviving many months in a row without my dad.
The move to Georgia will always have a place in my heart as I remember all the exceptional people I met and the extraordinary memories I made. I learned more things about life as a 4th grader in Savannah than I ever did in the years leading up to high school. I became mature and stronger minded, which not