Personal Narrative: I Have A True Home

In my opinion, i’ve never considered myself to actually have a true home.

Always on the move my family had been, the main reason being we were a military family. For me, it all began in Oklahoma for two years, then to Germany for another two, and back to the states for another six. And luckily, I only had changed schools three times. I continued to have to repeat the utter pain having to leave my old friends behind, went over the same routine of adjusting to a new environment, and simply being unable to create and keep strong ties with anything. It was unthinkable of even saying I would live here for the rest of my life. So after sometime, I simply was ready at any given moment to just move on and see what was next.

Having the role of a military brat wasn’t necessarily bad, and honestly, it was awesome to say that my father was a soldier; I lived up to it. It felt as if I had a special edge

Personally, I after making that simple decision at the time, I have realized that coming here was absolutely terrific and I have zero regrets of moving here. It has been an incredible experience to have the privilege to be in Asia in general. Although there are the obvious problems with living in a foreign country, it has given me more opportunities to travel the world, create everlasting friendships, learn about so much more about myself and others, and build up all of the traits that illuminate from myself. Just from moving here, I have gone to Japan, Hawaii, China, and the Philippines three times; soon to be five times. Two of these trips have been because of my connection with the military, which is just another thing to brag about. But I will say, it is tough being here; it takes a lot to keep a level head in a country where the culture like South Korea’s. I am tremendously grateful for what I have gained from this place and am pleased to know that I have newfound peace within