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Personal Narrative: Switching From Catholic School To Public School

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In my life, there have many instances where I have been forced to adapt to different cultures, but the biggest culture shock by far was switching from Catholic school to public school. It could not have been any more different. The size, the people, the town, the curriculum – everything was different. It was such a different environment from what I was used to, but I soon grew to love it. I attended a small Catholic School in from kindergarten to fifth grade. The entire school had maybe one hundred people. There were only four girls in my entire grade and twenty kids total. Switching from a school that small to a public school with one hundred people just in my grade was a huge adjustment. It was incredibly intimidating at first, however,

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