How To Write A Personal Memoir

During my high school career I was able to make lots of friendships, but had few close friendships. I was unable to have a large amount of girlfriends, because I did not feel a good connection with them. Instead, I hung out with a group of guys and had two girlfriends who had similar life stories. When I was sixteen I started working and that was something I enjoyed doing to make money. Once high school was over I felt like I had so much to look forward to. When college came around I didn’t see the same people every day and had to make new friends here at Anderson. This was challenging for me, because the dorms are full of females which was something that I have not been used to.

I was a very shy kid. Making friends wasn’t my cup of tea when I was younger. Based on this you can imagine how nervous I was when we moved. Joseph Campbell wrote in The Hero With a Thousand Faces, “It is only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world.” I was preparing to start school again in August when I decided it would be smart to begin associating with kids my age in the area; so, I began spending time with my cousin Lief. After spending some time with Lief, he introduced me to some of his friends and taught me to how to appreciate

Transitions are a part of life. Most people their first big move is going to college after high school. Mine was gliding over the Pacific Ocean at the age of three to New Zealand. When most people think of this country, they think of The Lord of the Rings, an abundance of sheep, or even, “that one island close to Australia”. To me, though, New Zealand was my home. After nine years, I would be leaving everything I knew and I would be moving to America. However, my life did not start in New Zealand. I was born in Fairfax Hospital, Virginia, and for the first three years of my life, I lived in America. I don’t remember much about the house we lived in, but I do remember walks to the park and my black Labrador: Pepper. We had to leave her behind when we moved to New Zealand in 2000 because strict bio-security laws would require her to be quarantined. She was left behind. I left many more memories behind in New Zealand when I moved back to America in 2009. Things like

Typical, just a typical summer day for me. In fact, everything about it was typical. The time I got up, what I had for breakfast and what projects my dad had in store for me to do on the old house. My other family members would too also get jobs and projects to do around the house. Most of the time everyone would work on separate things and we would get many things accomplished putting us closer to our goal of getting the house on the market. But there would be times where we would have to work with other people. Depending on who you worked with you either got stuff done or you were arguing with that person about the silliest of things which would inevitably cause you to slow done and not get anything done. For me, that was

When I was 20 months old my partner in crime was born. Kensey Kaitlyn McKee was born March 7, 2002, and little did I know my life would be changed forever. I was not an only child anymore I now had a little sister who needed all the attention. Once Kensey was old enough to walk and talk that’s when we really started to have fun. We once got in trouble for wiping diaper rash cream all over our walls and mirrors, it was a disaster but I’m sure we were having the time of our lives. Another time we put our new kitten in a cooler in 100 degree weather for hours, and then finally one of us remembered where we had put her luckily the cat was just fine. We always had so much fun. I feel so bad for my parents at one point they had two toddler

That day I learned something the hard way being scared on a ride. Most people might think about that ride being fun but when being on a ride with having drops you get scared. Especially if you haven't rode any rides that drop. When the place says its suppose to The Happiest Place on Earth!

I was not always so outspoken and driven to get good grades. Freshman year I was timid, struggled with my grades, and had no idea what the future looked like. Now, I have found exactly what I want to do for the rest of my life and became much more confident then I was freshman year. Along the way I have even made a decision to switch schools. I have transformed a lot along the way from freshman and sophomore year at Portsmouth High School and finishing off at Rogers High School.

It was 8:30pm in my bedroom. I just got home from football practice like every other night.

Early morning towards the end of June last year, it was family rodeo back home where my mom grew up at. We had always gone back to that town and that rodeo since i was a yee young lad, around 5 or 6. We used to go see my grandma, but she died when i was 10. Anyways, it was my mother, my brothers, sister and her family, me and my girlfriend. Well, the car we were suppose to drive 5 hours north with was very cramped for all of us, so i asked my girlfriend if we could borrow her new car she just bought the day before. She “talked” to her mom and her mom said “yes,” so her and I drove in that car while my brother and mom and their friend drove the other.

For my memoir I shall look back onto my past and the life lesions I have learned. Through simple things I have found in my life and the trails I have endured. To the earliest memories I have, to a not so proud moment caused by anger and regret.

Moving to another country is something that for the majority of people it might be a challenge. The toll of cultural defiances, unfamiliar traditions, society, and language are the most important and consternating struggles that people faced. But changes occur every minute, every second, and everywhere. Changes bring doubt, fear, and even pain to most people. But changes are something that I always look forward to because they alter my perspectives on things. Changes remind me of unpleasant memories, but also about learning experiences. The question of why here and not there, was something that I answered 6 years ago.The answer lied in a series of actions and childhood memories. My life is separated into two geographic locations. The first

My name is Breigh-Ann Boyce. I live in Pennsylvania. I graduated from Clarion University in May 2016 with my Bachelors degree. Clarion is a small town in northern Pennsylvania. My current certification is Middle Level Education with a mathematics concentration. I have always liked school. I enjoy getting myself organized and ready to learn new things. I think it's important to learn new things so that you can continue to grow as a person. I have found school challenging if I did not manage my time wisely.

As I was putting my mind and focus on just school, I lost many friends along the way with the new mindset I had. The students who were smart and I jokingly made jokes that they’re lame or they’re nerds, soon became my new circle of friends. I took AP classes, and they helped me and I learned more and more each day. Turns out that they’re very cool and not that bad. Soon, I began to join extra-curricular activities like Science Club, Drama Club, Student Council, Ready Set Teach,etc. I went to Science Fair Regional for the very first time and also was in UIL One-Act Play and they were both awesome,unforgettable experiences for

Hello, I am Tyler Tanap, I am currently fourteen years of age and I attend E.O Green JHS. I am the oldest child with a younger sister and I have been living in Port Hueneme for all my life. My father and grandfather have both served in the U.S Navy; my grandfather serving twenty-two years and my father serving eight years. My grandfather, grandmother, and mother all came from a third-world country. My grandparents were very poor used to work in rice fields in the Philippines lived off little money. My mother, however, came from the city of the Philippines but, still grew up around a poor environment. I live by the motto “Just Do It” as ‘trying’ is not enough but, by “doing it”, you will always give your full effort. My guidance to life has

Growing up I would be constantly moving between different cities, states, and countries, as my family would participate in seasonal migration. The couple of months that I would stay at any one particular place, I never allowed myself to make long term friends or commitments as everything seem to be temporary. When I was in ending middle school entering high school, I found myself familiarizing myself with Los Angeles as a permanent home base as my parents found assembly line jobs that allowed us to stay. As I began to enter high school, I found my self shifting between high schools as my family between living conditions but changing between Los Angeles regions was not as difficult transition as it was before between