Personal Narrative: Lake And Sumter County

Being from rural Mississippi, people from other states assume that we know very little about what goes on outside our state let alone our own town. In a way, I can see why, but glad I am one of the ones who, thanks to my family, have an idea of a world larger than my town. I am from a family of six consisting of my mother, father, step-mother, brother, and identical twin sister. We did a lot of traveling when growing up normally traveling out of state even if just for weekends. My interest in other cultures and languages came from my family, especially on my mother’s side where I members who traveled out of country for work and would bring us back clothes, books, or other souvenirs. My dad did not do as much traveling as my mom and had not

Jessamine County is a great example of how to change school start times. Benefitting from the experience of neighboring Fayette County, Jessamine took its time to organize their efforts in such a way as to transition smoothly into a new schedule for their students. The superintendent of the Jessamine County Schools, Linda France became aware of the literature about the impact of school start times on student health and learning.

The only state I have ever known as home is North Carolina. I was born and raised in Charlotte and the only time I have ever moved away was last year to start a new chapter of my life as a college student. Growing up in Charlotte has had such an impact on what I plan to do with my future. As a young child I always thought of Charlotte as the next best thing to New York City. I shortly realized after visiting that was not quite the case. New York City introduced me to a new world of opportunity.

I stayed there for a yr and I didn't like it, I wanted to go home after one week of me being

As an incoming freshman to high school, I didn’t know much about the world around me. All I knew was about what happened in Baldwin County. When I first walked into International studies I wasn’t sure what to be prepared for. When we picked our countries, mine was Brazil, for Model U.N. (United Nations), I was anxious about expanding my world view and learning about the world that I live in. Learning about Brazil opened up my mind to new experiences and culture I had previously never known about. Then came the presidential election that year. Our class watched everything involving the election, from interviews to debates, if it was on television we knew about it. Even though I couldn’t vote that year, it altered my perspective on what a president

I am from Alabama aka AL, but I live in Colorado now. When I was down there I lived in a small town that is called Frisco City, Al that has trees everywhere and there are lakes everywhere too. I loved everything about my hometown, but I had to leave my home because I was young and dumb. Also I wanted to see a new place. When someone asked me why I left AL I told them why. I have been in CO for 1 year and I like the jobs here and the education is great. I really miss my family and my hometown, so I wanted to go back home to see my family because I haven't seen them in a year. That's why I am telling you about my trip back home.

Gibson County, redneck central, hillbilly heaven, Gibco, this is the place I have called home for the past 17 years. On March 6, 1998, I was born in Evansville, Indiana, at Welborn Hospital about 35 minutes away from Haubstadt. After I made it out of the NICU, I was taken home to RR1 Box 108, in Haubstadt, Indiana. My home, since birth, has been situated on the border of Haubstadt, Owensville, Cynthiana, and Posey County. Some of my neighbors have Haubstadt addresses with Fort Branch zip codes and Owensville phone numbers! It’s strange to say the least, but I wouldn’t fancy living anywhere else.

Brevard is about two hours or so north of Miami-Dade. Most people recognize the city of Cocoa Beach or nearby Kennedy Space Center. As a matter of fact, I merely step out into my backyard and watch the rocket launches, if there are enough clouds (notice my inclusion of meteorology wink) for the shock waves to bounce off, pictures sometimes get rattled from the wall.

My connection to the state of Alabama is that I was born in Fairhope, Alabama and lived there with my family till I was 3 years old. My family loved living in Fairhope but due to job opportunities they decided it was best to move back to their home state of Louisiana. Even though I don’t recall much of the time I spent living in Alabama, I do remember the many visits I took with my family every year to visit our extended family and friends in Alabama. Additionally, I went to Riverview Summer Camp in Mentone, Alabama for two weeks every summer as a child.

A quick half-hour drive inland from the wealthy and well-maintained city of Naples, my hometown, will take you out to an area known as Immokalee. Between these two places lies a sharp divide, marked by Immokalee’s whooping 45% of the population living under the poverty line. This is where I made and served meals for people in need, who would otherwise have an empty dinner plate for Thanksgiving. Consequently, this is where I came to the revelation of how truly fortunate I am.

The largest group of counties that should be focused on are the counties of; Collier, Martin, Indian River, Escambia, Lake, Highlands, Citrus, Marion, Manatee, Charlotte and Lee. Like Sarasota County, these counties have

Writing the personal narrative and seeing my views on how I have impacted a few communities has encouraged me to reflect on how my parents have impacted how I interact within Macon’s community. Moving away from home and coming here has not had a significant impact on my life like I thought it would have. As a freshman and a sophomore, I was not as active as I would have liked to been in my college career. I did not really have a good understanding of why I was attending college, and being introverted made it difficult for me to settle in the new community that I was in. I preferred staying in my room and was not involved in the activities on campus or in the Macon community. This changed when I began to work as a tutor. I became more interactive

The colorful murals and the smell of the greens and flowers brings back the fond memories of my childhood at the Alemany farmer’s market as I walk down the wet concrete as a high school senior with a different mission in mind. Even though it is a little later in the morning and the market seems to be bustling with more people than I remembered, the familiar San Francisco fog and encouragement of my mother makes me feel like I had never stopped my Saturday tradition. Little green tents are set up at the entrance and beyond them are the separate booths and some more white tents. They have canvas tarp signs hanging at the top of the tents with the

When I was sixteen and again at seventeen, I received two traffic tickets. Since I was under eighteen, I had to go to the Mercer County Court House for both of them. Being in that building felt right to me. I wanted to work there. Even though I was there under unfavorable circumstances, I couldn’t wait to come back to the courthouse. Also, when I went in to see the judge for my traffic offenses, she did not scold me or yell at me. She talked to me. The judge did not go into a lengthy discussion on the dangers of speeding; we both knew that speeding was unsafe. Instead, she talked to me and got me to understand the implications of my actions. I remember her saying that you have to think about the consequences of your actions and how they can

I was dreading the trip to Michigan before I even got there. I was visiting my Aunt, who planned on taking me to her cabin by Lake Michigan. When I arrived, my Aunt Barbara said, “Look how beautiful this is! It’s the best spot in all of Michigan.” I studied the cabin and the view of Lake Michigan. “Yeah, I guess it’s pretty,” I murmured.