Personal Narrative: Moving To A New Place In My Life

Since I was young, there was a communication barrier that existed between me and the outside world. My shyness led me to many downfalls on my academic side. Not understanding a topic would mean that I would never be able to clarify any questions that were on my mind. Until around 6th grade, I always considered myself introverted; I had the inability to blend in with strangers, peers and teachers.

My initial attempts into meeting people were not very successful. The feeling of being alone intensified. Everyday my mother would ask my if I had made any friends at school, I was sick and tired of answering "no." The joy of actually being in a new country was slowly being overshadowed by the loneliness. A definite change in my behavior was needed. This was the turning point which motivated me to change. I started to become more self aware, started to step out of my comfort zone, started to become more social. This was rewarded when I met my current group of friends who are with me till this

I have to admit I’m normally a quite shy person and I’ve just always been that way. However, I am improving myself and I’m actually pretty surprised of how much I’ve improved in the past few years. I am part of a committee at my high school which is called Hosts and Hostesses and we basically welcome people in our school during important events like the open house, the admission tests, shows and performances. During these events, I have to talk and interact with a lot of people and that’s really helped me improve myself.

I did not usually like making new friends, but now that I have met new people on my cheer team I’m open to anything .It gave me a chance to associate with more of my piers.Cheer gave me the perspective to be more joyful and friendly.While on the team you start and come to think of the girls as family.The more time we spend together, the more we learn about each other and how to be the best cheer team.

From a young age, I was never one to be shy. I believed that everyone was my friend and since then I have come to understand that I build a relationship with most everyone. You could say that people are my forte. What I lack, can always be countered by my connection with people. Throughout my lifetime, I have met many individuals with no two alike through volunteering, being a part of groups and working. These differences, whether it be race, gender, culture, beliefs or experiences, have given me opportunities develop a person. My philosophy is that the best way to acquire new information is to be open to others beliefs, opinions, ideas and knowledge. It is through the exchange of these that you can learn and grow as an individual.

First of all, moving to Ephraim has drastically lowered my level of shyness. I have always hated social situations and meeting new people. I care too much about what others think of me which prevents me from feeling comfortable socializing with people I don’t know. Coming to Ephraim and Manti, where everyone knows everyone, I was forced to talk to people because they wanted to get to know the new girl. Now I can actually make it through

Getting put into a new social situation is a shy girl's worst nightmare. When talking to someone new, first I experience a loss for words and once I finally utter my first word, I harshly judge everything I am saying and doing. While I am having a battle with myself, I miss out new opportunities and potentially forming valuable connections. As a result of my nervousness for starting a new conversation, I stand in the background and observe people's

Social anxiety has been one of the biggest obstacles that I have overcome in my life. I realized that I was always a little shy, but then noticed the anxiety coming upon me during social interactions. I knew the only way to beat it was to face it. Slowly facing my fears by testing certain strategies to use in situations helped me realize that social interaction was not as bad as it first seemed. There was this one girl in some of my classes that I knew would not judge me when I told her what I was going through. She was able to put me in situations with people I was unfamiliar with so I could practice my small talk, and with more and more practice, I had less anxiety, while also widening my social circle. I learned that I had been letting

When my family first moved to Austin Texas, my dad became involved in a series of real estate projects that mainly involved moving houses onto one lot, renovating them, and renting them out. He took me along on more than one occasion when he went to visit the sites, and one of the coolest experiences I can remember was watching them move a house onto the back of a wide truck. It was a slow and steady process that took hours, and I admit it was a bit boring at times (I may have wandered off once or twice) but I remember thinking how darn cool it was once it was finally done. Watching this, and later meeting the tenants who lived there was one of the first things that sparked my interest in seeing things be built, and my desire to one day help to build them myself.

Growing up I never imagined I would find myself in the United States of America. I envisioned myself living in Cameroon and occasionally travel to various other countries. All thanks to my mom, I found myself moving to the USA at the age of 15 years. At that time, I had no idea my life will change drastically. I went from living more a comfortable life to struggling with my parents in a bedroom of an apartment. Starting a new life was very hard to take in, but I am thankful for a hard working mother, determined to make the best out of our new lives. In the process, I slowly began to shape into the person that I am today.

Last year I moved to Mount Vernon, Washington. My house is in a housing complex with other house, which means there is lots of neighbors that surround my home. When describing the geography of a home or any other place there are five main ideas. These ideas are location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction.

I have always been a shy person. I am often uneasy about new situations, and feel nervous when meeting new people. I used to let this apprehensiveness prevent me from new experiences, which would lead me to become frustrated with myself in the aftermath.

In my family, my mother used to be extremely shy among others when she was in high school. She had a few friends, and, in addition to that, had some case of social anxiety. Often ignored by others, she refused to give up. Throughout time, she improved immensely and now has a multitudinous amount of friends. Also, she currently has no social anxiety due to her conquering her fears of social rejection. My mother now owns a successful business as a result of this beneficial change. You can always change no matter what. All you need to do is act efficiently and face your fears.

The past few years, recognizably since I started High School, people started to bring to my attention that I don’t look like much of a friendly person. At first it confused me because I felt as if my intentions were good and my heart was kind, in other words, I was it was in my mind that people saw me as a caring individual. I had hopes that I just naturally came off as someone whom anyone could easily create a friendship with. After thinking on it some I concluded that it was probably because often I tend to be shy when it comes to meeting someone for the first time. Not always was I able to put myself out there and start chatting immediately with just anyone without knowing a thing about them. People would often judge me by how I looked and acted, considering I didn’t speak to everyone initially and I’d isolate myself in some moments, insinuating that I wasn’t someone they would like to converse with at first. Shy people are often viewed as beings who don’t want to associate with others often, however personally I love people in addition I enjoy speaking with most, anyone wanting to have a conversation.

What I think is, you don’t necessarily need to do things differently from others, but you must dare to venture out of your comfort zone. If you’re someone who is shy and timid, try to get out of this comfort by getting to know more people.