Personal Narrative: Pikesville

I come from a small rural town nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. My hometown is split down the middle by a set of railroad tracks. On the north side, one can find pristine neighborhoods, newer schools, most doctors’ offices, and the only hospital in town. The south side of the town stands as a stark contrast. On the south side, you no longer find the wealthy neighborhoods but rather dilapidated and condemned homes and housing projects. One seems to find abandoned buildings on every corner, many inhabited by those that have lost their homes. Limited help is coming for those who need it, mostly through churches and volunteer programs targeting the underserved. Many doctors, dentists, and nurses are giving their time and resources to help

Imagine your life being confined to eight and half square miles. This was a reality for me, up until age 14, when I first adventured out of my home state.

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

Unlike many of my peers, I wasn’t raised in Montgomery County. I was born in Savannah, Georgia on September 10th 1997. After Georgia we lived in Anchorage, Alaska. During that time my now 16 year old sister, Asha was born. After Alaska we packed up and moved to Fairfield, Ohio. My now 11 year old sister, Malea was born there. That’s where I ended up spending almost 12 years there.After moving constantly when I was younger due to my mom being in the Army, it was nice to be stable somewhere. We ended up moving to Gaithersburg after my mom got a promotion in D.C. I started my Junior year at Quince Orchard very scared and nervous. Luckily, I met some amazing people that helped adjust to the move. The move to Gaithersburg made me realize that I

West Virginia has always been a part of my life, although I am not a resident. When I think of the state the first things that come to mind are college, beauty, and friends. My family has had ties for many years to West Virginia. My mother attended West Virginia Wesleyan College and my relation to the state grew stronger when I chose to attend WVWC. In the past three years I have become enamored with the state and all it has to offer. The pure, wild, beauty of the state is something I will never forget. From orienteering to the top of Spruce Knob with other students in the honor’s program to white water rafting the lower Gauley River with my roommates, I have enjoyed exploring West Virginia. During my time in West Virginia I have learned more

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.

Pike County has been my home my entire life. Over the last sixteen years I have seen it change in many splendid ways, but I feel that our county can do more to change for the better in the next few years and therefore benefit its citizens even more.

Rain drops the size of Texas were falling, as I made my way out of my house. Why did it have to rain the day I decided to move? I had checked the whether forecast a few days in advance and the weather should have been a nice balmy 75 °F. But of course that was my luck. I had been planning this move for some time, and I thought everything would go smoothly (I was moving because I was going to attend Eastern Washington University). Instead the torrential rain was making me question whether I should reschedule my moving day. Putting all negative thoughts aside, I made up my mind to go ahead with the move. After all, I was only moving less than two hours away. Yes, I might be leaving the county I had lived in for the past 10 plus years, but it’s not like I was moving to Timbuktu. With a new positive outlook, I finished packing the rest of my few earthly possessions into my car. Everything seemed in place. I was ready to go.

Alexis is a new student in Richmond County. She came from Burke County an is here to get a better education, but she was really here to make new friends. When, Alexis got to school she was eager to make friends. Alexis had met some people in the neighborhood that had went to the school. Alexis had also made friends in the classroom, she was excited to be at this school.

The alarm woke us up at 8:30am again even though we would like to keep sleeping we had another big drive this time back to Shelbyville. We had a light breakfast of cereal and toast and after eating so many heavy meals it was a nice change. We checked out of the Econolodge which was only cost $60 per night which is so cheap and fitted our needs fantastically. We made our journey up the I75 and stopped at Burger King for a toilet break where I got a whopperurrito, which seemed like a normal burrito. We exited the state of Tennessee and went into Kentucky for about 100 miles until we briefly entered Indiana as we across the Ohio River. We were only in Indiana for a couple of minutes as we crossed into Ohio and 3 minutes later back into Indiana,

They have concerts there, various vendors, some of them being out of the Better Living Center and the food offered out of there is what you will find in New England. I have seen several concerts there with country music people I like. Those people being Jake Owen, Joe Nichols, Craig Morgan, Montgomery Gentry, and Rodney Atkins. I have even gotten myself, a nice cowboy hat from one of the vendors which is black and I still have in my home. They also have there when it comes to vendors, a place where you can have a hat or a t-shirt custom spray painted. They have there something which is called the Avenue of States. That consists of six states that are part of New England. Which consists of buildings for the states of Vermont, New Hampshire,

It has been a pretty good year for both of us. Yes, we have had a couple down times and Karen DID get a flu shot this fall, but we have been blessed. Karen has a good friend in California who has stayed with us a couple times and invited Karen to come visit which she did in March. Great weather and a built in tour guide. I had a friend ask if I would be part of a group to get a 1904 Brennan running after 52 years in the Licking County Museum and who knows how many years in storage in Marysville. Well, that was three years ago and about two months ago, we got it to fire a couple times. We are hoping to get it running by the first of the year. I may live to see it in a parade.

After school on Friday I went to Emily's house. We just watched tv and hung out in her basement until it was time to go to South Milwaukee for her sisters basketball game. Before we went to the game Emily's mom took us to Subway. When we got to South Milwaukee we found are seats and waited for her sisters game to start. It was South Milwaukee vs. Ronald Reagan. Since I don't really know that much about basketball, I'm not gonna explain the game because it would be really confusing The ending score was 42-29. South Milwaukee won. After the game there was a 20 minute warm up for the varsity team. During that time we talked to a girl named Jasmine that was there. When the game started Emily and I went to go sit by her sisters team. South

“Pap he hadn’t been seen for more than a year, and that was comfortable for me; I didn’t want to see him no more.”

Milwaukee, Wisconsin is where I call the Holy Grounds. I became acquainted with this city the summer between my freshmen and sophomore year. I was going there for a mission trip with my closest friends. My friends and I became friends through our years at church together. During my time there were many experiences some small and some big that changed who I was as a person.