My Personal Experience In High School's Life

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When I was a child I set aside one week of my year. This week would be spend to escape the hassles of daily life and help me to reconnect to who I was. Each summer I would spend these days at a bible camp, away from my home and with people I had never met. I would go on adventures and meet wonderful people, all without the presence of modern technology. Reconnecting with God and myself felt wonderful and was a refreshing way to end my summer before heading back to school. When high school rolled around I attended for two additional years but then the outside world got ahold of me, forcing me away from the place I called my “second home”. Thankfully, college has brought me a second chance to rediscover myself with the wonderful opportunity …show more content…

All of my life I have had a difficult time making friends. High school was a tough time for me. My high school only had about 100 students, which was good in the sense that I knew everyone who attended. Although I could say I was friends with a majority of the high school population, I never did find that close-knit group of friends. So far in college I have made some new friends, but attending Holden would allow me to broaden that group and hopefully create strong friendships. My social skills have never been great among people my age and I believe that by living my daily life alongside others my age would be beneficial in this department. I hope that if I were able to attend Holden Village my conversation skills with others my age would improve and help me throughout other events in my future life. Visiting a place like Holden Village is a unique experience that no other Augustana study abroad program seems to compare to. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but Holden appears to be a special location that anyone could learn a lifetime from. If I were able to attend, I hope that by striving to make my goals I will help others with their own desires for the trip. Who knows, maybe I will discover more about myself than I even aimed to do in the first place. If that were to happen, it would simply be

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