Descriptive Essay About Moving Day

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Moving Day Humans are not stoic creatures. Since the beginning of time nomadic cultures began the influence for the start of complex civilizations. To move is to simply live. Experiencing different environments and people, prompts the concept of evolution. Changing and bettering ourselves to accommodate for the opportunities that are presented. My family and I are an example of these concepts, moving to achieve a better life than the one that was handed to us. November 22nd, 2004, a day that is described as the step forward to another life. It was loud. Hectic and urgent people moved so quickly like they were never going to get a chance to slow down and breathe. At this point, breathing was the only thing I was sure of. My mom held my …show more content…

Wondering where our bags were and realizing I hadn’t seen them in a while, a rushing panic sets in that all of my toys are lost, and there will truly be nothing left in this weird and confusing place. The last time I saw those bags they were in my home, sheltered away in a corner by the door, and me being afraid of what they meant. Finally seeing some familiarity after staring at the revolving machine for hours, 6 massive mustard colored duffel bags arrive to my dad’s hands. Like a flash on a camera, everything was so abrupt and brisk, my dad picked 2 bags at a time and set them right next to me. I remembered the same fear that I felt when they were at home, by the door far away from me. Now they were much closer which meant this was becoming a …show more content…

I didn’t budge. “I’m sorry, just give her some time to adjust.” She told me to never talk to strangers, and at this point, everyone was a stranger. Stepping through gray doors, I finally felt a breeze on my face. I felt like I was suffocating wrapped in my wool jacket, 3 pairs of pants, and a hat that buried my entire head. I was an example of what a child would look like if they had an overly cautious mother. Two big, tall guys approached us, one significantly younger than the other, they seemed to know us since they started to hug my parents, and I went into my safe zone: grabbing onto my mom’s leg, hidden from the rest of the world. They didn’t try to talk to me, probably because they understood I was confused enough, and it was the best part of my day. We were packed into a huge red car, I’ve never seen anything like it, and there was so much space! Back home my family and I didn’t own a car, every distance that needed to be traveled was done so on foot, or by the local bus. Nothing was as extraordinary as this. I sat in the middle, fidgeting with my fingers for what seemed like hours. I never knew any such activity could be so entertaining and

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