I started this journey arrogant of my identity. I thought I was as sure as I would ever be about who I am. I didn’t expect to change, or grow, or discover anything new about myself. I thought it cliche. But oh how the mighty fall. I don’t think I “changed” per se, I think…
Author: MRAKER
Chapter 3: Adventure
No one has ever mistaken me for brave. I was never sorted into Griffindor, I’ve always been a Slytherin. I’ve spent my life running from new experiences, avoiding new people and keeping the very thought of adventure at arm’s length. and I got tired of it. I wanted to be a different person, one who…
Chapter Two: Homesickness
I guess I just wasn’t expecting it to hit me so soon. I knew I would eventually get homesick, that was a given, but in October? I don’t know, that seems sudden. I miss my parents and my stupid brothers. I miss my dogs and my chickens. I miss my room and my candles. I…
Chapter One: Unexpected Friendship
Truthfully, I’ve never been very good at making friends. I’m quite awkward when meeting new people and find it to be an altogether unpleasant experience. So you can imagine my anxieties towards coming abroad and having to meet many new people and live with four complete strangers. But they quickly dissipated. I find it quite…
The Preface to my Grand Adventure
Identity is the greatest mystery of life. We are constantly seeking for others to define themselves to us because we want to know if we’re the only one in the universe who cannot define ourself. It is this search that leads us to do both the mundane and extraordinary. People search the ends of the…