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   In the year 2021, my parents had to decide if they wanted to stay in New Mexico or move to Florida. My dad had gotten a new position from his work in Florida but most of our family lives in New Mexico and we didn’t know anyone in Florida. Months passed and they made their final decision which was moving to Florida. I felt so sad because that meant that I had to leave my grandma, which I loved so much. We did almost everything together and also all of my other close family members. The day came that we had to leave and I gave my grandma the last big hug before I got into the front of a UHaul box truck. We got it because we wanted to bring everything with us. My dog was coming as well which meant it was going to be stressful for him and for us too.  I was kind of mad at my parents because I didn’t really want to leave, but I had to. It was going to be a 35 hour drive, and we had to stop mostly every hour because my dog wanted to go to the bathroom and also we needed to put gas in the UHaul. In some places it was so cold because we left during the winter time and it was so hard to sleep because there was not enough space and there were four of us inside this tight space truck. 

We arrived in Florida at midnight and we still needed to unpack because we needed to return the UHaul by 6:00 AM the next day. We eventually got done unpacking at 4:00 AM, and we had to sleep on the floor because my parents were so tired and they really didn’t want to fix the bed. It was a very stressful situation for all of us at that time but we eventually got through it like we always do. It took us about a month to get ourselves used to the environment.  I was used to seeing snow every single winter, but now I only see sunny days, which is better! We always had the heater on during December, and now the air condition is still on at this time of year. At that time I was doing virtual school, and then when I finished my 7th grade year I decided I wanted to go back in person. When I got into 8th grade I was so terrified because it was like starting from scratch because I didn’t know anyone and also I hadn’t had face to face conversations in a long time. I met a lot of people in 8th grade that I thought were my friends but then, they just turned around as if they didn’t know me. But now I know how to pick my friends and if they are really my friends or if they are going to leave me.  

It took me some time to finally let go of the little bit of madness that I had with my parents because they decided to leave New Mexico and we came to Florida. When I got the news that I was going to see my grandma again, I was so happy, all the emptiness just faded away in one second. Now that I think about it, if we hadn’t moved to Florida, then I wouldn’t know the people I know today that made me overcome my fears and show that I have more confidence in myself.