Narrative Essay
What if everything you knew and were used to, such as friends, family and way of life, suddenly changed? This happened to me when my family moved to Puerto Rico for the first time. All the things I was used to in my hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, all the people I knew suddenly changed overnight. At first I didn’t think it was going to be that different. But I soon found out that there were so many differences, big and small.
One of the biggest differences was the way of life in general. The first thing I noticed was the transportation. In Boston there were public buses and trains that took you throughout the city and having a car was a privilege. In Puerto Rico, having a car is a necessity, since the public transportation was almost non-existent. It was such a dramatic change because I used to travel all the time on the bus and train without needing to depend on anyone. Now, I had to ask someone to take me places since I was too young to get my driver’s license. Second was the weather, which was much hotter and had no winter whatsoever. Hot, tropical temperatures and no snow, which was a change I liked, but had to get used to. Those were the first things I noticed but one of the biggest changes was the people, including my Family!
When I was in Boston, almost all my family I knew were from on my mother’s side. I had met one or two uncles on my father’s side but not much. When I moved to Puerto Rico I met my family from my father’s side. I had not seen a lot of these people in my life! It was kind of a scary experience. Although it took a while, I did get used to my family and it was almost like I knew them all my life. After I thought I was finally getting used to everything and everyone, I had forgotten about one thing: school.
When I first started school, the biggest change to get used to was the fact that I needed to use a uniform. In Boston, there were no uniforms and you got to wear whatever you wanted. So it was quite a bit of change to get used to
One of the biggest differences was the way of life in general. The first thing I noticed was the transportation. In Boston there were public buses and trains that took you throughout the city and having a car was a privilege. In Puerto Rico, having a car is a necessity, since the public transportation was almost non-existent. It was such a dramatic change because I used to travel all the time on the bus and train without needing to depend on anyone. Now, I had to ask someone to take me places since I was too young to get my driver’s license. Second was the weather, which was much hotter and had no winter whatsoever. Hot, tropical temperatures and no snow, which was a change I liked, but had to get used to. Those were the first things I noticed but one of the biggest changes was the people, including my Family!
When I was in Boston, almost all my family I knew were from on my mother’s side. I had met one or two uncles on my father’s side but not much. When I moved to Puerto Rico I met my family from my father’s side. I had not seen a lot of these people in my life! It was kind of a scary experience. Although it took a while, I did get used to my family and it was almost like I knew them all my life. After I thought I was finally getting used to everything and everyone, I had forgotten about one thing: school.
When I first started school, the biggest change to get used to was the fact that I needed to use a uniform. In Boston, there were no uniforms and you got to wear whatever you wanted. So it was quite a bit of change to get used to