I just hadn’t found my place yet. It wasn’t until the end of my sophomore year that I finally decided that I had enough. I had always loved animals and enjoyed spending time with them, so I decided to get involved with things outside school that would keep me around animals. I got a job at a horse farm, and it was there that I met some of my best friends. I joined an Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) team that I had heard about through someone I worked with. I loved every minute of it. I finally started feeling like I had a place where I belonged and people who supported …show more content…
Mostly because I never felt like I fit in. My friends and I never had anything in common, we were just friends because we sat together at lunch. I never had anyone to actually talk to about real life things. I just felt as if I wasn’t a real person and I was just pretending to be someone that everyone thought I was. As I’ve made friends outside of school and gotten involved in outside activities, I have discovered who I am. It’s such a good feeling to know who I am and what I want out of life. It’s like I’ve been lost and someone gave me a map and a book on how to