I guess you could say I had a bit of a different experience growing up. Both of my parents served in the Air Force and I grew up moving from base to base, country to country. Moving to a new base was easy. Yes, there were different cultures and customs, but the kids there understood. We all were a bit “weird” because we all lived so many different places. I picked things up from Iceland, from Idaho, and from the other places my family lived. Moving to Indiana was hard. My dad retired from the Air Force and we had to start living the “civilian way.” I didn’t fit in. The kids were already well-established in their kindergarten-to-forever cliques, and because I moved here in fifth grade I wasn’t readily accepted into any group. Even now, I still don’t really fit in! But I’ve changed a bit since I was ten and I’ve realized that being “weird” and “different” is what makes me, me. And the desire to continually become more aware of others is what keeps me going- as opposed to holding me back as it once had. The Indianapolis Children’s Choir has played a huge role in that. The ICC gave me a place very similar to that of a military base. I mean they’re all choir kids and quite frankly they’re pretty weird. But I already know that I’m the same way. When I showed up with my multitude of cultures that couldn’t be defined by any single…show more content… I’m not going to know very many people, it’s going to be a new environment, and there’s going to be so much to learn! But the difference is, now I know how to use those things to my advantage because I’ve experienced them oh so many times before. Not knowing anyone makes a wonderful opportunity to get involved, to get to know people- and since I’ll be at college, a great time for studying too. My adaptability to new situations has been developing since I was born into a military family and it continues to develop as I get older and experience new
