It's not going to be easy. No time to settle in, off to school the second day we arrive. Which school? Am I going to get in my classes? What are the kids like? When am I going to get used to the new place? How long is it going to take, before it feels somewhat like home? So many questions with no answers.
My friends asked me, "why didn't you make your parents stay? Keep trying, give them the silent treatment, anything to make you stay" To be honest, none of you know how hard I've tried. but in the end, this is the choice I've made. It wasn't all my parents this time, i know they've thought about everything. Moving to Cali isn't a "want" it's a "must". If something better could be made out of this situation, believe me, I know they would stay. Then again, it can't be the end of the world. Recently many people have told me, their friends move everywhere because of their parent's job. Hearing this makes me feel better, less sorry for myself. What's there to be sorry for anyways?
It's not going to be easy. not after you've lived in a place for the majority of your life. Sure, i've been around BC and California. but for the most part, I've lived in Richmond for 10 years. I'm familiar with everything, everywhere.
Translink, this is something I'm going to miss for sure. Most hate bussing, I admit, it sucks waiting for the bus that comes every 30 minutes. But, fuck it was convenient. I go everywhere by bus now, and it's going to be a hell of a hassle to drive everywhere since the Los Angeles county is way too large. But hey, that means we're buying a new car, which means I get to drive it more. Maybe even to school next year. Make the best out of every situation, right?
Volunteering, I've just started in my grade 10 year but I've met so many people and learned so many valuable lessons. Some do it for school hours, I do it because I enjoy it. It's something I take very seriously, and something I'm proud of. I'm going to miss the communities events and leadership groups. Having able to get the opportunity to work with kids, have led me to find out that I'm good with kids, something I didn't know before. Hopefully there are communities centres in Cali, similar to the ones here, because I'd definitely want to continue to volunteer. All the community staff (south arm, west richmond, cambie, steveston) I don't have a chance to email all of you, but thank you for the experience.
Steveston. Everything about this village is going to be missed: frozen yogurt, walks on the dyke, the little boutique stores, fish n chips, "my place" across from starbucks. It's a beautiful place, a place I'm never going to forget. The cool breeze by the dyke, is something you can't find anywhere else. The breathtaking sunset is one of the best. The fishing men down by the dock is like no other. Everything and more. Steveston, is my home.
Like I said earlier, what seems like nothing will be my everything when we drive out of our driveway. The simplest things will be greatly missed.
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