When I moved here the first thing I did was get high speed internet so I could stay in touch with my sister. I was worried she wouldn’t be okay without me there but as it turns out she should have been worried about me! I was a mess without her the first few months here but I’m starting to really find my footing – it turns out it’s a lot harder being without my family than I thought it would be and I just wish they were here with me now! I leaned on them more than I realized I did but you know, that’s how it works when you grow up around all your family. I wish I had known to prepare myself for independence better but there’s no way to plan for it, really. Sometimes you just have to get out and do something on your own and that’s what my move here was all about – I just wish I knew what it was going to be like when I was out there on my own!







