All of the stories we have read so far deal with people leaving their homes, whether by choice or by force. What would it take for you to leave behind everything you know and move to a different place? (I'm thinking some place at least out of state!) How willing would you be to do that? Be sure to explain!
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I would not like to move to a completly different place. If I was forced to move somewhere else, I would not like it at all. I have personally moved a lot, such as moving to the United States. Even though it was a country move, it did not affect me that much because I was very young. After that I have moved about 4 more times. I think the most significant move that I have had so far is moving from IA. I had lived in a small town in Iowa for about 6 years, and during that time I made many friends, I liked where I lived, I liked how school was set up, I liked the community and I knew a lot of people. When I had to move, I was really upset because I had to leave mostly everything that I gained there. It took me nearly a year to let go of those things to get used to a new home. I am now getting everything back and would literally hate(ahem *hate*... with a passion) it if I needed to move again and restart. Now If I lived in a town for like a short period (3ish months) with a nasty community, it would not take much at all to me to leave. The longer that I live in a nice community, the harder it will be for me to leave home.
This small "Neighbor State" change affected me a lot, I could not imagine if I was Forced had to move to a state across the nation or even out of the country as the characters experienced in the stories we have read in class.
One more thing that I find hard to explain, I will try though: Moving out of state for a select college is different, life advancement. Now being forced to leave the country would be a sudden change in life and would be a major interruption in life. I don't know if that made sense, but its the best I could put it.
*Erase "had" after forced**....
forgot to proof Before Posting today...
It would definitely take alot for me to leave right now. There's no way I would make the choice to leave during highschool. I would be furious if I was forced to join a new school and make new friends before I head off to college. I know for sure that I don't want to live in Kearney my entire life. But untill the time comes that I have to leave, I'm perfectly content where I'm at. I was even upset that I had to move across town this year. Mainly because of gas prices, but also because my friends were that much farther away. I can't imagine what it would be like to move to a different country and learn a new culture. I honestly don't know how I would react in a new environment like that.
Wow...this was kind of an eye opener. I probably only have 2years left in Kearney, hmm...
I have to admit that right now it wouldn't take much to get me to move out of state. College is right around the corner and I am interested in schooling out of state. I would say that the current issue that is driving me out of state is the pursuit of education. At this point in my life I am very willing to leave so that I can explore new places, new cultures and find where I am meant to be in this life. After I have settled down, I think it would be much harder for me to move to a different location, unless of course, hot guys are involved...
kidding...I think I would move if I felt that my liberties were being restricted or if I felt the need to get closer to home. Yeah, I know, there's a lot of difference in those choices, but work with me! :) Honestly, I love Nebraska, but I am ready to go out, explore, and create my life according to me. Moving doesn't always have to be an epic change. No matter the reasons for moving, it is best to look at it as a fresh start full of adventure and mystery. :D
Actually, I've already had to do that at least three or four times. But they've always been okay because I didn't have very close friends or things I got very attached to since I was younger. And sure, coming to the U.S. meant leaving my grandma (I lived with her then), but it also meant I will be living with my parents. I've always wondered why other kids had their mothers to pick them up from school and I didn't. At this point in life, though, I would hate to have to move, and this is the one journal so far I know exactly what I want to say because it almost happened. I've made life-long friends here, and I love how the school works, the fact that we get to choose what we study. Sure, Kearney is boring, but when you get used to it it's okay. The friends from schools that I've moved from I haven't talked to in years! I would hate to lose the friends I have now, even though it wouldn't be too hard since we have all this technology. Still, I would like to stay here until I graduate, for my own sake and maybe other people's, if they really care about me. Another thing, I do want to go to college somewhere else, but I like having the choices of subjects and I love how the teachers are so nice and willing to help. So other than Kearney High and my friends, I'd love to move out of here. But they are here, so I am here.
Honestly, I think it would be a fun adventure to move somewhere new.To live in a new and different culture would be so exciting. Yeah, it would kinda suck leaving all my friends behind, but if you think about it, we're going to have to do it in two years anyway. I love Kearney and I love Nebraska, but I am so ready for a change. I can't wait to step out into the unknown, where you don't know anyone and they don't you. You can be the person you actually are, not who people think you are. It might be hard at first , but it would be worth it.
I couldn't possibly imagine leaving my home of almost eighteen years behind in just moments. If I truely had to act on that now...hmm...It would truely take my family leaving to make me move on this moment in time to a different place. Especially outside of Nebraska. I know in just a few; no actually two years i might have to do just that. But for now if I had to leave my family would be it. I couldn't imagine my life without my mom, dad, sister, or dog.:) They support me so much. If they decided to leave I would go with them. It would be hard..I think I would miss the flat land too much...lol and the absence of trees.... I love Nebraska as weird as that sounds it is my home and I wouldn't want to live any other place with my family until it is my time to find me...
Imagining leaving is a hard thing for me. Honestly though if it was about my family I would do it in a instant. Deep down it would be extremely hard leaving everything behind i have known for so long. My family has and will always be there for me. I will do anything for them because they do so much for me. Right now though I don't want to think about life in two years. I'm happy with right now. If i had to move with my family I would do it because it would be for them. I would miss friends and everything I would have to say goodbye to.
I think that moving away from Kearney, Nebraska would really depress me. Like Chelsey, I love Nebraska and I would definitely miss my home here. I have lived in Kearney all my life, and I really do like it, so lay off with the Nebraska bashing, Treebee.(Don't ask.) Even when I am only gone for a week or so, I start to miss Nebraska, though Colorado has almost the same attraction for me. There is no way that I would willingly leave my family forever, but college is coming, and I may leave them soon, but it wouldn't be for very long. I get homesick easily. However, if my family did come, I would be more willing to see new places and make new friends(not that I don't ever want to travel because I most certainly do!). I don't think I would ever want to just randomly decide to leave Kearney, though. There would have to be a pretty major reason, such as a parent got a new and mucho better job (we're talking extremely better, or no deal), or the new leaders of the USA became murderous dictators(Yikes!), or a deadly plague swept through Nebraska, wiping out families and civilization as we know it.(Sorry, I just saw I AM LEGEND the other day. Good movie.) Anyway, it would really take a lot to make me leave my home forever.
I have moved before but not that drastically. It would be really stressful and hard to have to leave your home town that I'm used to and all my friends and family. It would take a lot for me to move far away from them. I think that I would be fine if they came along with me but other than that, I like where I live now. If I was forced I'd probably be okay with it or learn to be okay with it. What am I supposed to do about it if I was forced to move?
I'm thinking more along the lines of what Katie said. I'm ready to get out of here and start a new chapter in my life, find the place in this world where I belong. It would not take much to get me out of here, as I feel I don't belong in this town. Leaving town would be hard since I would also be leaving my friends and family. Leaving my home would be worth the effort if I could find the true me. I have started to find the true me but it’s next to impossible to find yourself in High School since everyone is trying to be part of the "in crowd." Some students try to act cool in anyway they can to be part of the popular crowd. I would be willing to leave here for my higher education, find the true me and the place where the true me fits in, in this messed up world.
Okay, i would have to say that moving right now would be very stressful and hard, seeing that it is my junior year in high school and i'll be graduating soon. I wouldn't like moving to another school senior year and then moving again to another school for college a year later. Like i no it wouldn't be all that bad cuz you would make some new friends and visit different places, but right now i think it would be stressful.
if i absolutely had to move and go somewhere else, i would be very sad. I would be leaving all my friends and family behind. But on the other hand, i could also look at it as an adventure and a new beginging. I wouldn't mind meeting new ppl and seeing new places and getting out of Kearney NE!
I am all for moving away and getting a fresh start! For college i would like to go to Georgia. Now i know that that is not exactly as dramatic as moving to a new country, but it will still be a big move. i wont know anybody down there, but that is just part of the experience. If given the opportunity, i think i would move out of the country just because it would be an adventure. im sure i would miss my dad and my friends, but with today's technology, it is not difficult to keep in touch.
i am not totally sure i would want to move before i graduated high school though. i think it would be really difficult to move to a different school during your junior year. but probably not as difficult as moving to a whole different country and culture so i dont know.
Well, I know that if I was forced to move anywhere it would be a terribly tramatic experience for me. As much as I do not enjoy living in Kearney, I have lived here my whole life and can't really imagine living somewhere else. Just like everyone else said I know that if given the choice to move out of state or country I would probably wait until after highschool is over because I would not want to start all over at a new school with less than two years left of highschool. on the otherhand, if my parents told me that our family would be leaving to say IRELAND, I could definately deal with moving right away. Unlike everyone else though i don't think I am quite ready to head off to college. We always say that we can't wait to get away from our controlling parents and our little town, but in all reality I would miss my family, (even though my brother and sister are pretty close to the most anoying people I know).
I guess that what ever the reason for a big move I would try (notice I said try) to have a positive outlook on it and make the most of it.
((Note: I am very bad at being optimistic and would probably fail miserably at looking at a negative situation as positve.))
If my parents came to me right now and said "jessa, we are moving" I would be completely against the idea. As of right now, I am practically happy about where I live. Kearney is my home, for now anyway. If I had to move out of state or out of the country right before I graduate, there had better be a really good reason. If I was coming from a worse situation, like the ones we read about, I would not have much problem leaving because I would be in a better place.
On the other hand, I have absolutely no problem with leaving Nebraska for college. I am really looking forward to moving away in two years. Being forced to move away and moving because you want to are two very different things.
First of all what is meant by everything? If it means leave all family, friends, and personal item except the clocth on your back and start over with nothing, then I would do everything in my power to stay where I’m at. If it is meant like throwing everything into a moving van and heading out to a new house then that’s a different story. If it was my choice to move or not, I wouldn’t because I already have a life started here that it would be hard to say goodbye to. I can think of both good and bad reasons there would be if my mom were to come to me right now and tell me were moving. I’ll start with the bad reasons. Like I said earlier I already have a life here. Although I don’t have as many friends as others, I do have very good friends that it would almost be impossible to leave. I would also have to start an entire new school that probably wouldn’t have as good of classes or fit to my liking as much as Kearney High does. Let alone I would have to make all new friends and I know that would take a while. Another hassle would be needing to enroll in all new activities like boy scouts or clubs and a new job. Then you would nee to learn the area and where everything is at. Although I may not want to do these things listed I’m going to have to in two years anyway because I will be heading for collage just like anyone else. Oh, that’s another thing, if I move now then I wouldn’t get to graduate with my class that I have known for years. Instead I would need to graduate with complete strangers. That’s a lot of negatives so I guess I’ll list some positives although there might not be as many. First of all it would give me a whole new start. It would take a while to make new friends but I could choose who I hung out with or maybe even start talking sooner so I could make more friends. It also wouldn’t be to hard to keep in contact with my friends here considering we have things like facebook, myspace, cell phones, and texting. I know this for a fact because I have friends I met in England a year ago and ones I met in Australia this past summer that I still talk to and email. Over all I don’t think it would be too bad because I have a friend who lived in Kearney his whole life until last year when he moved to Pennsylvania. He has the same personality as me and is also kind of shy but I visited him this summer and he is doing just find. He has new friends he hangs out with, he’s doing fine in school, and he still talks to most of his friends here in Kearney. So I guess I wouldn’t choose to move but if I had to I would probably survive.
I usually wouldn’t write so much on this journal or even as much as I wrote on the others but my Eagle Scout board of review is coming up and there is only so much time given so the more you can talk and give details the fewer questions they can ask you and the easier it is to pass. I figure this would be good practice to prepare for when that time comes. Sorry if I wrote too much.
I wouldn't like to move at all!!! I mean changing houses was enough, but out of state I wouldn't like. I like to travel around the country and the world, but I like it here. I was too young to remember moving to the U.S. and to Kearney, so those don't count. However, if I didn't move, everyone else would because there are only a few in the class that actually like Kearney and would live here the rest of their lives.
(It's kind of sad really...oh well! When they're old, they will reminisce about the good times in Kearney when they are living in a cardboard box outside of a local Walmart!!!)
*ahem* Anyway. If I was forced to move, I would eternaly loath the person/s who made me move. I would miss the friends, who would actually stay, and family that live here in Kearney. I can only remember stuff here, so it would be hard to start a new just like some of my friends had to two years ago. It was hard for them to adjust to that kind of change.
So to sum things up, I would NOT be willing to move at all!!! There would have to be a VERY GOOD reason to make me leave. The state would have to be in financial trouble, or all of my friends and family leave me, before I would leave. I know that many people think that Kearney is the most boring place on the face of the Earth, which is not true because Buddah is actually the most boring place on the face of the Earth since the population is a grain elevator..., but do they actually ever think about how their lives would change if they weren't here?! If they weren't here, the friendships that exist now wouldn't have been created. Some people never take the time to look at how much they really have and how lucky they are to have that much. It seems to me that we just think about what we want and never take the time to see and appreciate what we have already. (Once again with the whole box outside of Walmart thing...)
So yes it would take a VERY GOOD reason for me to leave Kearney, and if I was forced to move...let's just say I would have fun impailing them with random things in my head...
Ginger, Mary Anne, Strawboy, Music Man, Duncan Doughnuts...it's like old times again in a way...
Snoozer
I would leave for college probably...and maybe later after collage...
Alright since everyone else randomly decided to put fancy designs by their names, I decided I would too. Ha. Like it? Anyway...
First comes my life story...
I was born in Olathe, KS (a.k.a. Kansas City), then moved to Kearney with my parents and brother when I was only three years old (Luke was about six months). If you're wondering "Why Kearney?" like everyone does, my mom was born and raised here. So first we lived in an apartment, eventually on to a small house on Ave. I, and now in a comfy house in Fairacres.
So I haven't really had any long, hard moves in my life. Heck, the only time I had to switch schools was from 2nd-3rd grade. I would not be very happy if my family decided to move, especially now.
However, I don't think we will be anytime soon b/c my mom's happy at UNK, and I don't think many Kearneyites would be happy if my dad decided to pack up and leave Luke and Jake's behind. But IF we did for some reason have to move, it would be very frustrating, especially the school aspect, with classes and colleges and bleh. But it would also be difficult socially. Living in this town for 13 years, I've met a lot of people and made many friends. I am also content with living and growing up in Kearney. It really is a nice town, even w/ how much we bash it. However, I do plan to go away for college. I have no idea where yet, but probably somewhere out-of-state, even though I get that nice discount in-state...
btw that design didn't turn out exactly how I planned...
Well, as a native Nebraskan, this is the only place I have ever lived. I've been to many places however, such as Alaska and Washington D.C. And if you asked me if I wanted to move to these places I would say no, I would never leave Nebraska unless it was absolutely necessary. If I was forced out of the state, I would be extremely mad. If I was going to leave at all and live somewhere else, it'd better be strikingly similar to Nebraska in every way shape and form.
Like most everyone else said, I'm ready to move away for college, but not before. If I found out that I had to leave now, I would probably cry and throw a fit and be extremely upset. I would be leaving all of my friends behind. However, when I go to college, my friends probably will be leaving too, so I wouldn't be the only one 'out of the loop.' If that makes any sense. I think one of the hardest parts of moving is the fact that you are the only one of your friends that doesn't know what's going on, and that makes you feel even lonlier than before. Right now, I live pretty close to a lot of family, and it would be hard to move to a place where they weren't close.
I've almost had to move in the past couple years, but my parents know that after 9 years in a place, you get kind of attached, so obviously we haven't moved. If a serious move would benefit my whole family, then I'd be okay with it. I still probably wouldn't be excited, but at least I would know that there's good in the situation for everyone. It's harder when the situation will only benefit one or two people, and the rest it won't hold great changes.
I think it's hard at this age to fully grasp how much it would take to move. College sounds like so much fun-get away from home, the excitement of 'college!', etc. but in two years, if we weren't going to college, would we be able to just get up, leave everyone, and move to Laramie, WY, get an apartment, a job, and be happy and willing to do it? I know that I would have a hard time with that, unless I would have serious benefits. But with no college education, I'm not seeing much.
When the U.S. becomes a dictatorship, I'm moving a pile of dirt to the middle of the ocean and creating my own island. Or I'll move to Australia. Or Antartica. It wouldn't take much to get me to move then.
Of course I'd be willing to do that! I've been trying to do that for years! But in all seriousness, we should all leave this state. Its not like there's much here to leave behind. The Arch, Buckle Warehouse, and Runza...sad day. I guess I would like to stay until I graduate merely because our speech team is 'da bomb', but for college, I'm out of here.
Another thought I had was moving out of the country. No. I will not. Why leave the entertainment capital of the world? Crazy. Lets break it down: South America: no. Africa: no. Europe: if I took in interest in smoking. Middle East: NOOO. Eastern Asia: too long to learn the language. Antarctica: wonderful weather, however, not many condos. Omaha was nice... but those Nebraskans. In conclusion, we should all move closer to civilization. :D
Ive never had problems moving. ived moved three or four and each its a new begining. Ya i miss my old friends but i also have new ones. I guess it depends on where im moving to. I would probably willing to move if its a nice place and there stuff to do. Nowadays its easy to stay in contact with people far away so it wouldnt be much of a problem for me to move. I guess i only have two years left any way and then im off to college and a new life so it gonna change anyway.
I would not be willing at all to just pack up and move away. It would probably take a very serious situation or the kidnappang of me for that to happen. It is very important to me to where i live because I want to know the people around me. I would hate having to try to make a bunch of new friends at a different school. When it comes time for college of course I'll move but I could not do it during high school.
I would be really willing to move out of state start college and fun stuff like that. Im tired of ne. It has grass hills and corn....thats about it. It wouldnt take much for me to leave. I love my family and everything but im just restless and i want to get high school over with and out of my house. Meeting new people would be fun and learning things about a new place would be the best! sorry i guess im just tired of ne.
I would be willing to move to a different place in a heartbeat. This summer I went to Mexico and it was the best experience of my life. Moving to a new area gives you a new beginning. No one knows you there (and even if they do just a few people probably) so you can be anything you want to be. If I had a choice I would be attending school in GTO, Mexico. It is an amazing place full of new and exciting people. I am not content with where I am now and it would be great to have a new beginning. Be in a place where I WANT to be and be able to make the choices I think would influence me for the better. College ties into this of course. I do not... repeat NOT want to stay in Nebraska for school. Moving to a place where people are interested in their academics would make me want to try harder. I have no problem leaving this so called "home" of mine. I want to move.
It would take alot for me to leave everything behind and move away from it all. I know this is something that I will have to think about even more when I decide where I want to go to college. It will be hard leaving all of my friends that I am so close to! However, that is something that everyone will have to face at some point in life. It will be a wonderful adventure and I know that I can easily put myself out there and meet new people, but I know that it won't be the same knowing that I no longer have my old friends that I grew up with.. or atleast went to high school with :P. I'm very excited for what my future holds for me, yet still very scared knowing that I will be on my own. I know the freedom and pride will be wonderful, but being away from my family will be very hard. Especially my dad! I mean.. how do you think I got where I am today? He also pays for everything, so I would acutally have to start using my own money with out his help :D. Anyway, moving away and making a fresh start is an exciting, yet scary thing to even be thinking about at this point!
*ahem* Keegan, you ignorant child! You'd not only be leaving behind those things you listed, but what about KOOL-AID?!?!?!?
GOSH!
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