Growing up in Kaneohe, I was raised being taught to try make friends and be outgoing. In Kaneohe, people have the reputation of being very confident, almost cocky. Naturally, being in that environment, I also began to gain a lot of confidence. To me and everyone else around me this was normal.
However, my mom didn't feel that going to school in Kaneohe was in my best interests. And despite much protesting, my mom put in a G.E. for Moanalua. When I was excepted, I was actually kind of excited to go to a new school, because I had always been good at making friends. However I was nervous because I had never really associated with "town" people due to the fact of living in Kahalu'u which is considered "country".
After awhile I began to hate moanalua because of the way people acted-it wasn't what I was used to. Also, people got irritated at things that in the windward side, people would find normal. However, I adapted to the environment, and began to fit in better with different people. The whole experience taught me how to adapt to unfamiliar places and overall, it made me a better person.
