On the first day of school I walked down the hallway nervous and alone. It was my first day and I was starting at a new school. It was fun for the first few days catching up with old friends then I started to realize that I wasn’t doing things like others. I felt like I had to change the way I acted and looked. I went home on Friday and looked at myself in the mirror and realized. I don’t have to change the way I am to please everyone. I didn’t give in to the peer pressure. I really hope that other students who read this realize what I did. I continued to wear and act like I was the week before. When starting school in a small school you realize that everyone knows everyone. Previously I went to a school where my grade was 310-320 now I’ve moved to a school where the grade is 130. When starting school in a small school you realize that everyone knows everyone. When I started school I was nervous that it wouldn’t be like Mandan, the place I was at before. When I stepped in to Litchfield the Monday I realized I didn’t have to change I felt at home. Being in a different school was terrifying, but at the same time comforting. I speak my mind more and let my opinions fly more. I have found where I really belong. I belong with the friends I have made. I am perfect the way I am.