IWP

Independent Writing Project

Martin Drob 811

Sample Question- Who was I? Who am I? Who do I want to be?

Well, at the beginning of sixth grade I vaguely remember the person I was. I had long hair, glasses, and I didn’t really care what people thought of me. Zoom forward about three years and here I am. Cleaned up short hair, contact lenses, and an outfit that’s screams “IM COOL, RIGHT?” Many things about me have changed, including-

·      The types of clothing I wear- now I care a lot about name brand and stuff like that. I shop in SoHo once a week with my friends. I wear jordans and bape. I have become more self-conscious. I think the reason for this is because when you go through middle school, a lot of things happen that make you not want people to judge you.

·      Independence from my parents- I want to be independent from my parents really badly. They nag me all the time and it gets really annoying. I know that I’m still a kid and that I’m ignorant and I don’t know the rules of life and stuff. I get that. But its really hard to live with people that drive you completely crazy half the time.

·      Letting go of many friends- in the long journey that is middle school I gave up many friends. I’m also going to have to give up many friends once I leave middle school and go to high school. Over the last 3 years I have probably befriended 100 people. I can call 20 of those my friend now, it’s a very sad thought.

Overall, I definitely have changed so much as a person since three years ago. It makes me sad to think about that kid who walked into 51 for the first time.