Freshman year was supposed to be my year to find myself, but I did the opposite.  I didn’t find myself at all.  I went deeper and deeper into my dark hole of loneliness.  I had very few friends, who I personally didn’t like too well.  I felt alone and as if no one understood me. During the summer, I decided to do something about the problem for a change.

I started  doing different activities such as: Habitat for Humanity, volunteering at the Humane Society, and the hospital. I didn’t realize that so many other teens in White County do those things until I went. I met so many new people and became more of a happier person. I still had my old friends, but it was a nice change just to take a break.

Sophomore year has been different compared to freshman year. I feel fresh and new. I’m meeting new people every day. I have no classes with my old friends and it may sound bad, but I love it! It’s so great just to be with a different crowd everyone once in a while. I even think people are noticing my change. I dress different and I smile more than I have in a while. My classes are wonderful, too. I think if I keep this up, by the time I graduate, I will be a happy person. And I have never been the definition of happy.