Reflection Visit

I didn't really know what to write about until the last day. Today I went to Oakland High School to visit some friends because I didn't have school today. I was absolutely shocked at what Oakland High looks like. I mean Oakland is a pretty bad and good place at the same time. It is good because you might experience things that will benefit you in the future but it is also know to be "ghetto". You probably think this is true too. I actually lived in Oakland at some point of time and I have experienced many things like fights and thievery.

I was actually born in New York and I lived there for 3 years until I moved to Oakland. My parents wanted me to live in a better environment with better schools. So I was actually going to a preschool near this private school called OIS. My brother had the chance to go to OIS and get a good education. But when my parents found out there is a better district call AUSD then decided to move to Alameda. But for that to happen they had to cut back on private school for my brother. By the time that happened me and my brother was sent to a public school near our apartment. I had a great time going there. I might lots of friends and grown close relationships.

By the time my parents saved up money we moved to Alameda as fast as we could. It was really rough for me because I had gotten a very close friend and I had to lose him because of the better education in Alameda. I moved in the middle of the year and I started a fresh new appearance in Alameda. It was actually pretty crazy and the only thing I remember about the first day of school was that my brother went on a field trip so I had no one to play with during recess. So as I grew older I adapted to my new school and every year I go up to a new grade level. Up until today when I visited Oakland High, I saw many of my elementary school friends. They were all so different then i had imagine because I lived a totally different lifestyle then they do. Some of them grew tall, stayed the same height, become more cute, but the one that shocked me the most was my best friend joined a gang. I didn't see him because he went to Oakland Tech.

I just realized how important a environment is to you. I should also be blessed to go a a better school. I also thought to myself what would I have become if I had stayed in Oakland and enroll to a Oakland school. I guess I won't be able to know and no one will know...