2023/Victoria-

I've been a military child for a long time now. When I was younger, I started to get attached to family and friends forgetting I would have to move starting all over again. Usually, I wouldn't be too upset when my parents and I moved because I knew we would still be close to family and friends. Then that changed. My dad came home from work one day and told me and my mom that he found out where we were moving next. I wasn’t really amused by it because at that point in time I was used to moving. My dad then said “We're moving to Japan and it’s overseas! “. My heart dropped when I heard the word “Overseas” because I knew it was far far away from my family. I was a little shaken up but kept my cool thinking about how it would be a new experience. A couple months later it was finally that day. Moving day. We drove to the airport really late at night meeting our family and friends there. We said our goodbyes and boarded the plane. Oh and did I mention this was my first time traveling by plane? Well, you know now. I was really nervous and thought I was going to be sick but ended up sleeping it off. Next thing you know we have arrived in Japan. If you want me to be all specific, we landed at Misawa Air Base Japan. It was blazing hot and so sunny. Since the weather felt good to me my mood started to lighten up a bit. Fast forward to a couple of weeks later, we were all moved in and settled but things were not going so well for me. I was crying almost every other day complaining about how I wanted to go back to North Carolina so I could be with my family. My mom suggested I should go to the park and try and make some friends. So, I listened to her advice and walked over to the park. Once I got there, I saw these 2 girls and it looked like they were playing tag. They looked over and saw me and yelled out “Hey do you want to play with us?” I nodded my head running over to them and we played all day. Fast forward to a year, I started getting used to Japan and was learning how to speak Japanese too. I had the best group of friends and I loved it there. For the next 3 years I was so happy and comfortable living here and then I heard those words again. “We're moving.”. This was some of my experience of being a military child. Moving can be stressful but trust me you will get used to it. Thank you for reading my story.