Nora
Zukeran Elementary School
Hi my name is Nora. I am 10 years old and I’m a military child. I will tell you all about my life as a military child.
Right now I live in Okinawa, Japan but I have lived in many other places such as Mainland Japan, Florida, and North Carolina. When I was in Florida, I was in an off base school. Everyone thought I lived in China and spoke Chinese, but I was from Japan and spoke Japanese.
Some of my favorite things about being a military child is adventuring the world and learning about where I live. I also love going to my dad’s promotions. His most recent one was when he got promoted to I.D.C. I’m still not sure what it stands for. I was wearing a dress (I never do) and my mom was too and my dad was in his dress blues. I can’t remember what my older brother was wearing though.
Even if it is fun, there are a lot of challenges. The main one is moving away from my family and friends, another big one is making new friends. These challenges are hard but I manage to get through them.
My advice is to be yourself to find your true friends and they will stick with you through thick and thin.