Riley
Zukeran Elementary School
Hello my name is Riley. I'm 11 years old and I'm a military child. I'm here to tell you about my life as a military child.
I'm living in Okinawa at this moment but soon I'm moving to Idaho. I have lived in so many places like Las Vegas, North California, New York, Okinawa, and Georgia. One of my favorite places is Georgia. I love Georgia because it has great weather most of the time and there's frogs.
The best part of being a military child is trying new cultures and new things. Japan’s culture is really cool. There are things like darumas and shisha dogs. Also, a great thing is my dad is retiring. He's been in the military for 19 years so we're going to have a big party and have fun. Your parents might also have promotions. It's so cool to be a military child .
Being a military child is not always the best. There's negative things like moving away or parents going on deployment. But, you can do it. Sometimes it's tough. You may move away from friends but you can make new friends.
Here's some advice, you move a lot so try to make new friends or join clubs so you can fit in and not be lonely.