When I first heard I was moving to Iowa I was speechless. Why out of all the other states were we moving to Iowa? This didn't seem like it was going to turn out very well.
I couldn't really fathom what was happening as I got on the plane at five in the morning. The plane was scheduled to fly to Minneapolis and arrive there two and a half hours later. Well, two and a half extremely uneventful hours later we arrived in Minneapolis. I was accompanied by a sore back and the head of the woman next to me on my shoulder. When we touched down there were thunder storms and so all flights were grounded. This led to a backup on the runway and us having to wait for 20 more minutes inside the plane. Finally, we were allowed off the plane and my family and I hurried through the airport to get to on our next flight to Des Moines. This flight was taken on a really small plane that I had to lower my head to walk through. Another 45 minutes later and I was in Des Moines. I look around as I walk into the airport. There are few people in this tiny airport. I wonder, is this how the rest of Iowa is? Does anyone live here? I looked over at my sister and her expression mirrored my thoughts. Fast forward through getting our luggage and rental car to my family sitting in the car driving around Des Moines. There are already so many things that are different from Nevada here. It's green here first of all. I'm used to seeing dirt and shrubs not grass and trees. Why are there so many squirrels here? How can I live here alongside a tree and a squirrel family? I'd rather live next to a coyote and a rattle snake. All the houses are different. There aren't neighborhoods filled with cookie cutter houses. Why is it not a thousand degrees here? We drive past some deer in the woods. What have my parents gotten us into?
To be continued...
Jaden:
ReplyDeleteFirst, Welcome to Iowa! I moved in high school from Colorado to Iowa and remember thinking the same sorts of things that you have shared with us! I enjoyed your post immensely, it brought me back to my own move. You have shared a perfect amount of information with the reader, starting from the plane ride with, "a sore back and the head of the woman next to me on my shoulder." I can visually see the uncomfortableness in the image you have created, on the plane transferring to Iowa. You continue with small snippets of differences between the two places without boring the reader! Nice job. I will be interested to see where your writing takes us... a new house( I remember feeling foreign in my own shower when I moved)... a new school (thrown into a setting where everyone had their friends already and weren't ready to add)... finally becoming my home (a thing I was sure would never happen)!
Shaelynn Farnsworth, BCLUW High School English Teacher
I hope you like it in Iowa! It sounds like you have a lot to get used to. Ive lived in Iowa all my life, but I know I want to leave as soon as I'm done with college. I need a change.
ReplyDeleteJaden you know the worst is yet to come seeing how there is no snow on the ground and since you live out in the country your roads will probably barely get plowed so your just gonna be stuck inside or around your house to either play in the snow or chill inside. Now to say welcome to the Iowa life hope you enjoy it.
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