On the 20th of January, 09, my mom and I finished the long tedious journey to Florida and officially started our new lives...
This song fits in perfectly to the old Sean, the new Sean, and the future Sean.
"So take the photographs and still frames in your mind"
-Here are a few stories of people and things that made Ocala a horid...great?? place to live-
Vanguard can go down in history as the worst school ever created! I broke down why I didn't like it:
25% New Atmosphere 35% No Friends 20% Bad people 5% Fake Teachers
5% Jail Feeling 5% No School Spirit 5% Horrible extracurricular activities and classes
Honestly, I never tried to make friends there. I talked to certain people, but never cared for any of them. One day, in English class, a boy tried showing me vulgar pictures on his phone. First I nicely said no thank you, but it didn't work.. He implied that since I wouldn't look at the pictures, something was wrong with me... The day got worse when I found out he rode my bus. Him and his friends got together and tried to shove the phone into my face. I ended up getting so upset I grabbed the phone and tossed it all the way across the bus, than moved to the very front seat by the door. To this day i am amazed I never got beat up, a blessing in disguise. From that day on the rumors were spread and I became known as the gay boy on campus... No fun. Btw, I went to graduation at Vanguard that year, looked the perve in the face that ruined everything, than shook his hand and said congratulations.
Around the end of that summer I was settled into the area. I still did not want to accept anyone as my friend but I survived going to mutual on Wednesdays and such. One day Becca Brill, a good friend, asked if I was available to hang out with them.. Long story short, this is when I first opened the door to friendship. School started and I was at a new school, MTI. I talked to as many people as possible and my life committed a 360, Honestly I still didn't like Ocala, but I learned to live with it.
The New Sean
By my senior year, I struck an amazing job, I had many church friends, and became very popular at school. Enough to become SB President. I finally announced that I loved living in Ocala. Wow, it took 19 months to love my new life.
Lastly, over the past month or two and especially the last few weeks, I have learned a valuable lesson. You don't find the importance of something until its just too late. Why did I finally like Ocala right before we decided to move again? These last two days I found my best friends... why couldnt I find them two years ago? All this loneliness could have been disappeared!! Here are some pictures of influential friends from Ocala...
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| Best of Best Friends Robert and Dylan... I need one of Miranda in this too, that completes our gang! |
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| Good friends Nick and Harrison |
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| Friend for life, Leslie Williams |
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| Close friend Maggie McKinney |
The Future Sean
Now I think about my next "fork in the road", moving to California... I have already witnessed many changes in my life, and im not moving for another six months!! If it took 7 months to hang out for the first time, 19 months to tell myself I love this place, and 24 months to find my best friends... What will the 9 months I have be like in California? That is the golden question I think about every day... I guess all I can say is
Its something unpredictable, but in the end its right. I hope you have the time of your life....
2 comments:
Wow Sean, I learned a lot about you. Everyone is given circumstances and You can make it become anything you want it to. It is always your choice. Every choice has consequences. I am glad you have found your bff. It is your choice to stay in contact with them too :) Love your story, it is very inspiring.
I hear ya Sean! Been there myself, it's hard--but you did learn a really good lesson--quite a few of them. This will help you make friends in CA and on your mission--lasting friends.
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