A Hero's Journey Research Paper

666 Words3 Pages
With just three weeks notice before she had to leave, Virgina at 22 years old, and fresh out of college, learned she’d been chosen by the military to teach on the Sidi Salam Air Force Base in Morocco. She was excited to receive the good news and to travel abroad for the first time. She’d be one of twelve teachers who’d educate the children of the families who lived on the strategic base. Although it seems like an overwhelmingly big step to take, for her to move from her house in Roslindale away from her family to spend a year in a new country with new people and to live a new way of life, Virginia never seemed to express any major trepidation. In leaving, she admitted to being nervous and a little scared, but it was evident that she was more excited, and most of all, mentally prepared to embark on such a life-changing adventure. Virgina looked forward to finally having her independence, and after 22 years of living at home with her family, she was itching to get a taste of living away from home. After spending her final three weeks in Boston saying goodbyes and trying to bury what little fear she had, it was time for her to go. Through the huge window of her own compartment on the train to a US Air Force base in New Jersey,…show more content…
By then I will be 18 and will be entering adulthood myself. These past few weeks of the college process have forced me to think deeply about my future. I realized that this might very well be the last year I ever live in Boston. I won’t have my mother, father or brother to turn to any longer. I’ll be leaving my hometown, where I’m comfortable, where I know my way around, where I know people, where I have family, and where I have connections. A life away from home is what I have always dreamed of, but now that the moment to leave home is nearing, it becomes more frightening to think

More about A Hero's Journey Research Paper

Open Document