Two Year Curse

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The two-year curse is what I called it. I have been stranded with this curse for my entire life, until this year, I finally broke free. Ever since preschool I have been moving back and forth between Taiwan and Canada. There was a common aspect between each move; it was always after a year or two. Until this year, I have never gone to a school for more than 2 years. I never thought that moving influenced me much, until I noticed I had troubles stepping out of my shell and making friends. I never saw myself as a shy person, however to most people, I came across as shy and quiet. Through eyes of others, I was made aware that I had become reserved due to moving around so much. As soon as I made friends in a new school, I would move away and lose the friendships, thus I slowly developed into a passive person, because as the ‘new girl’ in class, I was always used to other people crowding around me and befriending me first rather than me taking the initiative to befriend others. I didn’t think my passivity was a problem until I started freshman year in high school, when I was on the same page as everyone else, and reality struck me. I learned that people may not always want to be friends with you, and that they are not obligated to approach you, and it is not up to others to take the first move. When I felt that no one wanted to befriend me, I became extremely insecure, thinking that no one wanted to be my friend, and ended up isolating myself even more. It was freshman year when I realized that I have been taking people’s friendliness and hospitality for granted. I recognized my passive nature have become a tripping stone. It came to a point where even my best friend complained to me that I was too passive because she was always the one asking to make plans. As I complete my third and final year at Sir Winston Churchill High School, I am happy and proud to say I
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