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My Separate Peace

Lauren McCabe

A separate peace is something described as an instant where there is a memory of a before and after. It can be emotional or physical, drastic or mediocre. It could be one event or a series of events. A separate peace could change a person's life forever. The separate peace could be so significant that everything and everyone around them changes or is different to that person. I believe I am going through my separate peace during this time of my life.

For spring break I traveled to New York City to stay with my cousin and his wife. While I was there, I saw and experienced new things. In my past travels to New York City, I have only seen Times Square and a short radius around it, Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island, but this time I stayed in Soho and saw Soho, the West Village, Greenwich Village, Brooklyn, and Chelsea. I was able to have a New Yorker experience, instead of a tourist's version of vacation. I was able to explore and walk around by myself and see the city through new eyes.

During this trip I was able to talk to my cousin and his wife and catch up on life. We would talk for hours about all different things. I told them all about certain situations I've been in during the past year and how they have affected me. They gave me their opinions about the situations and suggestions on how to deal with certain situations. They also encouraged me to keep up with my students. These talks made me really think about my life and how I would like it to go. And this is where I see how I am experiencing my separate peace.

Now that I am returning home to Washington, I plan on changing a few things in my life. I plan on taking more control. I would like to take more time for studies. My family situation is something else I would like to change, as much as I can at least. I would like to be able to be more open with my mom and my dad, tell them what I am really feeling about life, their choices, and our situations.

I also would like to change my activities. I want to help more in my community and start doing things that make me happy. I also would like to just cut boys and relationships out of my life for the moment. They don't help me and I feel that when I am with someone they hold me back. Maybe I need to find someone who isn't a jerk, but I don't really have time for that so I think for the moment I am going to stop looking.

These new experiences and experiences yet to come are my separate peace. My separate peace has been a series of events that have been both emotional and physical, and drastic and mediocre. Some of these events have already changed my life and some may change my life at a later time, when I understand them and their meaning more fully. I have many things to look forward to and to take part in, and they will affect me and my outlook on life. This separate peace is changing my life at the very moment.

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