Belonging

I feel like I belong with my family and in Indiana. I feel like my family understands me very well and that we all get along. I could not have picked a better family that knows me, so in that sense, I feel like I belong with them. I feel like I belong in Indiana because I have grown up here my whole life. Although I don’t know anywhere else because I have never lived anywhere else, through my travels I have found that I belong in Indiana the most. However, I could also find myself in a European country, such as England or Italy. From visiting those, I feel like they, along with Indiana, would be a good fit for me. I feel like I am pretty casual and I am not a person who would not feel like they belong somewhere. I feel like even if I was not happy where I was, I would find a way to make me feel a little bit more like I belong. Sometimes I don’t feel like I belong at University. For the most part, I feel like I belong but there are those days where I feel like nobody knows me and that I should be at a different high school. This is one of the things where I try to find something that makes me feel like I belong, and for University, that is my friends. All my friends here understand me and make me feel like I belong. I think the thing that makes a person feel like they belong and what makes them feel like they don’t belong is a sense of home and someone who they can relate to. Wherever you go in life, everybody needs a sense of home. Whether it’s an animal, or a group of friends, whatever makes you feel at home, is essential anyplace you may go. It is also essential to have somebody who you can relate to. Everyone needs somebody to talk to when they’re down and they need to have someone whom they can be their selves around. For this reason, I feel like I could belong anywhere if I really tried, but for me I feel like Indiana is the best fit for me. I have never felt like I did not belong in Indiana. A sense of belonging is one of the most important things in life, and for me, I feel like I have found it.