Becoming an Adult
by Michael Bowden
The city is much different than
Iowa. For twenty-one years I have been comfortable and familiar to what goes on
around me. Living here, even for just the few weeks that I’ve been here, I have
experienced some moments, which I know will be life changing for me in the
future. I’m originally from Cedar Falls, Iowa and I’m from a family of six. I
lived in a busy household and was around people almost constantly. I grew up
sharing my bedroom with my brothers and always having some sort of noise bounce
through the house weather it be an instrument, someone’s voice, a TV, or my two
dogs barking for food. I’ve been comfortable with these noises and close
proximity. I decided to live close to my family after high school, but recently
I decided to change and try something new. I’m now in Denver, CO, living in my
own apartment, cooking my own food, maintaining my schedule of work,
internship, my hobbies, goals, and leisure time without my comforts of home.
Learning to
cope with this has been an experience that is moving me in the right direction
to prepare for life after Wartburg College. It’s helping me break down the door
to see what life has to offer after my entire education, which started for me
seventeen years ago in preschool. Adulthood is becoming more of a reality, some
of it is scary but if it wasn’t, I probably wouldn’t be thinking right. But the
scariness, change, or unknown is truly the most exciting part. The city is big,
fast-paced, and energizing, but sometimes exhausting. It’s amazing to look at
the diverse population while walking around to know that everyone I see has a
vastly different story than the other.
It’s time
for me to create my story. In this chapter I’m living in the city. My story
didn’t start here but I plan to utilize my time here to grow and help lay a
foundation for all the rest of the chapters in my life, my adulthood, a time
when I will pay my own phone bill and pay my own rent. After our retreat in
Leadville, Colorado, the Wartburg West community here has been more connected.
The students and professors really created a bond while we were there. Going
into my adulthood and coping with the change, it’s great to know I will always
have long-lasting friendships that have been created here.
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