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Looking Back: Age 10 v Age 20

A little reflection on how I've changed in the past 10 years

Shannon Moore
Nov 21, 2016
MSU Spirit
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Looking Back: Age 10 v Age 20
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This week, I am turning 20! I thought that it would be fun to do something comparing how I have grown and changed in the last decade.

Picture of me at 10


I know, quite the stunner

Picture of me at 20


Slaying the Glo-Up game


1. What do you want to be when you grow up?

Age 10: An OB-GYN(I really wanted to deliver babies) or an interior designer

Age 20: High school band director

2. What is your favorite food?

Age 10: Sushi

Age 20: Wings(and now I hate sushi)

3. Where do you want to go to college vs. where do you go?

Age 10: University of Michigan *shudders with regret*

Age 20: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

4. What is your favorite sport?

Age 10: Synchronized swimming

Age 20: Swimming

5. What is your favorite type of music?

Age 10: Whatever's on the radio

Age 20: Such diverse tastes. I couldn't even begin to explain.

6. Do you like any boys?

Age 10: Ew no boys are gross

Age 20: Boys are still gross but a necessary evil

7. What is your favorite outfit to wear?

Age 10: Bobby Jack sweatpants (ya know the sassy monkey tshirts)

Age 20: Leggings and a giant hoodie

8. Do you like school?

Age 10: Absolutely not my teacher is evil and school sucks

Age 20: Music school is the greatest thing I have ever experienced even though it is slowly killing me I love it

9. Do you have any special talents?

Age 10: I'm double jointed in my shoulders

Age 20: I'm still double jointed in my shoulders plus I'm an amazing procrastinator

10. If you could give advice to yourself 10 years in the future/past, what would you tell yourself?

Age 10: I hope you grow up to become super awesome and you get into Michigan and you become a doctor

Age 20: Alright, listen up. In about two years, everything you love is going to change rapidly and it's going to keep changing. Appreciate your life as it is now, because soon some of the things you care about and cherish will be gone.

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