To the people who never left my hometown, why? You had this great chance of leaving the town we grew up in and be able to experience new challenges. We had this great chance of meeting new people, growing as individuals.
Being away from home, I have met so many new people that I feel has changed me. I am becoming my own person and defining myself as one single person, not as one of the people who lived in my hometown.
I feel as if I have all these amazing opportunities and if I didnt leave I wouldn't have them. If I would have stayed, I would be working at McDonald's and there would be no hope of getting any where with that.
I understand that there are two great universities and one okay community college. I know UW-Parkside is cheap and literally right in town but in between two towns that are the same size as Green Bay, I do expect there to be more people going there, even adults. Carthage is better than UW-Parkside, it has more people attending and it is a lot more expensive. The academics at Carthage are amazing and the seniors do a thesis, considering it is a liberal arts school, one of the best in the Midwest. The price you pay is not worth the view, size of the dorm, or even the size of the campus. It seems great in theory but having to decide which organs to sell on the black market is not. There is only one person that pays their tution in full.
To the people who still live in my hometown, how? In a place where if you walk down the street in the center of town you will see the good and the bad side. When you walk into Walmart, just to see people act stupid in the aisles and watch children throw tantrums over stupid items and for stupid reasons. There are six McDonalds, only one is considered 'ghetto'. I worked at that one.
To my friends that never left, why didn't you keep in contact with me? I was loyal and devoted. I literally had no other friends, so I had created connections with you; a friendship that has its own unique quality. I have moved on, but it hurts that I could be replaced or forgot about so quickly. Watching you two have fun and make memories without me. It made me feel that if I had a problem, I wouldn't be able to join you in these memories and know how you felt during it.
To the people who never left, you seem braver than I do for wanting to leave. I am one of you and I will always want to return to the town that has held all of my memories, happiness and tears. I have grown since that town and I will love the people that have come in out of my life and made me who I am today
