My First Day of Pubic School
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- Wake up mijita it’s time to go to school!
- Mija are you excited, for your first day of school?
- I woke up to see my mom hovering over me while holding my brand new school uniform, a purple polo shirt with a bear embedded on the left side and some thin khaki slacks. My mom helped me up and led me to the bathroom so I could take a shower, she helped me get ready and did my hair
- “Mija are you excited, for your first day of school? When we get there we need to register you because you are a new student, ok?”, my mother said with such excitement in her voice, she seemed happier than me about attending school. At the time I was barely entering second grade, so I didn’t even know what registration was.
- The next thing you know, we were out the door and that’s when it finallyhit me, “I’m actually going to a real elementary school and I’m probably goingto struggle making friends”. I started getting butterflies in my stomach and Ifelt as if I didn’t even want to go anymore.
- Have fun mija, if anything happens let your teacher know and I’ll come get you right away, ok?
- We finally arrive at the school and my stomach drops, there were so many kids. I remember seeing the crowded school and thinking how huge it was compared to my small old 5 classroom private school.
- Once we finally entered the building, I felt very confused because instead of going into a classroom they led me to the office, I was being registered. I remember hearing the chatter of the office ladies, principle, and my mom talking about transcripts and utility bills, as I was waiting patiently to be put into a class
- Finally, after what felt like waiting for more than my entire lifetime, a sweet old lady that smelled of berries and vanilla approached me. As the kind lady took my hand, I turned around to see my mother standing right in front of me. She opened her arms wide and pulled me into a comforting hug,
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