Making friends has been really hard in Cedar City. Almost everyone my age has lived in Cedar City for a really long time, and already have their good friends, and they don't need anyone else to be friends with. When I first went to school I knew no one. The Sunday after school started I met a girl named Laura in my ward. We had a lot in common, and hit it off right away. She even lived just a street over. Laura was a great friend, and we could talk for hours, we shared so many interests. We always ate lunch together.
At SUCCESS I was meeting some girls my age, and mostly hung out with a group of girls from Canyon View, the other High School in Cedar City. I was also spending time with a group from Cedar High occasionally, so I was kind of bouncing back and forth, not really having a singular group of friends(which is not good for me).
Around the middle of the school year Laura started going to eat with other friends, so I was usually sitting alone. I usually ate lunch with Laura, then walked to SUCCESS with a group of girls. When Laura stopped eating lunch with me I went to eat with the girls I walked with. Within a small amount of time I suddenly had four new great friends. All that needed to happen for me to have good, permanent friends was for me to eat lunch with them. I have been so happy since then. It is great to have a solid group of friends. I am really happy with how it all turned out.
I am still having trouble making good friends in my ward, but having good friends at school has helped my move a lot. I am really grateful to them for including me and being my friends.
