A Memorable Place

The one place I will never forget is my elementary school, P.S 19. It was my home for so long.  P.S 19 could be seen miles away since it was the tallest red building in the neighborhood. The outside was decorated with windows and signs that gave the building life. The noise that came from the school echoed throughout the whole neighborhood, it was noise made up of the children’s laughter.  It was a place where you could smell dozens of different lunchboxes full of food made by caring mothers. It was a place where the excitement of the children could be felt every single morning. Once the school day began, the day began for the whole neighborhood, for everyone shared the enthusiasm of living the new day. Many people considered it to be a good school, but half of those people were just parents who had barely been inside the school themselves. Inside the school is where the true magic began.

                As a child I spent most of my time at school, since my mom was always working. School was my home, so at first there was no choice but to get used to it. I do remember being one of those many little kids crying on the first day of school, fearing the unknown. However, as time passed, I began to feel comfortable in the school; I memorized the way all five floors, the bathrooms and the staircases looked. I began to become familiar with the people around me, especially with my teachers.  I had the nicest teachers ever, people who truly cared about me so much.  They taught me to love learning and the love of learning gave me a reason to wake up every morning full of excitement for the day ahead.  I learned to understand that everyone looked and sounded different as well, my school was so diverse, it’s how I realized the world wasn’t made up of only Hispanics. As time continued to pass, I began to love my school. There I learned the most basic concepts but they're concepts I have never forgotten. P.S 19 is where I laughed and cried many times. It’s where I began to understand myself. Anyone could argue that I have changed throughout the years, and of course that is true, but a piece of the girl that was created in P.S 19 will always be a part of me.