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Aug 19

Making Friends After Moving

One of the worst things about being a military teen is the necessity of moving often - and one of the worst things about moving is leavin...

Advice from a Previously Shy and Anxious Military Kid: Learning to Adapt to these New Changes

Emma Moris

Aug 12

Advice from a Previously Shy and Anxious Military Kid: Learning to Adapt to these New Changes

As the weeks draw nearer and nearer to what I hope is our upcoming school year, it becomes planting season for lots of military kids. It’...

Caleb Kim

Jul 22

Overcoming Negativity

It was two-thirty in the morning when we arrived at the Watertown International Airport, located in upstate New York about thirty minutes...

Malayna Shiels

Jun 11

How to Introduce Yourself

Have you ever felt scared to try to talk to new people? Well, hopefully this article can help!

A New Perspective: Turning Your Move Into the Ultimate Adventure

Ash E. Centric

Apr 27

A New Perspective: Turning Your Move Into the Ultimate Adventure

When thinking about your life as a military kid, it can be easy to focus on the negatives. Leaving everything you know behind over and ov...

The Welcome Home Blues: Seizing Opportunities After Moving to a New Place

Bennett Solomon

Apr 9

The Welcome Home Blues: Seizing Opportunities After Moving to a New Place

Seven months ago, I hated living in Monterey, California. It’s a little city on the central coast of California, and is widely regarded t...

Mental Health: The Importance During PCS Transitions

Griffin Slover

Apr 9

Mental Health: The Importance During PCS Transitions

Immediately at the beginning of 2019, I found out my family and I were going to move to South Korea the following summer. I couldn’t shak...

Living in a "Not-So-Great" Place: 6 Ways to Make the Best Out of Living Somewhere You Don't Like

Genevieve Oakley

Apr 2

Living in a "Not-So-Great" Place: 6 Ways to Make the Best Out of Living Somewhere You Don't Like

I've moved eleven times and while I have seen some beautiful, unique, and exciting places, I've dealt with some moves that did not lead t...

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