![]() ![]() However, I hadn’t just traveled fourteen hours to turn back around. I was confused, scared, and incredibly anxious at the sight. Walking through the curtain covered doorway to the left, there was a large room with four beds lined up next to each other. The front door to the room opened to a kitchen, complete with dining table. I had never lived in the same bedroom as anyone else, even when I was living in my freshman dorm. When I walked into my room, I was shell shocked. With only a hoodie and jeans, I boarded the ferry the following morning with my parents, a single suitcase, backpack, ukulele, and a camera bag to move into my temporary home. When I arrived in Cheboygan late at night and saw clumps of snow on the ground, I quickly realized I was in for a wild few months. Unfortunately, as I was not accustomed to how Michigan is, all of my clothes were made for spring. I left for a grueling fourteen hour road trip at the end of April 2017 so that I could move in and attend the orientation for my temporary job. Moving to the IslandĬrossing Lake Huron by ferry boat, looking at Mackinac Bridge in the distance. My family and I would visit my aunt and uncle on the island when I was growing up, so I formed this indescribable attachment to that island. However, I figured getting out of my shell and different scenery would be a great change for me. Each day was becoming a blur, as I had no responsibility or drive to do anything due to my mental health. I had just gotten kicked out of college and had no job. Little would I know that this would be a life changing experience for me.ĭuring this time, I was facing my rock bottom. After a phone interview, I was offered the job and allowed to live in a house with other workers. We both wanted my chances to be fair, so we weren’t very obvious about the fact that he was related to me. Being a Georgia resident, how did I even get the option to do this? For starters, my uncle and godfather, who runs the island, suggested that I try applying to work there. From May 2017 until August of 2017, I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to live on my favorite island for 3 months.
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