Who Am I? Why, I am a Bay Area Girl Of Course!

To what extent does a person’s neighborhood shape who she or he is?

Write a post on your blog- 300-350 words- in which you talk about your surroundings and how this environment has affected you as a person:
Briefly describe your neighborhood.
Which statement best fits you and why?
I am who I am because of the neighborhood I live(d) in.
I am who I am despite the neighborhood I live(d) in.

I believe that we are all a product of our environment. It amuses me how people like to pretend that they are too good to be from what they were born. I know a lot of people that are brought up in a hostile environment who soon grow up to become the same way. If you just take a look around your neighborhood you will see that everyone either dresses’ the same, acts the same or speaks the same and it is purely environmental. It all stems from people being around for so long picking up each other’s habits and it's like a cycle, everyday all day. I've witnessed it in my old neighborhood and I am now witnessing it in my current neighborhood. A lot of individuals do the same things and it's because they are constantly seeing these actions so they unconsciously copy them. I am trying not to do this myself, be a part of my already stereotyped environment. Some neighborhoods and environments are branded negatively and it shames you to be a part of it. However, I am satisfied with my neighborhood but I refuse to join the propaganda because I act completely opposite from everyone I live around and I'm proud to be different.

To answer the question at the top of the page, I am who I am because my previous neighborhood taught me how to be original. I pride myself on being different and somewhat weird. I love every part of my awkwardness. It defines who I am. I am a Bay Area girl, born and raised.