I came to Park View half-expecting to have no friends. I guess you could say elementary school wasn’t the best experience. During my time in elementary school I constantly felt like I was trying to cover up who I really was just to fit in with the “popular girls,” and I ultimately knew that was wrong, but I didn’t bother to change. That was, until I met people that looked like me and liked the same things as me, a more diverse community where I felt like I didn’t need to pretend I was some sort of athlete that only wore expensive athletic clothes.