Freedom is not something that everyone gets to experience in their life but for me, I was able to experience it at all stages of my life. As a child, I experienced not as much freedom as I have in my adult years but I still experienced a lot of it. I was able to have friends and go to their houses. I could spend the night at someone's house or walk down to their home. As I got
older and my parents started to let me have more freedom, I was able to do things like go on bike rides all around town and
I was able to connect more with the friends I had in school. That
feeling of finally being able to do something you were never allowed to do was always so fulfilling because you were finally
able to experience what you had been waiting so long for.

As I got into high school, I found a lot more freedom. I was able
to choose the classes that I wanted to take and that was some-
thing that shaped the things I enjoyed. This was also when I was able to start driving and was given a car to drive myself to places like work, school, and anywhere else I needed to go.

As college started, I felt what freedom can be like and I got to experience so much of it. I got to choose what I did with my career, what classes I wanted to take, and who I wanted to hang
out with. It was honestly one of the best freedoms I could have
asked for because I am doing something that I love. Now that I am in my senior year, I've moved out of my parents' house and
I'm finally on my own. I’m experiencing the freedom that I have
waited for my entire life.