Personal Narrative: My Identity

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What makes up most of my identity? Friends, my pet, and soccer have really made an impact on who I am. I do competitive soccer every other day and I love my dog, Jerald. I have some friends including Jill, Abby, Maya, and Emily. Soccer is one of my big factors in my identity. I’ve been playing soccer since I was 5. I just started playing competitive soccer with the Nationals. Soccer was the first sport I played and might be the only sport I will play. One day at a soccer game, when I was 6, I got my first goal. Everyone was crowded around the ball right next to the goal. I was standing out of the group, when the ball came out of the group. I kicked it in the goal and everyone was so excited. I now do soccer every other day. My dog, Jerald,

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