Several Moves

For those of us who have lived in the same town and grew up with the same people all the way until we graduated from high school, it is difficult imagining moving and having to meet new people. Bree Taylor, unfortunately she had to endure this ritual six times while growing up.
Taylor was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 29, 1988. She grew up there with her older twin brothers, Brian and Brad, along with and her mom and dad until she was three years old. It was then that her life began to move at a fast pace.
“My dad kept getting transferred around the country for work,” she says. “We moved twice before I was 8 years old. I don’t remember those moves very much. It wasn’t until we moved to Charlotte, North Carolina when I was in 7th grade, which was a difficult adjustment.”
Teenage years are painful enough for the average person who hasn’t moved in their life. It is during the duration of your teenage years that you learn who you are and what you want to be. Moving to a new place on a yearly basis can be complicated for a teenage girl. Bree decided to make the best out of starting over in new places and to be optimistic about moving so frequently.
“Surprisingly, I still keep in contact with a lot of my old friends. Even though I have moved so many times it is nice to still have those different groups. I lived in Naperville, Illinois, when I was five and my dad was actually transferred back there when I was going to be a freshman in high school. This would have been a tough adjustment if I hadn’t already had some friends there,” she says.
She has experienced a lifestyle in which few people can relate to. Growing up scattered around the country is not the ordinary life most are accustomed to.
“When I mention to people all of the times I have moved they are in shock. I’m not going to lie, adjusting to this lifestyle was hard at first but it made me who I am today. I am a very outgoing person that loves to meet new people and go to new places. I wouldn’t change my upbringing for anything,” Taylor said.