For my memoir topic i wanted to write about my transition from private school to the New York City public school system. Although I changed from private school to public at a very young age, it was such a major transition in my life and for that reason I remember it very clearly. I was going into the third grade at the time and i was only 8 years old, leaving the only school that had known along with all of my friends and familiar teachers, was extremely difficult for me. To this day it stands as one of my hardest challenges that i faced. Along with my personal struggles, the transition also had a lot of cultural differences as well. Eventually i think the change was definitely for the better as i learned and grew from my experiences along the way.