“Stand clear of the closing doors please.” The same thing I’ve heard every morning for the past 6 years of my life, and yet every train ride is different than the other. The New York City subway system has helped me build relationships and experience new things that really built upon who I am today. It’s the 6th grade, and it’s the first time I’ve ever taken the train home alone, right. Well I’d say that’s a defining moment in my life because it taught me responsibility and the courage to be able to travel alone without an adult. Then comes high school where I begin to go everywhere on the subway. From the fights you see, where people are literally almost killing each other, to just laughing with your friends and acting like idiots late at night, the subway is almost like a place where you develop yourself without realizing it. I have one friend who I used to take the train with every day after school in high school and we slowly became the closest of friends. Not only is it a cheap way to get everywhere you need to go in this busy city that I can never leave, but also it’s a place where memories are formed. If you think about it, some of your best stories come from your train rides. As much as I hate the subway, I love it because it’s kind of made helped make me who I am today.
