About Me

Welcome to my life! My name is Amanda Duncan, and, I am an eighteen year old student who attends my dream school, Texas Christian University. I wish I could easily explain myself and tell you about me; however, I cannot fully explain who I am without first telling you who I was and how I have grown into who I am today.

In my original, 'about me’, page I was trying to figure out who exactly I am due to the drastic change in my life called college. With only one year down, I am still figuring it out but, I learned more about myself in this one year than I could have imagined in all four years. I realized I was quick to judge this new place of mine, Texas. Moving from a city where I knew the roads like the back of my hand to not knowing how to get to my own room was the hardest adjustment. Moving from a community I called my family to a city where I did not even know my own neighbors made me realize that my life had changed forever. Soon, however, the strangers who surrounded me began to transform into my new friends. That unfamiliar dorm transformed into a new home, filled with memories as cherished as the ones I forged in Scottsdale.

(First day of College move in with my roommate Heidi)

(My older sister Kendall and my younger brother Cole)

Hopefully you guys stuck around to see that I redefined myself due to these changes and challenges. I was always known as the 'social' child growing up compared to my studious sister Kendall and athletic brother Cole. I pretended it did not bother me but, deep down I always wanted to prove I was more than that but never knew I had it in me.

I learned this year that who I surround myself with makes a great difference in the person I strive to be. In Scottsdale, I surrounded myself with girls who strived to be the social ones. However, I never realized it until I met the group of girls I am friends with at TCU. These girls strive to put their best self forth in every assignment. I learned that I am much more than just the 'social' child. I learned I could push myself to new limits in school and accomplish what I never thought was possible. I became independent, no longer seeking reassurances for every decision—instead learning to dash from my comfort zone and embrace changes and challenges.

Sincerely,
The New and Improved

Amanda Duncan

(My lovely new best friends #girlpower)