Cover Letter: I cant believe I just typed my last creative challenge in UWRT.

I feel amazing
especially since I was able to follow all the rules in this paper in a sufficient amount of time. I
took this story somewhere that I did not plan to in my first draft which I guess would be a good
thing considering it is a creative challenge. My story is about a girl that is nameless and new to a
town where she doesnt seem to fit in because of her unique skin color. I decided to make her
green to symbolize that she represents an alien. After a while she is able to get adjusted and
wants to share her story for other young adults in the world that feel as she does for their first
year of college or in a new place. I hope you enjoy!
The NEW Green Girl
Over two hundred sets of eyes stare at me as I walk down what seems to be a pyramid of
stairs (EYES). I dont fit in and I know it, you would think every place had people like me but I
guess not. I have never been to a college before and especially not a class filled with so many
people. I feel the sweat stains start to form on the back of my shirt as I walk at a swift pace to my
seat in the first row. Im not sure if I am just paranoid and making myself stick out like a sore
thumb or everyone is speaking a different language behind my back because I can not seem to
understand anything they are saying(DIF). On top of that I see two guys do a weird hand shake
where their long tan hands move swiftly in different motions and I turn my head in disbelief of
all of this strange behavior(GEST).
I wonder why no one wants to sit beside me or even in the front row? Do they not like
me? Am I really that weird? So many thoughts run through my head as I sit through what feels
like a three-hour long class but only thirty minutes have gone by. Im not interested in any of the
weird writings the professor is making on the board so I drift off into a daze of how great my life
used to be. I had so many friends, I was so popular at my school where our classes started and

ended whenever we wanted them to. I even had a boyfriend, but I guess I really took my life for
granted. Back then it didnt seem so great but now Ill do anything to have it back.
I was so deep in thought that I failed to realize that a really hot guy sat beside me. He
caught my attention when he reached near my foot to pick up his pencil. As I looked over at him
he quickly turns his head as if he had seen a ghost or something that disgusted him. I forgot to
mention that my skin color is very abnormal. Im consider to be a beautiful hunter green back
home but here it is considered weird or scary. I start to tear up and want to cry as I play back the
look he gave me in my head. Am I really that bad looking? The answer to my question was made
clear after a week went by of the same incident with numerous people. I feel so lonely and
unwanted here. No one wants to sit near me, talk to me, or look my direction and I barely have
any family here (LONE).
To my surprise today someone actually decided to talk to me after noticing my skin color.
Although he gave me a funny look I appreciate having someone to converse with. He asks me
where I am from and what I like to do instead of why I look so green and act different from him.
The conversation is going so well until he reached his arms out at what seems to look like he is
going to grasp my arms to take me away. I am scared for life and knew that the conversation was
just a set up so I immediately grabbed his hand and turned it back until I heard a crack (FMV). I
pick up my bag and run for my life. When I arrived at my home and told my sister what
happened she laughs at me in disbelief. She let me know that the nice guy only wanted to give
me a hug which is a nice gesture. I am so embarrassed which is no secret because of how bad my
hair starts to frizz up (HAIR) and feels very hard (TEXT1). From that moment I decided that I
would be a new person and make sure that people knew the real, nice me. Instead of judging
everyone and thinking that they were speaking bad about me, I smile at everyone and started

hatching from my hard shell (HATCH). Hugs mean a lot to me now after my incident; I now
enjoy giving and receiving hugs (SIG). Because of my transformation I have been able to make a
lot of new friends that really care for me.
One day the teacher gives out laptops to everyone in the class along with an assignment
that we must complete. As I look at the screen in great confusion and bang on the keypad the
person beside me laughs (TECH). I think to myself Oh no. shes going to tell all of her friends
how dumb I am! Surprisingly the girl beside me reaches over and explains to me everything I
need to know in order to work my laptop and I couldnt be any happier. This same day I learned
how to ride a bus and I am shocked at how fast the vehicle can take me from school to my home
(TRANS).
When I think of home this is the last place I would think of it to be but now Im adjusting
to this huge change and really love it. I forgot about most of the people I called my friends back
in Uthania, my home town, but I know they are all looking down at me now at a different
perspective (AREAL). Uthania was filled with the same people and everyone knows everything
but here in America, the people make me feel so welcomed and I meet someone and learn
something new every day (DWELL). After thinking about my old friends and family back home,
I make a poster with symbols that in my town mean love (SYMBOL).
I am invited to a party and as Im there surrounded by people I have recently met and that
look nothing like me my head begins to glow. I did not realize it until everyone pointed it out
since the room was dark. At first I feel embarrassed until I remember what my family taught me
about people whose heads glow in the dark (GLOW). I tried to cover it up and think of a lie to
tell for why my head is glowing but my friends told me to embrace it (COVER). It is a sense of
happiness and growth and I could not stop smiling after that, I can finally say Im happy with the

person that I am becoming and how much I have grown within these few weeks. How amazing is
it that people you hardly know can have such a huge impact on your life and the biggest growth
can happen in the place you least expect? I just cant stop thinking about how I use to walk
around with my head down, shoulders slumped over, and sit low in my seat, but now I walk with
my head held high and stand straight up (BODY 1-5)!
As I leave the party alone I look up in the dark black, but in my eyes, blue sky with bright
stars (SKY). A wise man once told me that life is what you make it and that the beauty is in the
eye of the beholder (INTELLIGENCE). With that in mind I pick up a stick and use it as my
pointer (OBJECT) to try to count all of the stars that I see and hope to connect them. This
reminds me of how I always try to connect the moments in my life and always want to know
how much more I have to deal with or what will happen next. After a while I figured that it was
almost impossible to count every single star and to connect them all. That reassures me that
everything will connect in the end and it is alright to not know what comes next in life. I arrive at
my home which from the outside looks so boring and old but in the inside is filled with color
and happiness (Home1, Home 2). A little voice in my head tells me that this is where I should
stay for a while (VOICE) and I agree. I prepare to shower since my hair feels so slimy after
sweating all night at the party (SLIME) (TEXT2). The porch light glistens on my skin as I walk
into the house, I notice the kitchen light is still on along with the lamp in my room, the spot light
in my bathroom mirror which is very weird because its normally always dark in my house
(LIGHT1-4). As I shower and rub the soft washcloth over my smooth skin and condition my
brittle and very tangled hair I cant help but to smile (TEXT3-5). I smile because it feels as if
Im displaying a source of light because of how comfortable and carefree I am now (LIGHT5).

Im now in month two of living in my new town and I dont think I can say anything bad
about it. Except for the weather which always confuses me, one day it is freezing then the next it
is sunny and five minutes after the sun you have rain or high winds but Im always prepared
now; we may have a blizzard soon (WEATHER 1-5). This town has a lot to offer and I
encourage all of my family and friends and anyone that is feeling out of place to come visit so
they can experience what I have. A feeling of love and nonstop help surrounding you is the best.
I share my story for anyone out there that feels alone, down, or lack of motivation. You are not
alone and you are loved.