Observing

I could feel the hot sun coming down on me as I got out of the car. I had arrived in a place unknown to many twins. The twins festival. Twins were everywhere to be found. As soon as I started walking up to the main building in the middle of the street I knew something was different. I had finally found a sense of place. My twin sister and I went to this festival where over a thousand sets of twins gather each year. Twins come from all over to find a place in the world, where they are not alone. The festival consists of a parade and stages a place for twins to get to know each other. While I was at this festival I had the opportunity to meet a lot of great people. My family happened to come with us to this twins festival and during the festival my mother happened to say something that stood out in my mind. She said, "I feel out of place." I found this very soothing to myself because I almost feel this everyday. This festival makes twins feel comfortable and really have a place. The day went on and I think I was just so amazed to see so many people that looked exactly alike. The feeling was very overwhelming and was surreal. After the day had ended my sister and I reflected on the day. We both came to an agreement that we were overwhelmed. We thought that this festival was the coolest experience for us because in our minds on a regular basis we feel different. There is a feeling in our lives that we are the only ones who are living as one person and we have to fight to get noticed as individuals. When we went to the festival we finally felt that it is okay to be different (twins) because we are not the only ones who are experiencing the same kind of feelings. I also found these thoughts to be true because of the sources that I have found for my final project. All of the sources have stated that they are trying to find their individualism but they wouldn't trade being a twin for the world.  I have been to the twins festival twice. Once when I was really little and recently. I hope that some day when I am older I can go back and enjoy the same experiences and share them with more people.