Outsider

A time when I was seen as an outsider was when I was at my friend's graduation/18th birthday party. All of the people at the party were Muslim and Fijian and I was the only white person there that did not know anyone. It was very uncomfortable to be in a surrounding like that. I just kept to myself and followed my friend wherever he went because I did not want to feel even more of an outsider. But that back fired on me and made me feel even more uncomfortable because I felt like I was bothering my friend. This really put things into perspective for me because I found out how it feels to be "different" than the rest of the population. People who aren't outsiders do not see how they make or affect how a person feels so they do not do anything to change it. By experiencing feeling like an outsider I now know that if I see an outsider or feel like a person is feeling left out, to talk to them and invite them so they feel more comfortable and have more confidence about themselves.