Day One- Journal Entry

These journal entries are from a citizens first day in Felice Buono.

Day One
Felice Buono. That’s where I’m living now. They say it’s a “Utopia, the perfect world,” at least, that’s what the founders say. I believe this idea is slightly sketchy because once I watched a TV show and they tried to make a utopia, but it ended up not working. I don’t believe that there is any such thing as the “perfect world,” Of course, this wasn’t on my TV. Our TV only got the local stations- 6, 10, and 13, so that we could keep up on what went on in the life outside of our apartment. It was the reason we moved to Felice Buono- not the TV, but we barley had enough money to support ourselves. My father, as most people would, blamed the government. The only thing I don’t like about Felice Buono, from what I’ve seen, is that I don’t know anybody.
Of course, they seem nice enough. Maybe it really is a Utopia, because this morning I went outside so I could walk to school. It was the most amazing day of my life. I got to school. I’ve moved to a new school at least three times, and in none of them were the other kids as welcoming as they were here. And of course, the learning part was boring, but I couldn’t believe it when I got there and wasn’t being stared at over the shoulder with wide curious eyes. Then I got home and discovered that the 20 dollars that I’d put in my pocket this morning to bring with me to get some food wasn’t there, and in perfect timing neighbor ran out of their house, up to me, and handed me the money. He said “I saw you drop this this morning and I tried to get your attention but it didn’t work,” and gave me the money back. I was astounded!
I’ve never seen my family so happy in their life. My dad and mom both got new jobs that pay pretty well, and we have a house. We didn’t buy the house on our own though, some people helped us out with the rest of the payment. They said we can pay them back whenever, that it doesn’t really matter to them. I’m so amazed that people in this world are so willing to help. The motto of Felice Buono really fits, “A life meant for others is a life worth living”