How has my hometown shaped me as a person?

When i first saw Professor Mannon write this prompt on the board, my mind began to think... how am i supposed to write about my hometown when i have moved so many times in my life? But then i realized that this could be to my advantage. Since i was eight years old i have had to pack up my things and move with my family all around North America. My dads job requires him to relocate every two years. So although i was born in Beaumont, Texas, I would not consider that my hometown. But Rather Deer Park Texas, where my dad told his company we would stay for five years so that i could finish up high school in one place.
Deer Park Texas is a small town on the south side of Houston. Most people have never heard of it, and nothing interesting really happens there. I always joke and say that all the cops have to do Deer Park is save cats who climb up in trees, Because if something little goes wrong in this town every single cop is there in a heart beat. Although i don't believe that Deer Park, the place, has really made me the person i am today. I think that the people i met there and the uncomfortableness of trying to make new friends when i moved there has changed me. When i arrived in eighth grade, everyone seemed to already have there own group of friends, as it would be in any small town. It took me about a year to meet people and make some true friends. This has made me more outgoing over time. I think that the main way that Deer Park Texas has changed me is by making me less shy when i am in new situations. This is something that has helped me through all these changes of moving off to college these past few weeks.