Bella Catten

My name is Bella Catten. I am fifteen years old, and love writing books, although I am terrible at finishing them. My goal is to finish at least ONE book, and maybe get it published.
I live in Roosevelt, Utah, an incredibly small town with a bunch of close minded people. But you know what? Even if the majority of the population consists of Native Americans and white Mormon Republicans, I don't care. My friends are great, and they don't care that I'm an atheist. The people here are usually woefully uneducated, and the few of us that are here are struggling to thrive in such a dried up town. Somedays I wish that I'd grown up in Salt Lake City, but really, it could be worse. I'm lucky to have a weekend house in Sugarhouse (in Salt Lake City), and that town is simply fantastic. Our family here makes it so my dad earns a lot of money being an ENT, and that gives us opportunities that are really rare.
Granted, there are people that just really get under my skin; mostly the kids around my age who are the stereotypical Mormon, that loves nothing more than to discuss their "political views" (not really, because they're just parroting their parents) and alienate everyone who isn't just like them. But I can avoid them. Who cares what they think? I'm not living here all my life. Although, I do like to argue with them from time to time; all of them are incredibly smart, and I like to banter back and forth on subjects like marriage equality (they are against, I am for), the economy (I mostly ask them why they are obsessing over that. They're teenagers. Seriously, get a social life.), and other topics. It helps me to learn how to deal with difficult people, and I swear, I'm not being sarcastic about that.
Do I wish that I didn't live Roosevelt?
Maybe. Sugarhouse would've been better, for me. But to have to struggle to declare my own self, like my atheism, hunger for education, and views on controversies, I think it's made my decisions stronger. I have the most amazing friend, NaKay, and she's a friend that I know I can confide everything to. You only get a few friends like that in a lifetime. The money my dad makes has made it possible for yearly family trips to the most fantastic places, and I would prefer him for history, geography, and fun facts over any teacher or guide. So, I guess I do wish that I'd been raised in Sugarhouse, but I do not regret the time I've spent in Roosevelt.