His whole life, freshman Zachary Gore has been a military child. Every three years his family moves to a different location that is a part of his dads deployment. He has grown to adapt to new schools, homes and cultures.

Gore and his family just moved back from South Korea after living there for six years. School life in South Korea is similar to the United States, with small differences like instead of having advocate for 35 minutes they have advisory for one hour and 35 minutes.

“We knew that we were gonna be coming, a bit delayed, though, because usually it’s three years, not six,” Gore said. “We’ve already been planning it for four years, so we were gonna come back anyway since my dad was retiring this year so it was bound to happen.”

During breaks, his family travels to different countries around the world. He has visited multiple countries including Singapore, Japan, Australia and the Philippines.

“You get to travel a lot, which is great, you get to see things,” Gore said. “But you’re kind of gonna have a side for the price, [of] your friends with that. It’s basically either you choose not to have friends or if you make friends, you know you have to cut ties in like three years. I don’t have a phone, so I choose not to make friends.”

Gore has lived in multiple countries such as Germany, Hawaii and China. He left Germany when he was two, with not remembering much as well as not remembering his time in Hawaii.

“It’s a bit of a hassle because you spend maybe two months unpacking stuff and packing stuff,” Gore said. “The problem with traveling across the world is you have to sit still for 14 hours on a plane.”

His fathers family lives in the United States while his mothers live in China. Gore and his family visit China almost every summer.

“I can’t really say anything about China,” Gore said. “The only thing that comes to mind is that it smells like smoke 24/7 unless you’re in a house. So unless you have family over there, I do not recommend visiting.”