The Origin of Galatea Étoile
I remember when I was just a little five year old, my mother, a zoologist, received an offer for an eight year study in America. My parents decided that my father and older sister, Arielle, who was almost finished with primary school, were going to stay back in France, while my mother, tiny one year old baby brother, _____, and I went to America. Though we were miles apart, we'd always visit each other during holidays. As I grew up in America, I learned archery, fencing, and ballet. There was also piano and violin lessons. However, I also learned that racism was well and alive. My mother was Chinese, and my father was half Japanese and half French, and my heritage was obvious. Thinking that …show more content…
But America wasn't all bad, there I learned of the superhero ________. She was everything I dreamed to be. _______ was kind, passionate, and had amazing superpowers. She was my role model, even now she still is. Back in France, I had two years of junior high to complete. I didn’t make new friends right away, and I often chatted with my friends back in America over a webcam. With the help of the Internet, I always kept up with ______'s heroic deeds. Adapting back to life in France wasn’t exactly fun, my French was limited. It wasn't like the movies made it up to be, I didn’t meet a cute guy or attract the unconditional hate from the most popular girl in the school. However, slurs were thrown around and offensive stereotypes were played. Over the years of school, out of habit, I tended to go out of my way to limit my contact with people. It was a terrible habit and I eventually developed slight anxiety, it wasn’t too serious. I managed to make a handful of friends, and year after year my French got better. But anxiety doesn't go away just like that. During high school, I spent a good chunk of of my time volunteering at animal shelters, as I felt comfortable with animals. One day, I discovered that I had the abilities
I remember when I was just a little five year old, my mother, a zoologist, received an offer for an eight year study in America. My parents decided that my father and older sister, Arielle, who was almost finished with primary school, were going to stay back in France, while my mother, tiny one year old baby brother, _____, and I went to America. Though we were miles apart, we'd always visit each other during holidays. As I grew up in America, I learned archery, fencing, and ballet. There was also piano and violin lessons. However, I also learned that racism was well and alive. My mother was Chinese, and my father was half Japanese and half French, and my heritage was obvious. Thinking that …show more content…
But America wasn't all bad, there I learned of the superhero ________. She was everything I dreamed to be. _______ was kind, passionate, and had amazing superpowers. She was my role model, even now she still is. Back in France, I had two years of junior high to complete. I didn’t make new friends right away, and I often chatted with my friends back in America over a webcam. With the help of the Internet, I always kept up with ______'s heroic deeds. Adapting back to life in France wasn’t exactly fun, my French was limited. It wasn't like the movies made it up to be, I didn’t meet a cute guy or attract the unconditional hate from the most popular girl in the school. However, slurs were thrown around and offensive stereotypes were played. Over the years of school, out of habit, I tended to go out of my way to limit my contact with people. It was a terrible habit and I eventually developed slight anxiety, it wasn’t too serious. I managed to make a handful of friends, and year after year my French got better. But anxiety doesn't go away just like that. During high school, I spent a good chunk of of my time volunteering at animal shelters, as I felt comfortable with animals. One day, I discovered that I had the abilities