Why I Want To Be Me When I Am Now Essay

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It is a long trip from China to United States, and another long trip from my sophomore year to Senior year. It is hard to describe how I feel to type what happened in the last three years, but I am glad how I become the person I am now. I was one of the most popular students in my middle school when I was in China, even now I still have lots of friends would like to hang out with me when I go back. When my parents first told me that they decided to send me to study in America, I kept silent and wasn’t happy about it. Although I understood America offers better education, I hated to move to another place and start a new life. I had moved twice from city to city before because of my father’s business, and stay alone in each new environment for a long time. However, I knew the importance of it and the expectations my parents left on my shoulder. I adjusted my mood and decided to be tough as I always did. Everything became worse than I ever imagined after I went …show more content…
I made some friends, and never lost anyone of them. I play sports, hang out to have some food with friends during weekends, or just stay home enjoying my novel as long as I have time. My new life tells me nothing is impossible. I decided to write a fiction novel, which wasn’t mean to make money but reach a dream. I have been writing the outline for half a year and keep modifying the story. I haven’t decided what to major in college yet, but writing will be my part-time job in the rest of my life. A light is lighted in my life, dispersing all the darkness in my way. For every course, PSAT, SAT and Toefl test I took, I always have higher and higher grades during my whole high school study. But neither the improvement of my grades nor the more attendance in activities is what makes me proud. I am so delighted because I am now confidently showing you my back history and my sturdily heart for

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