A Narrative Essay On How I Matured

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How I matured In Kazakhstan, customs are greatly honored in the community, especially customs connected with parents and children. Usually in our families, we have high expectations for the youngest child, who is a representative of the family. This is why parents pay more attention to that child in order to be proud of him or her in future. I was this kind of child in our family. My parents made an effort to educate me from my early childhood. They tried to involve me in different fields and taught me to love studying. Excellent academic achievements, wins in various competitions, success in dancing, singing and sports clubs - all these justified the expectations of my parents and predicted me a successful future. It was a bit difficult to combine that all, but I truly enjoyed it, until one day I fell off the swing in the fifth grade. It seems to be nothing special: all children at least once in their life fall from a swing. However, it turned out that I had hurt my spine, …show more content…
I needed to help my mother and the most suitable job for me was tutoring physics and mathematics for high school students, who were preparing for their examinations. Since I had positive reviews, many parents called me and wanted me to teach their children too. Communicating with children helped me to improve my self-esteem. It was pleasant to know that someone needed me and I could be helpful to people. I became so close to my students that they became as little sisters and brothers for me. From that moment, I began to reveal beautiful aspects of life, and I had yet to come. I decided to start a completely new life. The first step was to make my long-standing dreams come true, one of which was studying abroad. I was pondering for a long time due to my mother’s financial problems. Despite all the problems, she supported me and said she would find a way to ensure the education I

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