When I was twelve years old, I went to the fair in another city. There were numerous recreational facilities, and the most memorable one, which later become myfavorite, was the Drop. In truth, I was scared when I first decided to go on it because the drop felt like a free fall. When I got to the top , I was wondering why I had forced myself to do this extreme game. This reflects a conflict I often have between my thoughts and my ambitions Often there is something I want to do, but I give up because of cowardice. Before I sat on the drop, I was almost crying. My mother just kept telling me not to be afraid of it. If I wanted to ride it , just do it, she told me. When I finally came down from the drop, I understood why so many people
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All of the teachers in that school were Canadian. That was good for me because it ultimately influenced me to go to to the United States for high school but it started out as another big challenge for me. In China, most of the students are good at studying English on paper but not at speaking it or listening to it. In my high school, all of the classes are taught in English, and unfortunately, I could not understand much the first month. I was so worried about it that I made a bad grade on my first test. This upset me greatly because I never got bad grades like that, and I feared that I could not handle this new school In the midst of these struggles, however, , I remembered something my parents had told me: mypressure is like water in a sponge, I can get more if I squeeze more. If I do not force myself, I will not know the limit of what I can do and what I can get. I found this was the best way to test myself. If I defeated my frustrations and obstacles, I would be a better and stronger person . I kept hold of this belief to encourage myself. I continually told myself “do not give up, or you will be a loser.” These words helped me a lot. Finally, I overcame these problems, and I could understand all of the sentences my teachers said. I was proud of myself, because I had defeated the strongest rival in my life. That is-
All of the teachers in that school were Canadian. That was good for me because it ultimately influenced me to go to to the United States for high school but it started out as another big challenge for me. In China, most of the students are good at studying English on paper but not at speaking it or listening to it. In my high school, all of the classes are taught in English, and unfortunately, I could not understand much the first month. I was so worried about it that I made a bad grade on my first test. This upset me greatly because I never got bad grades like that, and I feared that I could not handle this new school In the midst of these struggles, however, , I remembered something my parents had told me: mypressure is like water in a sponge, I can get more if I squeeze more. If I do not force myself, I will not know the limit of what I can do and what I can get. I found this was the best way to test myself. If I defeated my frustrations and obstacles, I would be a better and stronger person . I kept hold of this belief to encourage myself. I continually told myself “do not give up, or you will be a loser.” These words helped me a lot. Finally, I overcame these problems, and I could understand all of the sentences my teachers said. I was proud of myself, because I had defeated the strongest rival in my life. That is-