Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
Six years ago, my parents held a sudden family meeting. We did not have family meetings often, so my brother and I were half-frightened and half-curious. Looking into our eyes, my father told us that we were going to move to the U.S. and asked my personal opinion. Being youthfully optimistic, I did not object since I assumed that everything will turn out great in the number one country in the world.
My expectation was quickly proven wrong by the time of my junior year. I was regretting my choice. My grades did not meet my standards, the relationship with my parents was getting worse as a result, and personal disappointments brought me down. I began to feel self-conscious and alone. Every passing period was filled with worries, and every lunch period was torture. When I asked myself the cause of this, everything came down to the one choice that I made--moving to the U.S. If I did not agree to move enthusiastically, this might never have happened. Everything felt like a mess because I felt challenged by my inability to successfully perform academically. If I did not meet Ms. Nom-Nom, I probably would have continued on blaming my decidsion.
Bold glasses, thin lips, and short hair, Ms Nommensen (Ms. Nom-Nom is a nickname for her at school) looks like many other English teachers that I have met, but she is unusual. She is capable of using not only slang such as "Let's jiggy with it," but also five-star SAT vocabulary fluently. She uses the phrase (which means let's dance)particularly when she gives out tests, hoping the students will get through the test smoothly. Her capability to know a wide range of words and phrases surprised me.
One day, Ms. Nom-Nom got sidetracked while she was discussing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and told us about her dream when she was a child: to become a chef. After years of preparation, she applied to a cooking school in Paris, France. An acceptance letter was delivered to her excited hands a few months later, and she was one step closer to her dream.
After a conversation with her parents, however, she decided not to go. She chose instead to go into teaching. The amazing thing that I noticed while she was telling this story was that I could not find any moment of regrets in her tone or expression. She rather smiled at the moment of determination to become a teacher instead. The old dream was another motivation to move on to another dream.
I was shocked. She was not discouraged but she considered her new choice as another adventurous opportunity. What was I doing? Moving to the states was a life changing opportunity that wasn't offered to many people, and I only blamed my decision instead of trying to make it worthwhile in the end.
She showed a great deal of courage and optimism when it comes to choosing a path. Once the choice has been made, there is no going back. No matter the consequence, I just have to make the best out of the situation. The past is past, it is nothing more than the foundation of where I will stand in the future. The regrets might stumble me once in a while, but life is a one-way road. Heaven only knows where I should stand, and I guess until then, let's jiggy with it!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP!
Six years ago, my parents held a sudden family meeting. We did not have family meetings often, so my brother and I were half-frightened and half-curious. Looking into our eyes, my father told us that we were going to move to the U.S. and asked my personal opinion. Being youthfully optimistic, I did not object since I assumed that everything will turn out great in the number one country in the world.
My expectation was quickly proven wrong by the time of my junior year. I was regretting my choice. My grades did not meet my standards, the relationship with my parents was getting worse as a result, and personal disappointments brought me down. I began to feel self-conscious and alone. Every passing period was filled with worries, and every lunch period was torture. When I asked myself the cause of this, everything came down to the one choice that I made--moving to the U.S. If I did not agree to move enthusiastically, this might never have happened. Everything felt like a mess because I felt challenged by my inability to successfully perform academically. If I did not meet Ms. Nom-Nom, I probably would have continued on blaming my decidsion.
Bold glasses, thin lips, and short hair, Ms Nommensen (Ms. Nom-Nom is a nickname for her at school) looks like many other English teachers that I have met, but she is unusual. She is capable of using not only slang such as "Let's jiggy with it," but also five-star SAT vocabulary fluently. She uses the phrase (which means let's dance)particularly when she gives out tests, hoping the students will get through the test smoothly. Her capability to know a wide range of words and phrases surprised me.
One day, Ms. Nom-Nom got sidetracked while she was discussing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and told us about her dream when she was a child: to become a chef. After years of preparation, she applied to a cooking school in Paris, France. An acceptance letter was delivered to her excited hands a few months later, and she was one step closer to her dream.
After a conversation with her parents, however, she decided not to go. She chose instead to go into teaching. The amazing thing that I noticed while she was telling this story was that I could not find any moment of regrets in her tone or expression. She rather smiled at the moment of determination to become a teacher instead. The old dream was another motivation to move on to another dream.
I was shocked. She was not discouraged but she considered her new choice as another adventurous opportunity. What was I doing? Moving to the states was a life changing opportunity that wasn't offered to many people, and I only blamed my decision instead of trying to make it worthwhile in the end.
She showed a great deal of courage and optimism when it comes to choosing a path. Once the choice has been made, there is no going back. No matter the consequence, I just have to make the best out of the situation. The past is past, it is nothing more than the foundation of where I will stand in the future. The regrets might stumble me once in a while, but life is a one-way road. Heaven only knows where I should stand, and I guess until then, let's jiggy with it!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP!
