PERSONAL ESSAY

I am Martina, 16 years old student of school and life. I was born to the most wonderful parents imaginable. I am very thankful to them for all the love and support.There have been many people that have had an influence on my life. My family, friends and teachers all have affected my life in some way. Ever since I was a child, my mom raised me to recognize and appreciate various kinds of friends. She taught me that I should appreciate and value all friendships that come into my life, no matter how deep or superficial.My parents and my brother are my best friends. They are always there for me. If I am frustrated with any problem, they will always work it out with me. My dad taught me that I must take responsibility for all my actions. A piece of advice I often recieved from my dad is: as long as I do my best, I will have success. I am very close to my brother. I can express myself to him and let him know how do I feel. He gives me confidence. I take all of his advices he gives to me.I admire him in what he has achieved in school, and I try to be like him. My family is a place where I can return every time and I feel comfortable and happy there. I have a lot of friends who accept me as I am, belive in me and never judge me. I know I can rely on my best friends.They are basically like my family.I do not hesitate to share the deepest feelings or thoughts with them. I am a very quiet, thoughtful person.When I am with my friends I usually prefer to listen to people and their problems and try to help them rather than spreading rumors and gossip. I like to joke around and have a good time instead of always beeing serious. I am very sensitive, I do not get irritated easily and very rarely I am in bad mood.I am in that opinion that we should not judge people by their relatives or by the life they were born. I try to teach myself to speak slowly but think quickly. And I follow the three“R´s“: respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for all my actions. I do not just listen to what someone is saying, I listen to why they are saying it. In the shool I learn quickly and I think I have visual and logical kind of thinking. I try to learn as much as possible about what I am studying. I try to turn in complete work on time. Numerous extracurricular activities are provided on our school, so I can get involved with school in many different places.