Imagine me asking you to describe yourself in less than ten words.
What would you say? What your friends have told you you're like? The personality that you wish to have? How people expect you to behave? If I were asked to describe myself in less than ten words, I would say, "I am happy with who I am."
For me, this is a precise summary of my personality. I don't strive to be someone that I'm not. Yes, I look for ways in which I can improve my knowledge of the world, but I don't let the world dictate who I am. This means being aware of what's going on around me, but controlling what I think - of myself. Knowing this, I urge you to think of one thing that you would change about yourself; if you had all the means to at your disposal. No matter how much wealth you accumulate during your life, you cannot buy the satisfaction of knowing who you are.
I know that this is full of recycled phrases, cliches and overused sentences, but I have experienced what it feels like to not know which direction is right for you.
Being a teenager comes with its many challenges. For instance, in the space of two short years, you have to decide what you're doing for the rest of your life...
For many years, I wanted to pursue a career in medicine, preferably surgery. Every time somebody asked me what I wanted to be, I would reply without hesitation, "a doctor". A large part of me wanted to be a doctor, but my conscience was doubtful of my decision. Soon, the doubt grew, until I knew that medicine wasn't the right career choice for me. Relieved that I discovered this before I started my A-levels, I decided to do pursue law. I'd always been fond of the linguistic subjects (and arguing)!
However unsure I am of my future, and however much I may want to change my past... I can't. I live in the present. "Present" means gift, so why not enjoy that gift, use it for all its worth. This means doing something impulsive once in a while.Continue doing things that you enjoy, because you don't know when you'll no longer be able to do so.
Yours sincerely,
Eunice Gachango
A very well written piece Eunice. This is a great example of a monologue; you have a wonderful sort of stream of consciousness style with your narrative voice in some areas, which I think you could develop even further if you decided to write another piece of this style. Your sentence structures are varied which is great, you've developed a good structure! There is also great use of lexis being used, so keep this up for future pieces - I'm looking forward to seeing more of your writing!
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