Our Lives, Our Dreams: OYY English Magazine 2013-2014 2013-2014 | Page 15

chose to study Spanish instead. School finishes at three-thirty in the afternoon, but we still have homework to do. Today, I need to finish my science project, which is about how colors influence people’s feelings. After school, I usually go to music practice. Activities are great fun. Of course, I also like doing them because they might help me get into a good college! One of My Experiences Lisa-Class 148 Life is full of setbacks and challenges. A few years ago, I had difficulty getting along well with my classmates, which finally changed with the help of my head teacher. It was the hardest part in my life because it was the first time that I went to a boarding school. I was under the umbrella of my parents beforehand, but now I had to be independent. There were three reasons that led me into this situation. First, I was badly homesick because I missed my former school life and friends very much and I wanted to see my parents after school every day. Second, I was faced with a new environment. At the beginning of the term, I often felt confused about what the teacher said in class and I could hardly keep pace with the course, which made me go mad. Last but not least, I was sensitive about many things; me and my classmates would easily quarrel with