Hi! I am Eunice Kim, a senior at Troy High School. To describe myself in a couple of words, I would say I am trustworthy, respectful, and hardworking.

1. Trustworthy: The definition of trustworthy is for a person to be able to be relied on as truthful. At first I may be very shy, to the extent where I don't speak at all. However, once I'm comfortable I start opening up and building long-term relationships. Once I create a relationship with a person, I am always ready to listen to their stories or concerns. I have a very heavy mouth, so whenever someone tells me a secret, I never spill it, not even a bit. I want to maintain my relationships throughout my life, so I act in ways that will make myself more reliable. Putting trust in someone is very difficult to do sometimes because it's hard to tell if that person is actually being genuine. I want to continuously be a figure of trustworthiness for the people around me.

2. Respectful: In the Korean culture, having respect is extremely important. Since I am of Korean blood, I tend to hold that value of respect. No matter who it is, I try my best to show my respect for them, especially towards elders. To be honest, I wasn't always as respectful as I am now. I had my stage when I constantly disobeyed and opposed people, for example, my mom. The good thing is that that stage has passed, and I am even more respectful than ever.

3. Hardworking: Troy High School is known to be one of the best schools in the country, so isn't it obvious that I have to work hard to keep up? As a young girl, I always had high expectations of myself and had the mindset to work diligently in everything I do. However, I realized that there are so many more advanced students than me starting in middle school. It caused my self esteem to go down a bit, but I'm still trying my best to maintain my status as an average, or little above average student! I've been encouraging myself to sustain my grades throughout my whole educational career, and now I believe that it was worth it.

When I was young, I was a very outgoing girl who wanted to engage in all sorts of activities. I don't exactly remember when, but one day, I started to lose self confidence. From that day on, I started to develop a shy and awkward personality. I DO NOT like my current personality, so I am trying my best to recover back to my old self.