Manasi Vats

I think that the most important thing to remember in life is, to always smile, and be happy no matter how many challenges you face.

One memory of kindergarten that I still remember is that, is that I never wanted to leave my mom. I always cried when I entered the classroom.

The teachers in elementary school, who influenced me in a positive way, would be the ones who cared for me, and never gave up on me. The teachers who negatively influenced me, were those who didn't really care about helping me understand and learn. I feel that the teachers who cared for me, had a more posistive influence towards me because they would make me feel good about myself. The teachers who didn't care about me, influenced me negatively because, I didn't enjoy going to school at that time. I remember one time, I came to school, and I wasn't feeling well, so my teacher tried her best to help me which made me feel happy. Another time, with a different teacher, I didn't really understand the lesson we learnt that day, and teacher just told me to try my best.

In elementary school, I remember I used to have a group of friends, and we used to have a lot of fun. We used to play hula hoop contests, jump rope, and tag.

The way I would handle a bully is, that I would stand up to them. I was never a bully and always tried to be kind to other people, because I knew that it would hurt the other person.

I have two caring parents, my mom and my dad love me a lot. I also have one older brother, who is older than me by four years. My parent always tell me to listen to what they say. It's important for me to listen to what my parents say because, they always think good for me. I, as a person, am very happy. In my life, I learned that I need to be true to myself, and be me.

If I could change one thing about my personality, I would try to be less annoying, because sometimes I can get really annoying. You need to be kind to be able to get along with others well. I learned that life can have it's ups and downs, but you should always look at the brighter side.

My goals for the rest of middle school, would be to get good grades, get on the tennis team, and get along with others well. My goals for high school, are to get good grades and have fun at the same time. After high school I want to focus on getting in a good college.

My plan to obtain these goals is to work hard, try my best, and never give up.