Who Am I?

My name is Britney. I am sixteen years old, and I live in Honolulu, Hawaii. I think that living in Hawaii is amazing and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. I love going to the beach, the weather, and they way the people are in Hawaii. I hope that I can live in Hawaii when I grow up.

I am currently a sophomore at Punahou School, and I really love it there. I’ve been going to Punahou since fourth grade. I’ve always enjoyed school, and I love to learn new things every day. Even though I love school, it sometimes gets really hard and stressful. This makes me think I hate school, but I know that no matter what, deep down I really, truly love going to school, especially going to Punahou because of all of the great opportunities that are open to me there.

Another reason why I love going to school is that it is the main place where I get to see my friends. I think your friends are a big part of who you are because the people around you are always influencing the things you do. We always have a lot of fun going to the beach, the movies, or parties. My circle of friends is really great. I know that I can trust them with anything and that I can count on them to be there for me. I also know that they are all really nice, good people, and they won’t try to force me to do anything bad that we shouldn’t be doing. They are all really amazing friends, and I’m lucky to have found them.

My family is also really important to me, especially my Mom and my Dad. My Dad is a doctor and my mom works at his office. I love my parents. They are always there for me when I need to talk, and they are the reason why I have all the opportunities I have, like going to Punahou. I am really thankful for them because without them, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

One thing I like to do outside of school is go running. I like to go running up the hill I live on, or around school, especially to Waiola Shave Ice and Manoa Marketplace. This year, I was on the JV cross country team. Even though the practices and the meets were tough, I had a great, fun season. Before I did cross country, I never would have thought that I would be able to run three miles in less than twenty five minutes, but I surprised myself. I learned that my body was capable of so much more than I ever thought it could be.

Another thing I like to do outside of school is play tennis. I’ve been playing tennis since I was six years old. I love practicing, playing, competing, basically everything about tennis, even though it takes up most of my time. The sport has made me a more competitive person, and it helps me to learn how to deal with pressure. I play a lot of tournaments, which are mostly on the outer islands, so I get to go to Maui and the Big Island a lot. I am currently ranked somewhere around number five in the state for the girls 16s age division. This past summer, I got to go to Utah to play in a national team competition which the top five girls and boys go to. It was a lot of fun, and I had a great experience. I’ve also gone to Georgia and Arizona to play national tennis tournaments in the past. In my freshman year, I played on the JV and the Varsity tennis teams, which was a lot of fun, and the Varsity team ended up winning the ILH and state championships.

I am really happy with where my life is right now. I love my friends and family because they are the most important people in my life, and I know that they are always there for me. The sports I do keep me physically fit, but they also make me a stronger person because they help me to be responsible and deal with pressure. I really need to get better at dealing with pressure because I usually get really nervous and sometimes completely crack when the pressure gets to be too much.

I know what my life is like right now, but I don’t know what it’s going to be like in the future. I’m coming closer and closer to junior year where you take the SATs and start thinking about colleges. Where you are going to go and what you are going to do for the rest of your life. It’s a pretty scary thought. Whatever you decide to do changes your entire life. First you have to get into colleges, and then you have to think about how good the colleges are, where they are, which ones you like better, and finally decide what you want to do. That is such a big decision because whatever you decide is your fate for the next four years. And then after college, what am I going to be when I grow up? I really have no idea at all. In some ways this might be a good thing though because I’m still young and have time to figure that out. Also, I can try a lot of different things and keep my options open until I find something I really want to do.