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My river begins when I was born in a small hospital located in Guangdong, China. I'm an only child in my family.

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An event that had a huge impact on my life and changed the direction of my river is immigrating to the United States when I was 8. I had to adapt to a completely new environment, new school, and make new friends. The US was very different from my home country. I had to learn a new language. I went to a school where there's no Asians in my grade level so it was hard to communicate with my teachers and my classmates. I think that since coming to the US, I have learned a lot more about the various cultures around the world and opened my eyes to many new perspectives.

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There are many cultural events that occur in my live such as the Chinese New Year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Lantern Festival, and Qingming festival. I love celebrating each festival, learning about the history behind each one and enjoying the food that are associated with each holiday.

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A leadership event for me would be taking part in group projects at my school. There have been many instances where none of my team members were willing to take the initiative and I had to lead the conversation myself. By working in group projects, I have learned more about the qualities that makes a good leader and the struggles that leaders face.

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I think that the shape of my river is mostly straight as I haven't really faced many struggles in life but as I'm growing older, I get more responsibilities and my view on the world expands as I gain more knowledge about how the world works.

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The water is smooth for the most part, there were some rough times here and there but the obstacles were not big enough to have a huge impact on my life.

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There are many people that come and go in my life. I think that the most important people in my life are my parents, they have been there for me and will be supporting me throughout my life. My mother shaped who I am the most and I aspire to be as hardworking as her.

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Currently in my river, I'm at the age when I have to make big decisions that could impact the rest of my life such as deciding on the college that I want to go to and exploring possible future careers. I don't know which direction my river is going to take me but I hope that I can overcome any bents in my future.