https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i en-us 2022-09-09 20:15:59 UTC 2022-09-13 00:40:43 UTC hello@padlet.com yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290240909 My twin, Sky, was born on February 9th, 2008 at 6:37 AM.

A minute later, I was born at 6:38 AM.

This was the start of my life!

]]> 2022-09-09 20:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290240909 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290241599 I started preschool when I was 2 1/2 years old. This was significant because it was the first time I spent an entire day without my parents.
 ]]> 2022-09-09 20:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290241599 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290246512 I started 1st grade at Beijing International Bilingual Academy. It was the first time I had homework and had official English classes. My homeroom teacher, Ms. G, motivated us to improve our vocabulary by promising a sundae party for everyone who could spell all the words on the vocabulary rainbow (I was the first one to reach brown, the last color with the hardest words like "because").]]> 2022-09-09 20:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290246512 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290246730 After first grade, we moved to the US. My sister and I started at Forestville Elementary School, but soon it was clear that it wasn't a good fit for us. We decided to apply to private schools in the area.]]> 2022-09-09 20:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290246730 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290305044 On March 6, 2016, Mr. Bane, the Head of Lower School, called my mother to tell her that we had been accepted to Holton. Soon, I received a white box in the mail with blue and white confetti, an official letter, and some candy! In September, I started at Holton in Ms. Tintle's third-grade class. ]]> 2022-09-09 22:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290305044 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290309165 For my 8th birthday, all I wanted was a pair of Guinea pigs. My mother said that I had to do research on them if I wanted a pet. I did, and I got them a few days before my birthday. Their names were Princess (an American) and Sweetie (an Abyssinian). They started off in a less-than-minimum pet store cage, with little space to run around. I soon realized that my care was horrible and this kickstarted my passion for proper small animal husbandry.]]> 2022-09-09 22:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290309165 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290316087 The summer before third grade, I went on a trip for kids who loved nature. We slept in bamboo cabins, rode on boats to rainforests and islands, saw corpse flowers, visited the native villages, learned how to harvest durian, and even slept in the basement of a butterfly park for a night. This was over a week without my parents and I became a lot more independent.]]> 2022-09-09 22:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290316087 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290320035 When I was four, I learned to ride a bike! I am glad my parents taught me because I think it's an important life skill that opens up so many new possibilities.]]> 2022-09-09 22:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290320035 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290323978 My parent's friends have a dog named QiuQiu, which means "ball" in Chinese. She's older than me and was the first dog I formed a connection with. Through bathing her every time we visited, holding her on the sofa, and feeding her pieces of chicken, I fell in love with dogs and started begging my parents for one. I sadly still do not have a dog :((]]> 2022-09-09 23:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290323978 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290325428 In 2019, for Christmas, I got my first phone! This allowed me much more freedom because now I could be left alone in public places without constant supervision. I could also stay in touch with friends I didn't see regularly anymore.]]> 2022-09-09 23:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290325428 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290327282 I learned to ski when I was three, and I've been skiing ever since. I love skiing and it is one of my favorite things to do with my friends and family in the winter.]]> 2022-09-09 23:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290327282 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290329508 On September 6th, 2022, I started Upper School at Holton! I have now officially spent more years at Holton than I have left to go and am going to be old enough to start learning to drive in a year. In Upper School, there is a lot more freedom, including where to be for Study Hall, phone usage, etc]]> 2022-09-09 23:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290329508 yvonnezhu2026_2 https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290330884 Yellow events: turning points]]> 2022-09-09 23:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/yvonnezhu2026_2/j6xijn1vldze7r9i/wish/2290330884