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wrapping up the first year
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It was truly an eventful year. So much happened this year, and there are many people I'm grateful for.
It was a year that passed very quickly, but it seems like it was quite an important moment in my life. I made many decisions and had various experiences.
January
It was the month I started my last year in high school. After the short break ended, I started doing a lot of things. I was busier with activities than studying, and I remember struggling in a robotics team with only two people. One friend on the same team, and the only team member, didn't participate properly, so considering I worked hard alone, the results weren't good. But looking back, this was also a good experience. It seems to have been an opportunity to become close with junior friends in Beijing, and those friends seem to be among the best people I met there.
There was a big Chinese holiday in January, which was the only time I spent alone resting and traveling. Looking back now, I think I miss that place a bit.
February
I remember struggling a bit because I couldn't understand chemistry class. I tried my best to understand, but there seemed to be limits to what I could do. I remember the basketball tournament - this was the first time I properly watched school sports because of the IT Internship (thinking about it, it was a pretty good activity). Normally I wouldn't have watched it myself, but being (semi)forced to watch it, I thought it was more fun than expected.
I think the second robotics tournament was around this time. I think I tried my best, but I couldn't lead well because I was lacking. Sorry, teammates!
And after robotics ended, I remember hanging out with my best friends from there. It was quite memorable.
March
I went to a place called Wuhan for a senior seminar, which might have been the best trip from school. What I learned there doesn't remain in my memory as much as expected, but the memories with friends remain. I need to be somewhat financially independent!! Something like that.
Thinking 'I'm a graduate now,' I had complicated feelings, but I think I found comfort in the spring weather and outdoor scenery.
April
I was so busy with exam period and cramming for APs. So I didn't really do much else.
While cramming, I somehow ended up participating in Theater Arts, and even though it was exam period, I filled almost a week with sound checks and rehearsals. There were two friends I spent a lot of time with - Olivia and Andic. I became close with the former by talking about various personal matters, and Andic was already a friend and was my sound booth partner.
I studied while cutting back on sleep, which was physically very difficult, but emotionally there were people around me who were so helpful. Thank you, teachers!
I was especially grateful to Olivia and Andic, and thanks to the cat. It's cute.
May
So I took the AP exams I had been cramming for, for three weeks straight, and went on a graduation trip to Hainan! The results were pretty good so I was able to get into university, but at that time I hadn't applied to any universities and was filled with uncertainty about the future, so I wasn't entirely happy that everything was over.
Fortunately, during the trip, I applied to this school, which was almost the only school I applied to, and it became the reason I ended up studying on Hong Kong soil. I think the reason I applied was largely thanks to a friend and ChatGPT.
I got really tanned from surfing, and I still am...
June
The school I applied to contacted me for an interview, so I was excited that week. After the graduation trip, there was a graduation presentation, and I had a lot I wanted to say but cut it down a bit... It's a bit unfortunate, I had a lot I wanted to say in front of many people, but I think it ended well!
And after the interview, I went back to Korea to rest, and then
July
I got an offer from the school!!! Overwhelmed with emotion, I happened to be in Korea, so I drank and drank... and then I was preparing to enter school.
August
I spent most of my time meeting friends, and finally arrived in Hong Kong! I had many new experiences with new friends, and it was pretty good...
September
I settled in Hong Kong and memorized most of the roads. I started going to Shenzhen frequently now, and there were many typhoons and more difficulties than expected.
October
It seems like it was a very difficult time, but it passed well. Thank you to the friends who helped me get through it!!
I went on a trip to Japan! But it was during a hard time, so I wasn't that impressed... And I made a connection at a Halloween party that ended shortly.
November
I didn't do much... I was busy studying...