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Definition Essay: What Does Being A Teenager Mean?

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To all the preteens, have you ever wondered what does being teenager mean? Does it only mean that you have young, flawless face? Or you can have a party until midnight because you are a teenager? Well, that's a colloquial definition of being a teenager and honestly, that sounds luring and pretty tempting to me. But in reality, you have to change expectations and confront the truth. I'm a 17-year-old girl who has gone through a lot of challenges. I don't want to exaggerate it but it's true. Before I immigrated to the U.S, I was in my country ( Iran) with a lot of mental pressures such as depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. I always wanted to be like others at my previous school, but I couldn't make myself like them because I thought I'm not perfect. I barely communicated …show more content…

At first few days, I felt frustrated and I couldn't match myself with new circumstances. I disguised myself from everyone for weeks because I thought maybe I'm not like them. After couple weeks, one day I looked at myself in the mirror and asked myself what are u doing? Why are you always concerned with your look? Is this make you feel satisfied with hiding yourself from everyone? Your goal is not to disguise yourself from others, and your task is to show who you really are and get into college because this is what being a teenager mean. After that day, I changed my perspectives. I started looking up for colleges in Washington State even out of states too. I had done some research and I found the University of Washington in Seattle; even my dad took me to its campuses and I really enjoyed it. I even adapted quickly and soon made a lot of friends . Since that day, I've joined to ISO Club ( International Student Organization) which is after school time, so I can help new foreign students to adapt themselves to the new circumstances. I also started tutoring Pre- Calculus

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