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I was born in Bangkok, Thailand.
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The war in Burma forced my family and many others to immigrate to America, to run away from the oppression and violence.
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I lost many of my friends, and had to move to a new home, far away from everybody that I knew.
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Entering in the middle of the school year, I had difficulty making any friends, and started to over-eat and isolate myself, eventually growing up obese.
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I spent a summer as a monk at my temple, and had to take part in all of the events we had, including praying in the morning, and eating very few times throughout the day.
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Starting my life at New Tech, I was forced to come out of my comfort zone and found people just like me. I made plenty of new friends and joined several different clubs and sports since then.
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Although I was not very good at it, I trained every day to become better. This made me more active and got me in much better shape than I was entering high school with. This also helped me build my character and become more diligent in not just sports, but now my daily life.
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After joining Key Club, I quickly rose through the ranks and started taking an active role as a leader in the club. I started taking initiative in our project, and wanted to become a better student-leader. This made me more confident in myself and my abilities, which contributed to many other school and sports events later on in my high school life.
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After being accepted in to UpwardBound, I was given several new resources to help with my school life, and was given more opportunities to take part in community events. I also met new people and made many more friends in other schools because of it.
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After spending a summer with my friends at UB, I started to build stronger bonds with many of them, and started to become more interested in other schools.
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I spent a week touring around Washington,D.C. and learning new things about the founding of America. I was given the opportunity to visit museums and historical monuments, and had started to become more interested in travelling.
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I visited Chicago, Illinois on a STEAM trip and learned about the cultural and technological advancements that have been made in the city. i was able to visit museums, and travel around the city viewing beautiful architecture, as well as become more exposed to different cultural areas.
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