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My Birthday
I was born on September 25th 1997 in Munich, Germany. Yes, I know it sounds weird but I was born in Europe. My dad is Japanese and my mother is Mongolian. How I ended uo here you may ask? My parents met in Munich. My mother was studying japanese while my dad was working in a japanese restaurant. -
First Flight
I wasn't even one year old when I had my first flight. My mom and dad took me to Japan because my grandparents wanted to meet me. I don't remember much but what I do have is my moms passport which includes mine since I was too young to have my own passport. -
First steps
I was about a year and a few months. I was living in Munich it was before I moved to Landshut which is apporximately an hour driv northeast of Munich. -
First Movie
I don't know why but I clearly remember going to the moviea to watch this Finding Nemo. I was very excited because it was the first movie I watched at the theaters and maybe that is why Finding Nemo is still one of my favorites. -
First pet dog
I remember when I got my first dog. It was a gift from my parents for my first day of school. She was a Westhighland Terrier which I named Rina. -
First Day of School
In Germany you usually prepare a "Schultuete" for your first day of school. Your parents fill these up with school supplies and lots of candy. I was very excited to go to school especially since i lived in a small town (Landshut) I already knew most of the kids from my neighborhood and/or kindergarten. This is the website for my school. It looks more modern now. It's pretty small because German elemantary schools go from 1st-4th grade instead of 1st-8th. -
Yokohama, Japan
Yokohoma was one of the first places I've travelled to because my grandparents on my fathers side live there. I used to visit my grandmother regularly. She lives in a nice condo downtown of Yokohama. I remember I used to go gorcery shopping with her a lot. Her condo also had traditional japanese rooms with sliding doors which she might have renovated by now -
New York
My mom always wanted to live in America and New York seemed like the perfect city. We moved there in 2005 so I attended second and third grade there. My mom was going to send me to a Public School but did not like the atmosphere so she sent me to a Private Catholic school -
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Piano Lessons
When I was in 3rd grade I started taking piano lessons. It was a lot of fun but I stopped playing after 4th grade because I moved away from New York and back to Germany. I know have recently bought a piano so I can start playing the piano again. -
First Babysitter
I don't remember much since I was only a few years old, but I do know some things from what my mom told me. I had a babysitter because my mom went to a university while my dad travelled for work. My mother once told me that while she was babysitiing mt she did something wrong but that was in the middle of our game. My mom was about to yell at her for doing something wrong but I stopped my mom by giving her an "amgry look" -
Munich
Since in Germany there is a different school system "High School" started for me in 5th grade. I was very nervous because I got into one of the smarter schools in the city. I was also nervous because I did not know anyone from my elemantary school because I went to school in a different city(Landshut) or country(USA, New York) -
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Octoberfest
It was very exciting to go to my very first Original Oktoberfest in Munich. The first time I went with my parents but over the years I go more with my friends than family. They have many different attractions and foods. I used to go every year until I moved to Chicago. -
Beijing. China
In 2009 I travelled to my home country Mongolia. Because it is a lobng flight from Germany we stopped in China. Sine I have never been to China, my mom and I decided to stay there for a few days and explore the most known cultural events like the Great Wall and the Forbidden City etc. -
Paris, France
PARIS is one of my favorite cities although it is very expensive. IT is also very narrow, but still beautiful. One of the major resons that Paris is my favorite city is because I like fashion so love to go shopping and France is one of the best cities to go shopping. -
Chicago
Moving to Chicago was a big change for me. Although I have lived in the US before, it was very different since it was along time ago.I would have preferred to live downtown but that is very expensive. I was nervous to go to school because I was "foreign" and also because I have not met anyone in Chicago yet. All my relatives living in the US were at least 5 years older. -
8th grade Graduation
Graduation was very exciting for me since I have never had one before. I was also excited to go to High School since I was one of the oldest student in my grade and also the school. During Graduation many students cried but I didnt since I wasnt emotionally attached to any of the teachers because I just transferred in for the last quarter. After Graduation I went out to eat with my family. -
First day of High School
I did not know much background information about any High Schools or High Schools at all..I knew things only from movies and different TV Shows. I didn't even know what a being a "Freshman" meant. Luckily I had made some friends in the elementary school I have graduated from to guide me through Taft. -
International Night
I was very nervous to perform for International Night for the very first time. I was in Korean Club FanDance and Ukelele club. At the end I really enjoyed it and have been in every toher International Day/Night so far. -
Japanese classes
This summer I started taking Japanese language and dance lessons. Japanese is very difficult to learn because it has a very different alphabet with many different ways of writing but I am glad to have taken and still taking this class to learn more about my culture,
