Band 6: a decision you made that was difficult (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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For me, the toughest decision I ever made in my life was to stay away from my home. When I passed my secondary examination, I decided to study at a good place. I was a person who never went far from my home, but this time I decided on my own to stay more than 500 kilometers away from my home with my maternal uncle. At that time, I was just 14 years old, and it was very tough for me as a kid to stay away from my parents. It was difficult because I was very homesick, and it was tough for me to make new friends in that environment. I was a nostalgic person, and honestly, I never had the thought of making new friends in high school. Eventually, my junior level high school passed without enjoying a single moment, doing all my homework, going to school, and returning from there. I barely had a good conversation with my parents.

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For me, the toughest decision I ever made in my life was to stay away from my home. When I passed my secondary examination, I decided to study at a good place. I was a person who never went far from my home, but this time I decided on my own to stay about more than 500 kilometers far from my home with my maternal uncle. At that time, I was just the age of 14 and it was very tough for me as a kid to stay away from my parents. It was very difficult for me because I was very homesick and it was very tough for me to make new friends in that environment. I was a nostalgic person and honestly, I never had a new thought of making new friends in my high school. Eventually, my junior level high school passed without enjoying a single moment, doing all my homework, going to school, returning from there. I barely had a good conversation with my parents.

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