I would like to talk about one of the most influential people in my life is a girl high school friend, Ling. We first missed five years ago when we attended the same high school. At first, we were quite shy. Over time, we relied on that. We had a lot in common, especially our love for music. We even decided to apply for the school performing arts club together. We turned out to be a fantastic experience that brought me even closer. We quickly walked along well with each other. So we often studied together at the class and helped each other prepare for exam. There were times when I felt a bit sad and I felt really bad. But he was always there for me to cheer me up. The other challenge is the most different is the mutual trust between us. I can easily confide in her whenever I have personal problems or trust. Although we do not agree on everything, we have different viewpoint. We respect each other’s perspective. kept me strengthened our friendship. One thing I have learned from her is patience and work hard for my world. Looking back, I had a lot of meeting. I might not have become confident as I am today. Overall, he is very important person in my life and even though we are sometimes used to now.
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I would like to talk about one of the most influential people in my life, a high school friend named Ling. We first met five years ago when we attended the same high school. At first, we were quite shy. Over time, we relied on that. We had a lot in common, especially our love for music. We even decided to apply for the school performing arts club together. It turned out to be a fantastic experience that brought us even closer. We quickly got along well with each other. So we often studied together in class and helped each other prepare for exams. There were times when I felt a bit sad and I felt really bad. But she was always there for me to cheer me up. The other challenge is the most different is the mutual trust between us. I can easily confide in her whenever I have personal problems or trust. Although we do not agree on everything, we have different viewpoints. We respect each other's perspectives. This kept me strengthened our friendship. One thing I have learned from her is patience and working hard for my world. Looking back, I had a lot of meeting. I might not have become as confident as I am today. Overall, she is a very important person in my life, and even though we are sometimes used to now.
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