Okay, I wanted to tell about a situation in my life when I really had to take an important decision. It was actually a year ago, if I have not mistaken. And in that moment of my life, I really wanted to be a photographer and to be engaged in this type of job as a full-time worker. And take some shoots with creative companies and work with them at the same time, of course. But I really didn’t have so much experience and practical lessons from the experts or from professional teachers. And that’s why I decided to buy a course from one of the most renowned photographers in my country. But what really challenged the process was its price, because it was so high that I thought that I will never be able to gain so much money and to start lessons with you, actually. But in that exact moment, I really tried to convince myself that this money and this investment actually will really be beneficial to my future. Because if not now, so when, I really tried to be motivated and not give up and try to find the money for it. And even if it costed as my whole salary of the year, I really liked the idea. I mean, I was passionate so much that nothing would stop me. So yeah, that’s why eventually I just went here and bought the course after which we started a whole month of practicing with the camera. And I could understand the old functions and I could find the answers for all my questions. And now, yes, I have like, supposed now I am one of the professionals in this sphere and even going to the…
Band 7+: Describe an important decision that you made
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Okay, I wanted to talk about a situation in my life when I really had to make an important decision. It was actually a year ago, if I am not mistaken. At that moment in my life, I really wanted to be a photographer and to engage in this type of work as a full-time job. I wanted to take some shoots with creative companies and work with them at the same time, of course. However, I really didn't have much experience or practical lessons from experts or professional teachers. That's why I decided to buy a course from one of the most renowned photographers in my country. What really challenged the process was its price, because it was so high that I thought I would never be able to earn that much money to start lessons. But in that exact moment, I tried to convince myself that this money and this investment would really be beneficial for my future. Because if not now, then when? I really tried to stay motivated and not give up, and I sought ways to find the money for it. Even if it cost my entire salary for the year, I was so passionate about the idea that nothing would stop me. So, eventually, I went ahead and bought the course, after which we started a whole month of practicing with the camera. I could understand all the functions and find answers to all my questions. Now, I suppose I am one of the professionals in this field and even going to the...
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