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Facing Problems Head On

I faced the first challenge of being a pre-teen when I was 11. I had to transfer to another school. It

was normal at first but it changed quickly when second semester hit. That day it was math class

and I was having trouble understanding the task that the rest of the class was doing. The teacher

called on me and asked me to explain the task but I couldn’t and so she became furious. She yelled

at me for asking “can you tell me how to do this task”? I remember that I was shaking and crying,

and I left the classroom saying “I just can’t” . Ever since that day I am afraid to ask any questions

about tasks I don’t understand.

The second problem was my introverted personality and lack of communicating in English. At that

time I was in 6th grade. I never heard a word in another language except Mongolia,and that’s why

i had a problem to understand it. I studied hard and worked on my own but suddenly covid 19

started and every class got cancelled. For a few months nothing changed in my language and

school started. I don’t know how I learnt English because it suddenly came to my mind and it

improved almost immediately. From that day I adapted and got used to speaking English clearly

and there were no issues from that time.

The last struggle which I’m still trying to get through is....my love life. You know,as a teenager it is

very common but very complicated. I am still struggling, so I’ll get through this problem someday

and I am willing to work on it.

9A Tugs-Erdene