I Am Speech

Hello everyone. How many of you ever seen someone who grew up in South Korea and England and goes to school in US? I think I can be first one you can meet. So please feel free to ask me for a cup of tea, but do not ask me to speak with English accent, I already lost that. My name is Ryan Choi andI am 18years old senior in Cheshire Academy.  I believe that my past built my present.

My family has been huge part of me. Both my mum and dad are having successful career on their field and I admire them the most. I want to become like them, having high social status with fame. My mum and dad was working for international companies, so I always had great opportunity to explore around the world. That motivated me to come all the way to New England to go to high school.

When I was young, I was really confused about my nationality. I was born in South Korea but I was living in two countries, Korea and England. Two countries having totally different languages and cultures. I was lost in to chaos between those two countries. However since I started going to school, I started adopting both culture. I got used to being only asian kid in my elementary school in Norting Hill, London, and when I was going to school in Korea, I was trying hard to learn how to become Korean. I still remember other kids looking at me, questioning who I am. I was unique.

There was one thing I started fitting in. Sports. I started playing soccer. I got into soccer by watching Korean soccer star. He was defender but he was also great at offence too. I wanted to be kike him, so I started playing defender and I still play that role. I just got into love with soccer. I started supporting the team he was playing, Borussia Dortmund, the German club, even after he left, I still support that team. I always dreamed being on that team. To be honest I have 0 potential to play for that team but I am huge supporter of that team. I always dream about wearing their yellow and black jersey as part of team but not as player, as general manager of that team.

This is present me, built by my past. . So I am trying to focus on present so I can build better future.