The year 2000 has been filled with events. According to the Chinese calendar, this year was the year of the Golden Dragon. It has been a special year because mankind has celebrated the beginning of the new millenium. Yet, for me, the significance of this year has been totally different. This was the year when a girl with passions and huge ambitions was born.

Everybody believes that people experience only what they are meant to live in the real life, but I don’t agree with this statement. Every time I want to teleport to another world and live the adventures of those times, all I need to do is to shake out the meanings from the pages of a book. Of course, there are many other scientifically proven ways in which books help you: improving the memory, stimulating the brain, enriching the vocabulary, etc. but in my opinion, the most important feature of a book is that it can send you into a whole new world and reveals a whole new perspective on life.

I became aware of the grandeur of books when I was very young, that is why I had a great desire to learn how to read before my classmates. Reading is an essential part of my life; reading relaxes me, entertains me and teaches me to discover new perspectives.

One day, I would really like to write my own book, where I could express my opinions on different critical aspects of the world. In any case, I am perfectly aware that I have a lot to read in order to enrich my knowledge just to be able to offer truly pertinent opinions.

When I was little, I always used to scribble on pieces of paper. In time, these scribbles turned into real drawings, paintings and even sculptures filled with my thoughts, emotions and feelings. Art has become my hobby, one that I feel I cannot live without.

“I want to help people. I want to be the helping hand extended to help them”. This is what I constantly tell myself and those around me. When I discovered the wonders of science, I decided I wanted to combine my desire to help others with this subject and this is how I came to set my goal: I want to become a doctor. Therefore, I think I’ve found the meaning I want to give my life.

Talking about meaning, I realised the meaning of education at a very young age and the search for a valuable education brought me to Avenor College. I feel that this is the school that encourages my passions and guides me on my way to one of the best universities in the world – University of Oxford. This University has one of the libraries I would like to visit. The reasons why this library fascinates me are its age and beauty and also its resemblance to Hogwarts, which would make me feel I am entering a fantastic world.

I will end my article with a short list of books I would recommend to everyone:

To Kill a Mockingbird

This book perfectly illustrates the racial inequality from the period and this problem is approached in a very emotional and intriguing manner.

Macbeth

It is essential to read at least one of Shakespeare’s works in order to understand why he is considered such an extraordinary author. Romeo and Juliet, although a love story, is a very creative book and is a real pleasure to read it.  Moreover, Macbeth has a very special place in my heart because I had the opportunity to play a part in its performance.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

This book tells a profoundy sad and shocking story and yet, it represents the perfect manner for learning about the history of the Holocaust, in a pleasant and intriguing way.

Divergent

This book offers a possible answer to the question: what would happen if the human species would end up manipulated and an experiment would try to create the perfect human being? Divergent is a book written in the “dystopian” style, which engages the reader,  offering at the same time an idea on what the future would be like. It has a lot of science references, the subject which interests me the most, this book  has managed to fascinate me.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is an author I’ve read and about whom I know a lot of things. I think I owe him gratitude because my existance as a free woman is due to his efforts and achievements. He was the one who supported the development through education and everybody knows that thanks to his actions I, a Turkish girl, can now go to school and pursue my dream of becoming an honorable doctor.