this+is+me

I think that my background, beliefs, and interests are what really define who I am to someone I have never met. I try to live by my beliefs, persue my interests, and show how proud I am to be myself. My name is Sabrina Mae Chipping, I am fourteen years old, and I can be a shy or outgoing person. I was born here in the Victoria General Hospital before moving to Calgary when I was about one month old. On my tenth birthday we ended up moving back to Victoria to make it easier for my father to commute from work. Unlike my parents, I really miss the winters in Calgary because of all the snow we would get. All that snow meant that I could go and do my favorite winter activity, snowboarding! One who did enjoy this season with me was my sister Samantha who I couldn't live without. My mother was born in the Philipines and my dad's parents are from England so I have a Filipino and British heritage. I am very lucky to have a family who loves, cares, and supports me no matter how much stress I may have given them. Family is very important to me and I belive that they should always be first above all things. My other beliefs in life are simple, appreciate what you have and live a healthy, active life. I may not always be thankful for little things that are given to me, or that I may have taken things for granted, but I try to remind myself that there are others in the world who aren't as privilaged as I am. Living a healthy and active is another one of my beliefs. When I say live a healthy life, I don't only mean that I try to stay physically healthy, but that I also live a healthy social life. In other words, treat others the way you want to be treated. Maintaining an active life leads me to one of my interests, gymnastics. I have been doing gymnastics ever since I was eight years old, but it doesn't look like I am going to become an olympic gymnasts. I enjoy this sport very much because I am able to stay fit while making great friendships. Art is another one of my interests which I am very passionate about because I think it is a fun and manageable way for me to express myself. My favorite type of artwork to create are canvas paintings. I hope that Mount Doug's art classes will help me enhance my talent as an artist. One of my dreams is to become a professional artist so I can sell my paintings that I will do on my spare time. The drive that makes me want to do well in school, get scholarships, and go to university is my dream to become a vet for large and small animals or build and run my own animal rescue shelter. It makes me feel good inside knowing that I could make a living helping and caring for the animals that I love. It's difficult to sum up who I am all in one paragragh, but this is me and I am very content with who I am.

Excellent response Sabrina! You are an extremely well rounded student. 6/6