Found New Me

I really like to draw or paint pictures. When I was an elementary school student, I drew a lot of pictures and contests’ examiner selected my pictures sometimes. However, there were some people who were much better than me so I was not easily elated, and I was just like to do it very much.
I went to the U.S.A. for 10 months as an exchange student. My high school, Tamana Girls’ High School, has a school with Clarinda High School, Iowa, which is country state and there is heart in the U.S.A. At the school, I met a Lady who teaches Art in Clarinda High School. She was an interesting person, very nice, kind to me, and so fun. I loved to take her classes and I took every semesters. Her arts were fantastic and I attracted by her art. She taught me seriously, kindly, and interesting. I was a foreign student to her and teaching me was very different to her, I think, but she was very nice to me so I really thank to her. In Fall Semester, she asked me that “don’t want to go to the contest and let’s show your pictures?” I was very surprised because I didn’t guess that she wanted me to do that. I painted 2 pictures; sunflower and self-portrait, and they were popular during my friends. I liked my pictures too, so I decided to exhibit in the exhibition. We went to far away like 4 hours by school bus, and the contest opened at the huge high school. There were a lot of students and lots of works. I was surprised but scared that if people will think that mine’s really bad. Also there were so many of wonderful works and their art moved me. However in the contest, I got a ribbon; in that contest, people who are students, might be given on their art by other students. I was very excited, happy and impressed with that. I was glad to go to that, and I could have the confidence from it. My parents were happy too and they display on the wall in my home, Japan. I can’t forget the happened, I will not do that forever.
Finally, I was glad that the teacher said to me, “you were good arties and you should keep up to do painting in Japan.” You will be a nice arties.” It might be a compliment, but it made me happy. This story is my memorable day in my life. (429/5723words)