my dream career | about me | what's important | my ultimate friend
Choosing my area of study:
>In my high school it helped that we did a lot of career investigation with work experience opportunities (thinking about the future) and choosing courses (figuring out what you need to get there).
>Though there are times I stressed out because I didn't know what I wanted to do, for a long time a dream deep in my heart is to become a doctor. In particular, looking at my interests, my love for kids has led me to want to be a pediatrician.
>I even had a dream where I saw myself helping children in a third world country. I'm going to keep it in mind and work towards achieving goals to get there.
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A little bit 'bout Eda:
>In school, I was able to meet new friends from different age groups. Through my first couple of years I have learned a lot about myself, especially my personality. The work gets harder every year but through all the trials I have learned that my determination, hard work and faith help me to succeed.
>When nobody is watching, I am myself, 24/7, 365 days a year. No matter what though, I'm still the same girl you'll meet because I still act the same, look the same (except maybe when I wake up in the morning :) every single day -- all the time!
>I believe that "to be yourself" is to hold nothing back, to show your true personality and not be afraid of what others think of you. I must admit it is difficult to sometimes be "yourself" because a lot of the times we worry about what others may think of us, especially in the high school age.
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"Things" important to Eda:
>I'd like to meet Kobe Bryant. I love basketball and would hate to be without a basketball! When people see my room, everyone thinks it's a guy's room. There's lots of basketball posters, trophies and basketball toys.
I love hanging out and going out with my friends, and playing lots of sports. Foodwise, I love sushi!
>Friends are important to me. In fact, they used to be too important to me because I would allow myself to be influenced too much by what they thought of me. I would live my life like them and talk like them, not necessarily understanding right from wrong.
>I relied a lot on my friends because it was their opinion that counted a lot to me. I started to realize that they couldn't always be there to support me. I had to find something more secure than constantly shifting opinions.
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Finding the ultimate friend
>I kind of had an image in my mind that God was a guy holding a globe in his hand, with an ability to look in and see everything. I knew he was watching the world. But even though I knew that God was there, I didn't fully understand or believe or feel that he was there.
>Though I was brought up in a home that God was a part of, it wasn't until I was at a youth conference in California when I really knew and felt God's presence. It was there that I solidified and understood how much God loved me and what he was willing to do for me so that I could know his presence continually forever.
>He loved me so much that he came down to become human flesh in the form of Jesus, to walk this earth and know first hand about the difficulties and struggles of life. Like only the truest friend can do, he died for us. His death on the cross in our place pays the consequence for our imperfection and rebellion against God. His life after death restores our relationship with God so that we can enjoy the deepest friendship with God.
>Everyday we go through little problems, trials, painful experiences but every time something occurs I think about how much pain Jesus Christ suffered for us. I realize that nothing we complain about even compares to how much Christ gave up for us. He has truly left the deepest impression on my life.
>God has totally changed me through my actions and through my words. I try to live my life the way Jesus did every day. I want to show to my friends how his love has affected me, and how his love is changing me.
>My actions speak a lot to my friends. They are curious and wonder why I'm so nice, and why things about me have changed completely, like the kind of language I use.
God is changing me to value and realize that only one opinion counts -- God's opinion. The neat thing about God's opinion of us is that it never changes -- unlike the opinion of people. There's a freedom in knowing that he loves me no matter what I do or don't do because he died for my thoughts, intentions and actions -- past, present, and future.
>God is the best friend you can always depend on. He's the truest friend that will definitely always be there for you -- he's only a prayer a second away. I can turn to him at 5am if I need to! No friend can compare with him. You can have thousands of friends, there's only one person that could be like him. If you're looking for advice, you'll find comfort and guidance in his words spoken in the Bible.
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