My History with English

I've been speaking English since I was three because my first language was originally Tagalog. I watched Sesame Street and The Reading Rainbow cassette tapes (old school) to learn the alphabet and emotions and all those basic things and going into Kindergarten, all we spoke was English and I eventually forgot a lot of Tagalog. Ever since the first grade I liked reading books. I don't really have a favourite book, but a significant book was "The Outsiders" which I read in Ms. Farrant's grade 8 class, and it just had a great story in general, the characters, their personalities, and their problems, kind of hooked me in to their world. I guess I'm one of those readers that would be assigned a few chapters in class, but would want to finish the book in class because I'm that hooked. In grade 9 I had Mr. Manojlovic, and the one thing that stuck out was our Shakespeare unit. We all loved it because of how we all were enthusiastic about it. Despite the fact I was a very shy and anxious guy when it comes to presenting and this class made me more enthusiastic and a better speaker in class presentations. Poetry is something I'm trying to improve in. Sometimes when hanging with friends, they drop a beat and we try to rap freestyle, but i can't freestyle, I need to write a rap in my notes. Some of them talk about serious world problems. Others are just about me and the life that I live. Rapping is something I do when I'm really bored. Meaning it's a rare occasion. That's about all I can think of right now. English to me is kind of fun sometimes. It really depends on what we're doing (I like poetry, hate writing). I'm hoping English this year is enjoyable and I hope I'm successful.