Writing Profile

Megan Lee

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Writing Profile

Coming from a traditional Asian family, Megan Lee is expected to perform academically and to be hardworking in life. She has a desire to make her parents proud of what she does and to live up to their standards. She is small in stature, but big inside. She is quiet, but confident. Her dad describes her in one word, diligent. She tries to live up to her dad’s word in everything she does.

Megan is CPR and First aid certified. She was trained to be a lifeguard. People wouldn’t know it by looking at her. To obtain her certification, she had to go through a series of test. The written part was pretty easy, but the physical test was not. It was in the middle of May so it wasn’t hot yet, but it wasn’t in freezing temperatures. It was around fifty degrees. They had to swim fifteen laps in the frigid water. To pass the test, she had to save a three hundred pound man from the bottom of the twelve feet pool. She was doubtful at first, but was determined and did not want to give up. How could Megan, a hundred pounds, a little over five feet girl, rescue and bring a six feet three hundred pound man out of the water. It was like a mouse pulling a lion out of the water. To every body’s surprise and hers, she was able to save the instructor. She passed the test and earned her certification.

She does not like being a lifeguard though. It is not all fun in the sun and sitting poolside. She basically yelled at kids, “No running. No hanging on the the diving board.” She cares for people and hates yelling at people, especially little children. Being a lifeguard was a good experience though, being her first official job. Megan got to meet people, and gain connections. She is still certified currently and might lifeguard again in the summer.

Megan also has her black belt in karate. She only took the class because her brother took it. They passed the tests and got their black belts together. They grew and bonded through the time. They trained and practiced together. They broke boards, learned techniques, and won some awards. They leaned how to defend themselves and how to fight. They learned self discipline and many skills.

One of the things Megan loves doing is playing volleyball. She became passionate of volleyball through playing it. She started freshman year of high school. She met some of her closest friends through volleyball. The sport is competitive, a team sport, and overall fun. She gets underestimated a lot on the court though. People see her and think nothing of her ability. A couple of teams have said to pick on the little Asian girl. Little did they know though, she was pretty good. Once she served the ball at the other team, they quickly knew that she was good. Hearing that motivated her to push harder and to play harder. She would always give a hundred percent during practice to be better than the next person. She has to work twice as hard as the other people to make up for her size.

She is not the most interesting person, but she does try to live life to the fullest. She tries to live up to her family’s standards and make them proud of her accomplishments. Getting her black belt allowed her to spend time with her brother. She overcame doubts in being a lifeguard and overcame stereotypes in playing volleyball. She is small, but she can compete and keep up with everybody else. Megan Lee’s traits of diligence, hard working attitude, and discipline have been acquired from her family, friends, and accomplishments in life. Megan Lee will continue to make her family proud and be diligent.