Tables Have Turned

It was the beginning of June as me and my best friend who endured all the happiness and sadness of growing up in a international school with me were sitting in front of our loved ones and about to receive our diploma. I remember sitting in the front row looking at all the people who showed up just to congratulate us on our achievement. Along with that I knew I was drawing a thick line behind my childhood and early teen life. All the joy and suffering I went through was about to be awarded and I was going to be able to move on. It was like I died that night and was reborn with a new life ahead of me. My whole life so far flashed in front of my eyes. The days when I was still a careless child thinking only with whom I will trade my Pokemon cards or visit a friend who now is doing his own thing somewhere in this massive world. I remembered all the fun we had on trips to all parts of the world with my classmates and teachers. Knowing that a lot of those people who made my life amazing were not there to share the moment they deserved as much as I did brought a tear to my eye. At the same time I knew that these friendships never ended or ever will. They were rather just put on hold, waiting to be renewed again. All the memories weren't supposed to make me heartbroken about what I had but fill me with energy and hope of what I will have in the future. Sitting in the auditorium with the one friend that was left from everyone since the beginning made me see that it was my turn now to leave my friends and teacher. For once I was the one leaving everyone at my old school and moving on to something new. As bitter as they may have felt at the moment I knew that feeling would pass. It always does. For them I was gone but the memories we shared they would never go away and thats what will drive us forward. I stood up, walked up on the stage while everyone was clapping, I grabbed my diploma and slowly with pride left the auditorium completely. All my dreams and ambitions were in my sight as I departed the building.

Athletic student

One of my greatest passion in life is sports, especially tennis. Since I was a little boy i always loved grabbing a ball or a racquet and meeting friends to play. this passion carried on with me throughout my childhood till today and i still plan on continuing. Many people have their own ways of dealing with sad and unpleasant moments in their life. For me Sports was a way of taking my mind of these types of moments as well as let myself enjoy my free time with something I loved. As I mentioned before I lost and gained a lot of friends throughout life and tennis was kind of metaphor for this. After Every match, practice, or anything related to tennis in the end It's only up to me to succeed. There is no one else around to help therefore this is similar to when my friends left and I was left alone to deal with everything. I ended up being the type of person that does everything by himself rather than rely on others to help. Although I like doing stuff alone and not ask anyone else for help especially in school I slowly recently started to open up more to people and do more collaborative work. As with most things, It all started with sports. During my last 4 high school years I joined the Varsity football team and since I was kind off a loner it was brand new for me to have a team around you. To my surprise I adapted faster and better than I expected and slowly became one of the most talkative as well as respected among my teammates. Through those 4 years we achieved more than any other football team in the history of our school and i was proud to be captain of that team for the past two years. All this may seem as random moments from my life, but to me these events have a huge meaning since they moulded the person I am today. What I learned over this time is that nothing last forever and we should enjoy every moment with anyone or anything we care about. Our lives are so fragile we never know what might happen the next day.

What is there to know

I was born and raised in Bratislava, Slovakia. A small city to most but large for the 5 million people living in this small yet beautiful country. I was lucky enough to have great parents who supported me in most of my endeavours in either sports or school. Although we have had a few rough patches I'm grateful for what I have. Living in such a small city has its advantages, for example everyone knew everyone, people were friendly, and there was no rush or issues getting from one side of the city to another. This played a huge part especially when it came to my school and sports. Being able to pendulate between school and sports was challenging but made much easier because of the city size. From my earlier childhood all the way to graduation i studied only at one school, QSI Bratislava. An international school in which I met people from all over the world. As someone who lived in one country and never travelled it was very hard for me to keep stable friendships with my classmates since all of them travelled with there parents every 2-5 years. It was and still is a very hard way of life to get used to especially when i was younger. Seeing all my best friends and teachers suddenly vanish from my life being only able to communicate through technology was a tough life to get used to. On the other hand this life gave me an opportunity to meet new people and create new friendships which i will cherish till the end of my life.