I can still remember vividly the last night lying on the beach. The sky was fully strewn with stars and the salty sea breeze gently touched my face. It had been the most meaningful eight days in my life. Now, I¡¦ve become a mature young woman rather than a timid little girl. During my first spring break after I came to America, another International student and I joined a ¡§kayaking/camping trip¡¨ to Baja, …showed first 75 words of 718 total…

…showed last 75 words of 718 total…Once my teacher said, ¡§The best things always happen by accident,¡¨ which for me was the Baja trip. I consider it the greatest turning point in my life. From all the new experiences in the natural world, I have become a mature person and developed my beliefs and values. Taking what I¡¦ve learned from this trip, I¡¦m ready to face the challenges of college as well as in the rest of my life.