Everyone from coaches to teachers and teammates would describe me in countless amounts of words: self-motivated, multitalented, chatterbox, hard worker, just to name a few. On the other hand, my family and friends are a whole different ballpark. Guess what you get if they could portray me in one term? Stubbornness accompanied by emphasis on its extremity with exclamation point. I couldn't have it any better. In my opinion, these five words definitely suit me: curious, oddball, fun-inclined, humorist, and bookworm.

Did I just say bookworm? Oh yeah. I am no prodigy on computers or molecular biology, but I do love books because it is where I find inspiration, unleashed imagination, and the ever undying chance to escape from all chaos in the real world. Let's say that it is the only thing other than friends and softball that keeps my teen life sane. Whenever opportunity strikes I...