Hello there!

I am Paz, I am a 21-year-old woman from Colombia, and this is my first entry here. :)

I have been trying to learn English since I was in kindergarten, but I have never traveled to America or any English-speaking country... Actually, I have never been outside my country. Hahaha.

Today's entry is about presents and journals.

When I was 9 years old, I got a present for my birthday. It was a Disney princess themed journal and it was the first present that I received from someone who was not family. It was a classmate who gave it to me. I truly loved that little journal and I started writing my thoughts and daily experiences, but one day my mom realized that I was writing about my most intimate thoughts and she asked me to show her what I wrote. I felt so annoyed and distressed because they were just the silly thoughts of a 9-year-old girl, but they were mine and I didn't want to share them with anyone. Luckily, the journal had a lock and I was able to lock it up, but I was uneasy about this intrusive behavior.

After a few months, I decided to stop writing and just kept my thoughts to myself, since I was a very lonely child. Nowadays I have more privacy since I am an adult now, but I also work a full-time job and I have a lot of new responsibilities, so I feel like I don't have much time for journaling, but I would like to do it more. I want to write down my thoughts and some memories that I don't want to forget in the future, and I also want to be more confident expressing my thoughts in English, but I struggle with time management.

One of my goals as a soon-to-be 22-year-old adult is to write more, and to improve the languages that I am learning. I am turning 22 this Sunday, so next week I will write about my birthday. I don't think I will have a lot to say because I have no friends in this city, but I will write down whatever happens.

Thank you, human who is reading this. I really appreciate your time and effort.

Have an amazing day!