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Who I Am
Hello! My name is Tammy Nguyen, and this is a timeline that highlights certain important events that have occured in my life so far. -
My First Trip to Viet Nam
To start my timeline off, I will talk about my very first trip to Viet Nam. Viet Nam is where my entire family was born before they sought refuge in Canada. This trip was a social change for me, because this was the first time I interacted with people who were not Caucasian since the neighborhood I grew up in was entirely Caucasian. I noted the cultural differences between the two countries, even a the age of two. Since that trip I learned to open myself up to new cultures and new people. -
Parent's First Argument
Although this was definitely not my parent's first disagreement, it was the first one I witnessed. I was shocked, at the age of 5 to find my parents arguing with each other since they had always seemed to get along so well. My witnessing of this fight was an emotional change for me. I realized that my parents were not perfect, they were just people and people make mistakes. It helped me to learn that fighting once in a while is okay, as long as you talk it out and work through the disagreement. -
First Transfer to a New School
In the year 2000, I moved which entailed a change in schools. This experience was very new to me since the students at my old school were the people I grew up with, and when I moved everybody was new. This was a social change for me, since I found myself interacting with hoard of new potential friends, teachers, and principal. Although I was scared at first everybody was so nice, and I learned how to adapt to situations where I know nobody and this skill had proved very useful in life. -
First Crush
In grade 1, I experienced my first crush. It was a boy in my class, and I found sudden urges to want to play with him, read with him, etc. It was very odd, since before then boys were friends and nothing else, I never viewed them in this way before, This was an emotional change for me, since I discovered new feelings I had never had before, I also learned how to deal with "relationships" of this nature with the opposite gender which I still encounter to this day. This was my first "boyfriend". -
Swimming Lessons
Swimming was and is still a big part of my life. When I began to swim I was 8 years old, and continued until I was 16. Swimming lessons acted as a physical change for me becuase it kept me healthy and active. It helped improved my cardio and kept my lung capacity great, I also had serious muscle. -
Puberty
My experience with puberty was not at all pleasant. I went through puberty years earlier than the rest of the girls in my grade. This was an emotional and physical change for me. Physical because my body was maturing, I started getting my period and growing in certain areas. This was emotional because while I was growing, nobody else was. This lead me to get a taste of insecurity, which still haunts me to this day. -
Second Trip to Viet Nam
My second trip to Viet Nam was when I was 11. This time around when I went, I was much older, and more perceptive. This time I noticed the poverty and and lower standard of living compared to Canada. This was a moral change for me because up until this trip I was a spoiled brat, after this trip I because a lot more thankful for everything I have. I began to count my blessings as they came and I don't take things for granted which is now a huge part of my personal morals. -
First Report Card of Middle School
I was never been an exceptional student in past years, and didn't think that I could ever be. When I got to middle school, I found I tried more and give an effort, and that paid off in my report card. My grades previously weren't a rasult of my intellectual incapability, they were because I didn't care to do the work. This was a moral change for me because it made me realize that I was smart, and since then I hold my education very highly in my personal morals. -
First Heartbreak
The summer before high school, I experience my first heartbreak. This was am emotional for me. This was emotional because it changed how I felt about that person and forever changed my relationships with others in the future. I no longer felt happy when I thought about him, and now ehenever I think about it, it just seems embarrassing. My relationships with boys now are much more guarded, I don't open up as easily and I don't trust easily either. -
High School
My entire high school experience has been crazy. The people I've met, the friends I've made and lost, and the person I've become My life is so different that what I thought it would be like, and that's okay. The past 4 years have been a psychological change in the sense that I've developed an identity. At the beginning of high school, I was trying to figure who I was, which friends were real, etc. Now I know who I am, what I want and don't want, I have goals for the future, and it feels great. -
University Acceptance
My first university accepance was a great experience. All my hard work paid off, and it feels so good knowing that I'll be moving onto another chapter of my life. This was an emotional change fore me because all those late nights and effort wasn't wasted, I was so happy I almost cried. Prior to recieving my acceptance I was so stressed, I thought that I'd never get in anywhere. I used to think university was a scary thing, but after getting in, I just can't wait to go and meet new people. -
High School Graduation
Although tecnically I've already graduated high school a semester early, the commencement ceremony has yet to happen. However, when it does, I know it will be very emotional. When that happens, most relationships I have right now will change forever. I will never see some of the people I grew up with, some of my friends, maybe even this city. This will be a very emotional change fore me, as I try to adjust to life without after high school, running from class to class in university. -
Life After High School
In regards to my life after high school. All I know for certain is that I will go to university, I'll get a job and overall just try to find my place in the world. This will be an emotional and psychological change for me, in the sense of trying to further find my identity and place in this world. It will be emotional because of how much I like things the way they are now, but they will undoubtably change. I know I will lose people I thought I'd have forever, and my relationships will change.
