Gillian+-+Who++am+I?

Who am I? By Gillian

You think you know about me but surprisingly you don't. This paper will tell you a lot about me. It will tell you what I look like, what hobbies I enjoy and what others say about me.

The first thing you notice about anyone is their physical description. One of the first things you notice about me is that I am pretty tall. In fact, I am the third tallest in my class! I really like my eyes. They're blue, not only blue, but blue jean blue. I also like my hair, it is blond. And I have freckles, especially in the summer time. They come out mostly on my cheeks and nose. Once you get to know someone you start to figure out what their hobbies are and what they like to do in their free time. Since you're learning about me I'll tell you some of my favorite activities as well.

I love drawing pictures, listening to music, solving puzzles and reading. But the activities I enjoy most can't be done inside my house because they're all sports. I've always loved the water, even when I was a baby (at least that is what my parents tell me). Ever since I've learned how to swim I've always loved swimming. Regardless of the temperature -- cold, warm, freezing, frigid or butt cold, you'll find me swimming in it! To me, the water always feels refreshing. This year I joined the Highland Park Aquatic Club it has made love the sport even more. I am enjoying learning new skills for each stroke and being a part of a team. Something else I've always loved is animals, especially horses. I started riding horses when I was little. I like horseback riding because you can do a lot of things on a horse that you can't do otherwise. You feel so strong and powerful on a horse and I love posting up and down in the saddle when my horse is trotting. A new sport that I really enjoy is rock wall climbing. I first started rock climbing last summer on the cruise ship. Now, I take rock climbing classes once a week. Some walls you know exactly where to place your hands and feet. Others you have to think hard, like a puzzle, where to place your hands and feet. I also enjoy it because it is a great work out -- I'm always sweating after I reach the top. But it is always a fun ride down after you get to the top!

Now that you know what I look like and what I like to do, I'll tell you what other people say about me. My Grandma says that whenever I am in a room and I smile, I light up the room. I think she means that I smile a lot and I'm a pretty happy person and usually enthusiastic about things. One of the things my Dad says about me is that I have to exercise everyday to keep healthy. It's important for everyone to keep healthy and exercise. But it's even harder for my body to burn off calories than other kids. So exercising everyday is really important. This is because I have a disability called Prader-Willi Syndrome. It affects a lot of different things about me and it makes it so I have to work a lot harder on things like sports and when there's food around, and eating healthy. My Dad and my Grandma both said this is something that impresses them about me. Because I do work harder at things and I don't give up. But Prader-Willi is not the most important thing about me. It's what's on the inside of me -- that's the important part, not whether someone has a disability or something different about them.

Now that I told you about me -- you know my physical description, hobbies I like to do and what other people say about me. You might have thought you knew about me, but now you REALLY do!