Spring Break Reflection

At the beginning of my spring break, I was very bored because I did not go anywhere, not even to a shopping mall. I also had lots of HOMEWORK to do and private lessons to take. I felt a lot of pressure. Strangely enough, I did not watch TV or play any computer games while I was home. It was not interesting to me anymore. Instead, I listened to music and drew some pictures. I also chatted with my friends on the Internet. They also did not go anywhere. I felt sorry for them. MISERY LOVES COMPANY!!! Anyway in the middle of the break I did a few exciting things, like reading books and playing the violin.

In fact, I love to read books, especially Shakespeare. His stories are sometimes very exciting and very tragic. One of my favorite books is ONE MID SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, which is funny and romantic. But this spring break, I did not read Shakespeare. I read other books, CHARLOTTE'S' WEB, TWILIGHT, THE FAMOUS FIVE, THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN. I read five books! Among them, TWILIGHT and THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN were the BEST.

TWILIGHT was not only interesting but also scary. Edward, a vampire, and Bella, a seventeen-year-old high school girl, first meet in biology class. She finds out that Edward acts or speaks in strange ways. So she carefully researches him and realizes that he is a vampire and only consumes animals' blood. Although she knows that he is a vampire, she falls in love with him. Whenever she is in dangerous situation, he always rescues her as he is stronger than ordinary people. Eventually, she tells him that she wants to be a vampire but Edward rejects it.

I enjoyed the book very much. I like this kind of story because it is romantic as well as scary. If I had more time during the break, I would have read another series by Stephenie Meyer, the author of TWILIGHT. Her new serieses are ESCAPE, BREAKING DAWN, and NEW MOON. I'll probably read those books this coming summer vacation.

Another exciting thing was playing the violin with my mother. We played 'Cannon D major' composed by Johann Pachelbel, which is not that difficult for my mother. I have played the violin since I was six years old, but my mother has played it for only two years. Technically speaking, she is a beginner. So I chose a simple piece and we had a good time playing together. My mother and I also like to listen to classical music. Her favorite composers are Chopin and Tchaikovsky. She used to say that if she could be an elementary school girl again, she would try hard to be a violinist. Whenever she said that I always answered "Mom, I am sorry. It is too late!" Although I often tease her, I love my mom very much because she and I have many things in common. As such, we spent a lot of time together. When I grow up I would like to be just like my mother.