My summer vacations as a child was very interesting. I went
to a school that would give us approximately 3 months of vacation. During this
time, many of my friends would travel with their family to different countries
for visits. Some other would relax and enjoy themselves. My vacation most of
the time was different from the rest of my friends. While everyone else was
enjoying, I used to be made to study. And astonishingly, the person that would
make me study was my very own elder sister! My friends would occasionally hear
about this and laugh at me. My brother and I used to cry and be sad that we
never got time to play with other kids and enjoy our vacations. She taught me
all the subjects not only of my grade, but for the grade above me.
In a way, that was an advantage because I would be the only
girl in my class who actually already knew what the teachers were talking
about. This helped me get high grades easily. I thank my sister for making life
as student easier for me and my brother.