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“To grow into a better version of ourselves, we should not stay as ____ are.”

That was the first thing ____ teacher said to us on the first day of school.

She wanted us to start the semester by pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones ____ learning more about ourselves.

To help ____ do so, she gave us an assignment to challenge ourselves in three different ways.

The three challenges could involve hobbies, exercise, our studies, or ____ our relationships.

The important part was trying something new ____ each one.

She told us that ____ should share our experiences with our classmates when we finished the challenges.

These days, I ____ to watch movies on streaming services.

However, if I go to the theater, I usually watch an action or science ____ movie with my friends or family.

Those are the kinds of ____ they enjoy.

Going ____ the theater alone was something I had never done before.

So, for the first challenge, I decided to give it ____ try.

It was nice ____ choose the movie and the seat on my own.

I didn’t have to ____ about anyone else’s preferences.

I saw the experience as a good opportunity to watch something different, so I chose a historical ____ that I had been curious about.

At first, it felt a bit awkward and lonely to sit ____ the theater by myself.

But once the ____ started, I became completely absorbed in the story.

It was so satisfying ____ to focus on the movie itself.

There was nothing to distract ____

This experience made me realize that I ____ enjoy doing things alone.

After the movie, I promised myself that I would ____ to make my own choices more often and enjoy more activities by myself in the future.

Ever since ____ was a child, I’ve always been afraid of water.

So I have ____ enjoyed water activities or felt comfortable while doing them.

For the second challenge, I decided to try ____ overcome this discomfort.

____ I wasn’t sure what to do at first.

One day, I came across a video clip of my cousin surfing at an indoor ____ on social media.

It looked fun, and I liked the fact that it took place in a shallow pool, not ____ the ocean.

I ____ my cousin about it.

She assured me that it wasn’t too hard, so ____ signed up for a beginner course.

At the beginning of the ____ it was hard just to stand up on the board.

After some help from the instructor, however, ____ learned how to balance properly and even managed to surf a few waves!

____ gave me such a rush of excitement.

Being in ____ water wasn’t as bad as I had thought.

While the experience didn’t completely change my mind about water sports, it did help me discover my ____ of adventure.

Of all the challenges I chose for myself, the third one made ____ the most nervous: changing my hairstyle.

For many years, I had kept the same hairstyle ____ I had been worried about my forehead.

I had always thought it was large, and I didn’t want to draw ____ to it.

Since I was feeling confident after ____ first two challenges, I went to a hair salon and talked to the stylist.

He listened to my concerns and helped me find a shorter hairstyle ____ suited me.

The next day at ____ my classmates were a bit surprised.

But overall, the reactions ____ positive.

I realized that trying a different look wasn’t ____ difficult as I thought it would be.

In fact, ____ made me feel more confident about myself.

I didn’t expect that stepping out of my comfort zone would ____ such a positive effect on how I felt about myself.

I learned a lot about myself through this assignment, and I found out ____ my classmates did, too.

One of ____ tried new foods from different countries, while another joined a creative writing club.

Through these experiences, we all realized how important it is to push ourselves to ____ new things.

We gained ____ perspectives on life and had a lot of fun, too!

____ classmates and I even talked about setting more challenges for ourselves.

There are always more things that we can discover ____ ourselves, and it’s exciting to keep learning and growing.

We never know what we’re capable of ____ we try!