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

That was the first ____ our 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 and learning more ____ ourselves.

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

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

The important part was trying something new for each ____

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

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

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

Those are the ____ of movies they enjoy.

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

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

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

I ____ have to worry about anyone else’s preferences.

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

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

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

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

There was ____ to distract me!

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

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

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

So ____ have never enjoyed water activities or felt comfortable while doing them.

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

However, I wasn’t sure what ____ do at first.

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

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

I messaged my cousin ____ it.

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

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

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

It gave me such a rush of ____

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The next day at school, my classmates were a bit ____

But ____ the reactions were positive.

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

In fact, it made me feel more confident about ____

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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