It Makes Sense that I Like Myself

I'm Chinese and we are taught to be humble, which includes not to brag about①brag about 吹嘘，炫耀ourselves. But what the hell②what the hell （表示不在乎、无可奈何、气恼、不耐烦等）究竟，到底, I can do something new as a change.

1.I'm curious. I am 27 and I didn’t have a chance to live outside of China (California) until about 3 years ago. People are amazed by③be amazed by 为……感到惊讶my bilingual ability.I give credit to my curiosity for western society, and my urge to share my native culture.

2.I'm always smiling when I’m in public. There have been people telling me that whenever they see me, I always have a smile on my face.

3.I've been financially independent since I was 18, and I have the amount of saving which most adults at my age would be proud of. I was working various part time jobs in college to gain money, experience and insight④insight英 ['ɪnsaɪt] 美 ['ɪn'saɪt] n. 洞察力；洞悉. So far, after graduation my jobs have included being a pub waitress, translator, website evaluator, journalist, financial controller... and the list goes on.

4.I try to improve myself,every single day. I have bad days, days I don’t want to work,exercise, study, or simply get out of bed. I make up⑤make up组成；补足；化妆；编造those days with working extra hard on days when I'm more productive.

5.I'm book smart (not sure about street smart though). I can learn pretty much everything pretty well as long as I set my mind to⑥set mind to一心想做；集中注意力于……. My high school was the best in the region with an admission rate lower than 2%.Without surprise, I was accepted by a tier 1 university in Shanghai(In China, we have 5 tiers for universities).

6.I'm a diligent listener. I am usually the quiet one in a group and enjoy absorbing⑦absorb英 [əb'zɔːb; -'sɔːb] 美[æbˈsɔrb; æbˈzɔrb; əbˈsɔrb] vt. 吸收；吸引；承受；理解；使……全神贯注ideas and thoughts from different voices.

7.I take care of my body. I exercise regularly. I eat homemade food. I take time to meditate and ensure mental health.

8.I'm frugal and a minimalist,but in the mean time, I keep an eye out for⑧keep an eye out for留心或注意到某人或某事物；当心， 警惕new inventions and trends. Can't stop being curious.

9.I'm the perfect roommate.I clean. I cook. I am super quiet.I don't invite friends over unless special occasions. I don't own much stuff. Oh, I pay rent on time too.

10.I think I'm quite good looking.

11. I can draw and I enjoy doing it.

What do you like about yourself ?