Bullying? Oh NO!!!!

During advisory classes, I recently watched the movie "MEAN GIRLS." It had been a long time since I watched it. Lindsay Lohan was so young, so clean from drugs and alcohols, and so pure (withouth even her dark circles! (●｀･(ｴ)･´●) !!

Anyway, this movie is just about how the 2 girls (the mean girls!) led by Virgina George are bullying the girls in school. While watching the movie, I remembered how I was treated in an elementary school and in high school, teased by boys and girls...

Well, in an elementary school, I was kind of "hated" by boys. I mean, it was sort of racial discrimination, but really,seriously, did they have to behave like that? After class, boys called me "You, China, go back to your country!" I know, it was very mean. I did not even want to go to school. My nanny (who took care of me since I was 4 years old) was like Calpurnia (nanny of Scout and Jem Finch from the novel <To Kill a Mockingbird>). She always told me not to fight back but to endure all of this. I mean, my parents were studying in grad-school, so I spent most of my childhood with nanny when I lived in Russia. Uh, I miss her so much!!

Every time, when my nanny came to pick me up, I always cried,and she kept saying: "Don't worry about those people. You just have to be yourself my Zaika." (Zaika in Russian means "my little rabbit") And after I moved to another school where there were many Russian Koreans. I didn't have to worry about school bullying anymore. I felt like I was part of them: the principle warmly welcomed me and I was also the member of this big family.

♪(o￣∇￣)/

In high school, I was isolated from my classmates mostly. I came to this International school as a freshmen, but there were other freshmen already, so they were eating and chatting with their own groups.

And becuase I had not attended the Korean schools, I didn't know how to behave among girls. So, I just concentrated on studying. Girls just thought that I wanted impress the teachers. But the thing is that even though I wanted to be friends with them, they didn't let me in their group.

Then, what am I suppose to do? I waited until everything would set up...

However, I met friends... I mean REAL Friends who helped me and encouraged me in difficult situations. They respect my decision and give advice to me. They are always with me and understand me mostly.

Now, I feel that I'm not alone at all. I'm with friends and I really love them, like my family!

I think that BULLYING has to be stopped in every country. People get hurt by the public and those scars will remain in their heart for the rest of their life.

And, I want to say to people who are bullied in school that they should not lose HOPE. Friends can help you and friends can encourage you. Don't wait until someone approaches you. Be the one who approaches to person first!!