Jessica+Choi



My name is Jessica Choi, and this is my 4th year at KIS. I was born in Korea, and left for America when I was in 1st grade. I lived in Newport Beach, California, for 7 years, until I came back to Korea in 9th grade. I loved life in California, but I am also glad that my parents took me back to Korea. Of course, this is only in hindsight, because I remember crying myself to sleep every night the first month back. It didn't help that this first month back happened to be July - the grossest month of Korea, in terms of weather.

I love music, and songwriting has been an outlet for me to vent all my life. I guess you could say that I was a closet musician for most of my life, because I never showcased my musical talent until 10th grade. It wasn't that I was scared of what people would think, I just never thought my voice was special. I still don't think it is special, but I am just content with the fact that I am not tone deaf, like my oldest brother. I took piano lessons for YEARS, but sadly, I have forgotten almost everything. I hope to regain and improve my skills in piano this semester, as I find that I have more time on my hands. I taught myself guitar last year, since my brother Eeho left it at home. Personally, I think that it is easier to make the guitar sound good with minimal skills than it is to make the piano sound good with minimal skills.

I have also played tennis since the 8th grade, but I don't plan on working hard to improve my skills in tennis. If I do continue tennis is college or beyond, it will only be for fun - not competitively. I don't love playing tennis for the sake of playing tennis, but I have come to love playing tennis games with a partner. Throughout all of high school, I played on a doubles team for tennis, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Singles matches are more serious and frankly, boring. With a partner, you bond with another person, and learn how to work with someone for a common goal. I would like to continue tennis, but only as a hobby.

The image below was an assignment for Film as Literature, which includes some of my favorite movies.

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