Humans of Britannica ELT

" I'm a footballer and I won the U13 Championship in Kosova twice. I play for " 2 Korriku ". I have won many awards and I've been chosen the best player of the tournament. Three years ago me and my football club went to play in Belgium, Turkey and Croatia. The hardest part of being a footballer is waking up very early, I also struggle to balance my school lessons and football training. Later in life I think about going somewhere abroad and continuing my career as a football player.                                                                                                Diar Halili, 14 years old

" I'm just 15 years old, but I've already chosen the path of my life. I have started modelling since I was 13. It was the best thing that had happened to me. I am simply in love with the runway. My first catwalk was in a boat. I always think about my future and how I want to be famous. My dream is to walk for world-famous brands and maybe even open for them. I know everything about fashion, runways, models and designers. " Erzana Januzi, 15 years old

" I started practicing piano for a year straight, but I stopped because it was winter break. My biggest struggle right now is school, I study at "Hasan Prishtina" elementary school. I had a piano concert and I got a reward for it. I was scared and nervous because I thought I would do something wrong and I would get very embarrassed because I was playing a really long song. I also forgot that I was going to play another song and went back to my chair, so everyone started looking at me and then my dad told me that I had to do another song. For the second song, I had the piano sheet whereas I played the first one without it. " Mik Gjikolli, 11 years old

" Since I was little and came to Britannica, I always wanted to go to Europe with them. I couldn't wait until I'd get older so I could go with the group. Finally the time arrived and I saw the announcement for the London trip and I immediately went to my parents so I could get their permission to go. Right after I quickly went to Britannica and added my name in the list. I was really excited, and all I thought about was going to London. My excitement was at the top all the time. I had a lot of good memories there that I will always remember, and some of them were really funny, like : when the twins Boiku and Oriku broke the stairs' railing which was made out of glass, or when teacher Eddie caught me staying in another hotel room at 3 a.m even though it was permitted, and my excuse was that I was sharing Nutella with everyone in the hotel. One of the most special moments was when I went to the London Eye. London City is one of the best cities I have ever visited and th

" I'm left-handed. I know that being one is normal, but the interesting thing is the way I grab my pen while writing. I remember when I was on the fifth grade. We were having an exam when a teacher came in our class. She saw me writing and said " how can you write like that ". She also yelled at me about this and she was holding my hand until the class ended. She was trying how to teach me write "normally". It drove me crazy. Since that day I've been criticized about my writing from many teachers. "  Dren Diz dari, 15 years old                                                                                                          

" I was studying at another school, and I decided to come to Britannica when I was 14 years old. I remember that I was nervous because everyone in the class already knew each-other and I was " the new girl ". But the first class turned out to be completely different, people here were very welcoming and the teacher was being very nice to me. I was trying to make a good impression and I guess I did because I made a lot of friends here. I love Britannica, the teacher and all my friends here. " Stina Osmani, 15 years old                                                                                              

" I usually don't express myself with words, I express myself by drawing and art. I love thinking about the future too, I'm very sure of what and where I'm going to study. I know that I'll study architecture and I will study abroad. Except these things I love Italy and photography. I love Italy because of its culture. A lot of people say that France is known for fashion but actually Italy is the country of fashion and culture. As you can see, I love art and everything related to it. "   Tringa Kadrolli, 15 years old                                                                                                                                    Tringa Kadrolli,15 years old

"In my free time , I always tend to look at myself in the mirror... "                                                                                                                                  T.K, 15 years old

" I'm a very curious person, I love hearing stories and learning new things. That's why my favorite person in the world is my grandfather, he tells me a lot of  stories, for example how was the world created and other interesting stuff. I love spending time with my grandpa. Even here in Britannica I love coming here because we read a lot of stories, and talk about about facts and interesting stuff. I learnt a lot of things and by learning them I learnt how to overcome my fears, for example if I ever see a snake on the road, I wouldn't even care. I wouldn't notice it at all! "                                                                         Arisi, 8 years old                  

Leder Shala, 15 years old  "The saddest day of my life was the day when my grandpa died! It was a very sad day for me because I did not know that he died. I did not actually know that he died for one whole year. On that day that I realized he died, I was at my grandma's house and she made chicken soup, my grandpa's favorite soup. I knew that my grandpa was sick so I asked my grandma to ..."