TWO STUDENTS WERE ASKED ABOUT THEIR HOBBIES AND HERE IS WHAT THEY SAID.
LIEN: COOKING IS MY FAVORITE HOBBY. MY GRANDMOTHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO COOK MY FIRST DISH WHEN I WAS 8. MY FAMILY ENJOYED IT SO MUCH SO THAT IS WHEN I STARTED THIS HOBBY. SOME PEOPLE SAY COOKING IS A WASTE OF TIME BUT I FIND THIS HOBBY VERY INTERESTING AND MEANINGFUL. I REALLY LOVE TRYING NEW FOOD AND COOKING FOR MY FAMILY. THE FEELING OF MAKING MY FAMILY HAPPY WITH MY FOOD IS AMAZING. I OFTEN COLLECT RECIPES FROM MY MOTHER AND MY GRANDMOTHER. SOMETIMES I ALSO GET RECIPES FROM THE INTERNET. THEN I WRITE THEM IN A NOTEBOOK. I HOPE I WILL BECOME A GOOD CHEF AND HAVE MY OWN COOKERY BOOK IN THE FUTURE.
CUONG: I HAVE AN UNUSUAL HOBBY: CARVING EGGSHELLS. I STARTED THIS HOBBY FOUR YEARS AGO AFTER GETTING A CARVED EGG FROM MY DAD WHEN HE CAME BACK FROM JAPAN. IT'S AMAZING THAT SOMETHING AS FRAGILE AS AN EMPTY EGGSHELL CAN BE MADE INTO SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART. I WAS SO AMAZED THAT I LEARNED HOW TO CARVE THEM MYSELF FROM THE INTERNET. I FIND CARVING EGGSHELLS A LITTLE DIFFICULT BUT SO INTERESTING AND USEFUL. THE FEELING OF ACCOMPLISHMENT WHEN I FINISH A PIECE IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. THIS HOBBY ALSO HELPS ME BE MORE PATIENT AND CAREFUL.