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1、UnitOneItwouldbeafairlyaccuratestatementtosaythat,whenIwasinelementaryschoolandhighschool,Iwasapainfullyshychild.Iusuallykepttomyself,hadonlyafewfriends,andrarelyspokeinclass.Myparentswerealwaysverybusy,sotheyneverpushedmetobecomemoreinvolvedinactivitiesandmeetmorepeople.Iwasperfectlyhappybymyself.I
2、spentmuchofmytimewithmynoseburiedinabook.TheonlytimesthatIventuredawayfromthecomfortsofmybedroomwerewhenIexploredtheseeminglyendlessaislesofstockedbookshelvesatmyfavouritebookstore.Inretrospect,itwasnosurprisethatIreadwithsuchanincredibleappetite.Readingwasmyescape.Myfavouritebookswereadventureandtr
3、avelstories—storiesthatbroughtthereaderstoexotic,unexplored,ordangerousplaces.ThesewereplacesIlongedtogo,andtheywereadventuresIyearnedtoexperience,butIknewitwasalljustafantasy.Ihadahardtimeworkingupthenervetotalktoafellowclassmate,IknewtherewasnowayIcouldtravelaroundtheworldandliveoutoneoftheseadven
4、tures.Therefore,Iread.IreadeverybookIcouldfindthatpromisedadventure,excitement,orescape.BythetimeIgraduatedfromhighschool,Ihadprobablyreadmorebooksthanourschoolhadinitslibrary.Itwasquiteanachievement,butnooneknewaboutitexceptforme.ItoldnoonebecauseIhadnoonetotell.MyonlyfriendwasJustin,andthatrelatio
5、nshiponlyexistedbecausewehadbeennext-doorneighboursforfifteenyears.Likemostofmyclassmates,Iappliedtocollegeandeventuallyworkedupthecouragetogo.Itwasn'teasy.Ihadlivedathomewithmyparentsmywholelife,andIrarelyeverthoughtaboutleaving.However,ithadfinallybecomeinevitable;Icouldn'tstaywiththemforever.Iatt
6、endedalocalcollegeandmovedouttoliveinadormitorywitharoommate.ItwouldbeanunderstatementtosaythatIwasnervous.Iwasterrified.Myroommate'snamewasGreg,andthefirstfewweeksofschoolwereveryawkward.Hekepttryingtostartconversationsandbefriendly.Iwasabletoanswerhisquestions,ofcourse,butIfounditdifficulttokeepth
7、econversationgoing.Ijustwasn'tusedtoit—Ihadnopracticeatthissortofthing.ThenonedayIreturnedfromanafternoonclassandfoundhimreadingaJackLondonbook.Suddenly,IfoundthatIhadahundredquestionstoaskGreg.Didhel
