[MS22] Nguyễn Vy Sa – CENSIP 6AF

Let me clear myself. This will not be an appealingly heartwarming essay about my English centre (which seems rather weird for a girl who used to write long English essay on Facebook once a week to show off). Although I write because it was compulsory for me (like, who don't want to have an essay in her yearbook, which will be read with admiration and achieve a claimable prize), that will not mean that my below thoughts are made up in command. I really do have feelings for this centre.

I am possibly amazed how old I am. I can still remember the first time I came to the centre to take the assessments test. I was horrified by the poor facilities of the centre, unbearably filthy rooms with vandalized desks full of irrelevant drawings, walls covered with unsuitable words; unusable toilets which were actually used to store equipments. I was hopeless and desperately, I really did not keen on this centre at all but that was the only option since my mom had implied that I would not be able to survive only by studying in Language Links with unstable knowledge. Clearly, my first impression was not really positive.

My thought has changed a lot as time passed by. Roadmap is now a place that I owe appreciation. 

Roadmap has created a steady foundation for me. Before studying here, I could only remember grammar temporarily like how I forgot the usage of present simple but remember the form of present perfect. Thanks to teachers here, I have cultivated numerous knowledge thoroughly. 

Roadmap has a distinctive curriculum. Students can only study a foreign teacher until the fifth semester, when we have gained a huge enough fund of knowledge of English to be taught by a foreigner. We have a huge source portfolios from many aspects of life, from the history of schools to the basic physics theory. Especially, each teacher has their own activities for students in each day, besides the provided tasks in the book. 

Speaking of teachers, I assume that I am the one who has studied most teachers here in my class. I have studied 10 teachers so far. Some have left us without returning, some have left us but still encounter us frequently, some left and returned unexpectedly. Each of them brings a method, a style, a new color. Some might be strict, some are gentle. They can be different as chalk and cheese, yet, that was the factor I enjoy. Different semester being taught by different teachers has really made my whole experience not monotonous.

Roadmap gives me the chance to expose to a competitive environment in which we all aim to the highest position. Personally, I have tried that triumph for the first semester when having the highest score above 3 class: 6A, 6B, 6F, which would definitely not happen again. If I hadn't accepted to study here, I would now be satisfied with my own result : being the best at English students in my LTV class and not understanding how my ability was compared with other schools' students. Luckily, I used the conditional sentence so clearly that did not happen.

I feel really opportunistic as I actually have friends who can be even closer to me than friends at school. Though most of them have dropped out or reunited with me with a completely negative view, some are still my friends. We sing the latest songs of US-UK artists, talk about unrealistic expectations, share most stories happening in each school together, fall out every time about absurd problems, get complaints from our classmates. We even discuss how we would keep in touch if semester 10 ends. Those are unforgettable moments, honestly.

I cannot imagine how my studying life would go without this centre. Located in an alley, Roadmap is not as flaunting as other centers but I believe its 10-year achievements should be boasted. Roadmap is thought be be an ordinary center, but it is not, I suppose it is more. Though it cannot be my second home, which would be to many other students, it plays an irreplaceable role in my teenage-hood.
I have never been so in touch with an English centre. I come to this centre, talk to admins until my classmates arrive, get to my classroom, spend 2 hours studying and gossiping, finish class, go home. Those have become my habits. I have studied here for 4 years ( yet, not making any 'legacies', which really disappoints me). I have studied with many teachers. I have made many friends. Those are all memorable. I do not want to be so cheesy but I cannot interrupt my improvisation right now so I have to say this: I have really taken to Roadmap.
Vy Sa- 6AF
P/s: whether you, the one who is patient enough to to read till this, know me or not. I want to thank you for trusting this center. Don't get me wrong about the description I gave for this center at first. Believe me, this center has made quite few improvement since then so its facilities aren't that bad anymore.