Now 1 (work) part-time at the shoe store and (go)
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to school at the same time. I (want, always)
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to be completely independent and self-reliant, and now I (be)
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1 (haw) 58 to pay every penny of my tuition and living expenses now.
Ever since I (lose) my scholarship and (make)
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my parents mad, I (be) completely on my own. I'm glad to
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, report that my grades at present (be) excellent, and right now I
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1"" (enjoy, really) my work with computers. In the
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future, I (continue) to take courses in anthropology
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whenever I can fit them into my schedule, and I (~rudy)
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thropology on my own for the rest of my life, but.1 (pursue)?.. <"' ..,A ' .. " ,;. "%._ ..
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a'career in business. Maybe there is some way I can combine anthropology, business, and
computers. Who knows? :., .! .,.. ':. ,
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yi... , :... -~, There. I (tell) 67 you everything I can think of that is at all
important in my life at the moment. I think I (gm) UP a
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is important. Losing my scholarship (make) my life more difEcult,
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but I @elieve) that I (take,fina&)
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charge of my life. It's a good feeling.
Please write. I'd love to hear from you.
Jessica
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