Every day people create something new, something unbelievable and unexpectable. One day we can wake up and know that someone created the time-machine. And it will be the greatest invention of our century. But our descendants will see an enhanced model of this machine and will look at the first prototype as if it is a mammoth.

Thus, on 14th of February 1876 in America Alexander Bell applied for a patent of the invention, which he called the phone, and the whole world, for sure, was shocked.

The first portable phone was released in 1973. In 1998 - the first phone with touchscreen. Back in the time, phones cost and weighted too much. Nowadays you can find any cellphone you want: with touchscreen or with qwerty, with WI-FI or Bluetooth, tiny or enormous. And the price is acceptable.

We, modern-day people, cannot imagine our life without smartphone, because we spend at least one sixth of a day, using this precious invention. And it is not surprising. We can make calls or text messages.. We can download as many apps as we want or as a memory card allows. We can take pictures and share it on Instagram. Or use WhatsApp, Viber and so on. And  it all hides in one tiny box. Who could imagine!

Among a variety of applications the most important app for me is Skype. Whenever I want, I can reach my friends from Russia, Sweden, Finland and tell them about New Year's Eve, about weekends, or we can remember unforgettable moments we spent together. If I lived a hundred years ago, I would met them once in a lifetime and never saw or heard again.

So yes, cellphones have many advantages, but on the other hand we forget about people around us. We spend our days, chatting online, while there are parents and friends,  who want to talk, who probably need help or advice. While there are homework, housework, cooking which is needed to be done. Teenagers forget that books were written not only for quotes. But joking aside, it's a real pity.

Thereby, every innovation has its advantages and disadvantages. And people, walking in step with the times, should not forget the simple pleasures of life.

While some people can't live without changes, new experiences and new friends, others don't even want to hear about new pair of shoes. My parents are people of two different types.

My father has always wanted to widen his horizons, to visit new countries, to meet interesting people, to buy something amazing for me and mommy. He couldn't and still can't live without movement. If he has a chance to try something new and yet unexplored, he takes this chance immediately. From the early childhood he decided he has to know different languages and travel around the world. And he always wanted the whole family to travel with him.

But my mommy has never wanted to live abroad or do something extraordinary. She always refused to go anywhere and she wasn't happy with new clothes or perfumes or souvenirs from London, Paris or New-York. She just wanted daddy to stay at home with her and watch a TV, sitting on the long been favorite sofa.

And now, every time I'm about to visit new countries, she tells me that I'm just like my father. Also she asks me why I want to go to the cities I've already been in. She really doesn't understand me, whereas I don't understand her at all. I cannot sit at home longer than a day. I feel sick if I'm in the same room for a long time. And the only cure for this is to change the ambiance. And I know two things now: I will always search for changes and new experiences, and my future husband must share my interests in this matter.

Choosing a university, the first and the most important thing you look for is high-quality education. It is well-known throughout the country that there is no corruption in AUCA, that is why students should study hard to get their diplomas. It also means that those people will be real professionals in their spheres. So only highly educated, responsive and attentive teachers can help to reach goals. And for sure AUCA hires only the best ones.

If I enter the university I will study at the faculty of European Studies. This faculty gives me an opportunity to know English perfectly because education takes place only in English language, moreover it gives me opportunity to learn several foreign languages. Knowing some languages is indispensable nowadays. Such professionals are very required all over the world. I want to be the one of them. And only AUCA can give me a chance to make my dream come true. All the more so, AUCA offers Kyrgyz diploma and Bart diploma which increases the importance of a person in the labor market.

AUCA has a multitude of communications and many interesting programs for students. You can meet new people from other countries or go study abroad if you are diligent enough. Or you can just have a pleasure talk with intelligent people from your country because only those can enter this university. All the programs offered by AUCA, open up new horizons, when other universities lock students in a definite framework.

So I am ready to do my best and enter American University of Central Asia. 

Unfortunately, I don't have siblings. But I have a great amount of cousins: 4 boys and 3 girls, and I'm the elder among them all. But we see each other very rarely. Except my little beloved cousin who lives not far from me. She is eight years old, and when you have a cousin who is eight years old you have to be prepared to answer every question which comes to her mind. And the thing is, those questions never come to mind of a teenager or an adult, and more often I've got no idea how to answer to them. However, thanks to her, I start to think on serious subjects and spend next days searching for answers.

We spend quite much time together. Sometimes I come to take her from gymnastic class, and she tells me all her secrets and wishes. She is not a barbie-lover type of girl, and I always hear from her: "I don't understand those girls who try to do make up, wear accessories or somehow catch boys' attention, they are only eight!" And I always feel weird and have nothing to say, because I actually was a barbie-lover.

And I cannot imagine my life without my cousins; moreover I love them more than some people love siblings. So despite the fact I am the only child, I never feel alone.

Oh, and about the book. Did you like it more than the movie? I think they always change details.

Have you read the other parts? By the way, are you a big Harry Potter fan or you just decided to read this book like "why not" ?  

My name is Dayana. This year I'm gonna be 18 and it scares me. It seems like freedom but actually - just new responsibilities. My future life depends only on me and I feel I'm not ready to be a grown-up person. Because I still love swings, amusement parks, mom's hugs and praise,long walks with friends, loud music, dancing even in an inappropriate place, books which do not connect with reality, and I still love people like if they never can betray.