Interviewing Suugii

Interview with Suugii (Age 17)

What does 'being a teenager' mean for you?

Being a teenager means that it is a chance for me to discover myself. As a child we don't know about the deep meaning of life, furthermore, the world inside us. So, being a teenager is hard, annoying etc, yet it is a journey that I enjoy.

Are you enjoying your life as a teenager? Why?

Well, I enjoy it most of the time; however, I feel upset and kind of depressed whenever I face a problem that it is hard for me to solve on my own. Besides those problems, I enjoy being a teenager because I get to experience many things and most importantly I am getting to know myself more :)

Is there anything that you get influenced more after you become a teenager?

Hmm, I think my environment. Since I moved to Germany, I had to face lots of problems such as communicating with the kids or dealing with new technologies, etc. I learned actually a lot when I came back to my home country. Of course I knew there were poverty, murdering and 'bad things' going on outside in the world. However, I saw those problems with my own eyes when I came back to Mongolia. So this might also have changed my goals, opinion, etc.

How would you define your teenager life?

Hmm, more like an ocean. It is mostly calm and very relaxing; however, when strong wind comes, it becomes very violent and disturbing ^^

Is there anything that has changed after you became a teenager?

Yes, a lot. Ok, as we all know our bodies change. We can skip tha part ^^. Hm, I am sure that a lot of things in my life have changed, such as my point of views on certain topics or my values, believes, my priorities, etc. For example, as a child I mostly thought of playing around and having fun with my friends. However, now I am thinking more about my future, such as my education, my life time goals, etc :)

What should a teenager do in order to enjoy his/her life?

A teenager should not be very serious or very playful when it comes to 'life'. S/he should enjoy doing what sh/he likes doing and most importantly have the balance between school, fmaily and personal life. If that person manages balancing out his/her life, then there won't be any other great depression on that person in his/her future life.

Do you often feel emotional changes? When and why?
Hm, I think it has to do with puberty where all those hormones are going crazy -_-. I personally think that I can control my emotions very well and that I only show them to those I truly trust. It is very strange: Whenever something very exciting happens I am very happy and hyper but after like an hour or so, I am very sad, because of only small things such as marks on my face or something like that.

Have you ever though of trying 'bad things' (ex. Committing suicide, smoking, etc)? Why?

Everyone is curious about the 'bad things' that the grounups talk about and strictly tell us not to even try them out. I once grabbed some real grasses from the back yard of my house and I rolled them inside a leaf, and then I set them on fire. I tried to smoke; however, it did not really work out, so I just got annoyed and left it. I never tried drinking and I am not going to because it is not just healthy for me. Some people have different opinions; however, I don't want to die in my mid 30's.

What is the most important thing in your life? Why?

My most important thing in my life is growing as a person. Of course family, friends and education is important; however, for me, I think that should grow and make a better person out of myself. I don't want to just be stuck there in life with those skills I already have. I want to try out new things and I want to learn. Enjoying life, learning from it, feeling happy... satisfactions. These are the things I am looking for.

Adolescence is a time to be prepared to become an adult. Are you prepared enough?

In my opinion, I am well prepared for the upcoming problems and responsibilities; however, I sometimes wish that I would stay as a child. A child doesn't have any problesm to deal with...

Any comments you would like to make about being a teenager?

A teenager is phase where we experience a lot of things. You might have done something wrong, disappointed your peers and families. However, the most important thing is that you learn the lesson and try not to repeat it again.