"Marin Iden" by Jack London And also "American Tragedy" by Theodore Dreiser. Highly recommend this classics :)

When I was 11 my family moved to India (we are from Ukraine )due to some activities in our country . I wouldn't say it was a shocking experience, I even kind of liked it since I've never been outside Ukraine. I stayed there for five years and I learned English there well enough to have friends from all different parts of the world. But even though I had friends and a decent house I really wanted to go back so I could study. And my dream came true a few months ago. Two years ago my dad and bro left to Ukraine because they had some troubles with documents, so I finally met my father after a long time. It might sound like I was excited to meet him but to be honest I really wasn't. This man is so selfish. He says he does his best to keep the family going but in reality he is that person who every member of my family is afraid of. I would go on and on about things he did but I'm not sure I should, one thing I can say is that he left a scar on my back and a few other places. So the reason I cry every day is because now I have no freedom, No one listens to me and my own parents treat me like I'm some trash. My mom calls my older sister some really cute names in Russian I can't translate them and the same she does to my brother. But I am a lazy one that can't even wash floors nicely. Anyway...

Я ходила в поход в эти выходные 🏕. Поехала со своими китайскими друзьями, возможно я была единственной американкой. Я приехала поздно вечером в пятницу и плохо подготовилась из-за работы. К счастью, я спала на надувном матрасе, но было очень жарко и трудно заснуть. Когда я проснулся, мне было холодно. У нас был завтрак и китайское барбекю на обед. Я пошла на пляж искупаться и случайно оставила телефон в ванной, но Слава Богу, его не украли (I want to say thankfully, not luckily). Этим летом у меня было 2 цели: кемпинг и садоводство. Я сделала и то, и другое, но теперь хочу покататься на байдарках. Ошибок совсем немного! Вы большая молодец и текст интересный :)

On the 16th of December (on the sixteenth of December) with dates we use ordinal numbers in English English teacher, Natalia.