15 years ago, my parents bought a small house in the countryside, which they used for holidays. After I was born, they started going to the holiday house more. We used to drive 3 hours to reach the house every Friday evening.
During the week my parents worked in London. My two brothers and I went to expensive private schools and we were all very busy. We hardly saw each other. We had several babysitters (临时保姆) as my parents had to work long hours. The only lime we could be together was the weekend, and that was my happiest lime. However, every Sunday morning was torture because we had to leave the house. We all hated leaving our village friends and the beautiful countryside.
Last year my dad had had enough (受够了). He sold our big house near London and my parents gave up their jobs and long working hours. They bought a smaller car. We're now living in our holiday house—two adults, three kids and a dog. My parents got jobs that allow them to work from home. We never have babysitters.
The best change for me is that now I go with my brothers lo n small local school. After school we get on our bikes and ride around to see friends. My life is just so different. We feel calm (平静的)and happy. We have fewer things but for me it seems like we have so much more. I'm so glad we've changed our way of life.
