My name is Lily. I like collecting stamps very much.
At the age of five, I started to collect stamps. My uncle, John, gave me a nice stamp and showed his stamp album to me. The stamps in his stamp album were so beautiful that I was deeply attracted. I became interested in stamps from that day on. I put my first stamp in my notebook. Later, I bought a stamp album and started collecting stamps by category (类别).
My family helped to buy stamps for me. After my friends and classmates knew my hobby, they started to help me collect stamps. Sometimes I traded with them, too. Gradually, I collected over one thousand stamps from different countries around the world when I was ten.
I gain knowledge (获得知识) by collecting stamps. I learn about the history, geography and customs of the world. It also cultivates (培养) my sentiment (情操). I often enjoy them in my spare time. My friends and classmates all like them, too.