Complete the following sentences using verbs from the boxes and answer these questions!

    Last night, I read an article about adolescence in a magazine. I learned that it was a time of change between childhood and adulthood.

    After I finished reading the article from the magazine, I remembered my own adoloscence. I was fourteen at that time. I felt very emotional about everything. But I tried to learn more about myself. I tried to discover what I wanted to do, and what kind of people I wanted to be.

    To divert my emotions, I took many extracurricular activities. I took piano lessons on Mondays. On Tuesdays, I joined an English course. Then on Wednesdays and Thursdays, I had extra science and math lessons. Fridays, it was my time to play basketball with my friends. Finally, I spent most of my weekends with my family.

    I was able to control my emotions and to have a place where I could express my creativity in positive ways.

How did it make him feel?