correction

Hey would somebody please be so kind and correct my article.. English is not my mother tongue so I tend do make a lot of mistakes..
It is supposed to be a contribution to a student magazine.. but i dont think I did a good lead in and round off.. so i would really appreciate a few tips or aditions.. i have to hand it in in a few hours so please help me. And I am really uncertain about the first, second last.. can this format be used in an article?

Article:
What would your life be like if you had been born a woman/man?

Have you ever wondered how your life would be if you had been born the opposite gender? In class we were asked to do exactly that, imagine ourselves growing up as boys/girls.

First of all, I really believe that my childhood would have been quite different if I had been born a male. I probably would have had much more freedom and leisure time growing up. Especially as a girl with an Islamic background I had to live up to certain expectations, whereas, my male relatives were much more pampered. I could also imagine being more adventures as a boy than I was as a girl. Playing with action figures rather than baby dolls and spending more time climbing trees than preparing tea parties.

Second, I am certain that I would have had different interests such as camping or engineering as a teenager. If I had had these hobbies, I would have chosen a different field of studies; for example, natural science or maybe I would have gone into business.

Last, I suppose I would have just a few close friends and a lot of acquaintances. Probably because men somehow manage to create a close bond of friendship and focus more on the quality than quantity of friendships.

Even though in the end our imaginations are just that, imaginations; it is funny to think about how our life could have been if we had been born the opposite gender.

Thanks in advance!!