it has been a long time; * from past till now * and we have improved our English !

Monday, March 27, 2006

Since I left my country, I have been in Singapore for about four months. As an overseas student, I think it is really a great challenge to me because I have to do all the things by myself. Although it has not been long, I think I have changed a lot .There are so many “First Times” that I have experienced here gave me more novelties than I ever had before leaving home. And there are also so many difficulties that I have faced that make me tough and ready to be an independent person!

Firstly, like most of overseas students, I think the most important task is using a foreign language to converse. At first, I was very brave and eager to try to talk with locals. But things are not so easy, most of them feel that they can not understand what I am saying. At last, I feel sad and disappointed that we, foreign students, have to talk with each other in Chinese .But I haven’t lost my confidence. I know that it will take a long time for me to be familiar with the new environment and there are a mass of things, including the culture, English, local knowledge and so on, waiting me to learn humbly.

Different from my life at home, I have to take good care of myself, not only in studies, but also our everyday life. I think I am an independent person so I do not experience too much difficulty in adapting to the new life-style. I always wash my clothes with hands, and can even sew up buttons and holes in my clothes. Without my mother’s call in the morning, I have to open my sleepy eyes and wake up. Without the support of my parents to hold, I have to discover the unknown domain and novelties on my own. All my behaviors depend on me. So I learnt how to control my life and how to be the master of time.

As a student, my responsibility is to study. But there are many differences between my learning experiences here and in China. I have to learn how to cooperate with my classmates. It is very important in my education in Singapore. Also I should develop my leadership during the study in Temasek Junior College by participating in extra-curricular activities. In general, I should adjust the balance between the study and life.

I have this experience that everyone will have after leaving home - “homesickness”. I always miss my homeland, my parents, my relatives, my friends. I missed all the things in my hometown. But I know that I have to be realistic. I can also find some of the products here. I try to make myself busy so that I can put my homesick yearning at the back of my mind. I find that it really effective.

Riding on my parents’ efforts and hopes, I try to enjoy myself every day so that they will not be worried about me. I will also prove my worth as the time goes by, develop myself and make my dreams come true.

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