Today,it is cold.
Today is the first day of the weekend.
We have to go to work tomorrow.
Today, China closed the Google blog server.
Today, I accompanied a colleague to the centre of city.
Today, I am perplexed.
Today, I cut hair.
Today, I washed clothes.
Today is very insipid.
4 comments:
Today is very inspired.. I'm inspired by your attitude towards life. You're great.
Yes I have heard of "NEw East". lol. My mom bought all her study material from the school/program when she was studying for her TOEFL. She didn't take the course though, but just studied by herself. It took a lot of stamina, but if you have enough internal drive to go for studying abroad, I don't see why you need take the course.
Why not try Canada? It's so much better than the States (i.e. no gun violence). Everybody from China have such high regards for the American life, but in reality it's much more brutal for new immigrants there than immigrating to Canada is. It takes YEARS (more than 5) to get your Green Card, but Canadian Citizenship only takes 4. And it gives you pretty much unrestricted entry to most countries anyway--Europe, Cuba,etc... the States especially.
I've heard many, many horror stories about the experience of trying to start a new life in the States, plus there is a lot more prejudice against immigrants there. The Canadian government offers a lot of benefits to international students. Look into it! I think about 1/3 of my friends are international students. Of course undergrad is very expensive if you don't have Canadian citizenship, but for grad school here, you can get paid full time by working as an RA (research assistant) or TA (teaching assistant). A lot of programs also offer full scholarships for the 2 years of Masters you do. I know this because when my mom first got here, she didn't have a job, so she went to do her PHD at Queen's University (even though she was a professor in China). And the money she was earning as a student was enough to support the two of us.
I think the most important thing is to work on your English. You are very proficient at it already, from what I've read on your blog. Just be careful because sometimes you tend to confuse when to use adjectives and when to use nouns. Also, I know it's hard to not directly translate from Chinese to English, but try to think in an "English" way, not: think of something first, then translate into English in your head. It's hard, but you'll get better with practice. :D
I find that reading English books really helped me. So read lots! And make sure your spellings for words are all correct. (p.s. On your blog, it's "label", not "lable". English is tricky that way :p)
Anyway, good luck! It's more than possible to achieve. And you can ask me questions about the immigration experience or w/e!
I'm going to Europe with an organization of kids my age. It cost a lot of money to go because it's very safe. I'm mostly raising money with yard sales and people who donate money to help me. I might be getting a job, as well, so that helps me earn the money I need. You can get a job when you're 15. How old do you have to be in China to get a job?
zhang ning wo zhen mo kan bu dong a
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