Title: When you have received the warmth of someone else’s love, and life teaches you how to turn this warmth into a torch to illuminate other people, don’t forget that this is how life treats love. The highest reward.

Student name: Lu

School attended: Sophomore at Huainan Institute of Industry and Trade

Major: Business English

School applied for: Oregon State University, Ohio University, and Washington State University are all admitted

Application major: Business-Marketing

Application requirements: IELTS 5.0

Already have plans to study abroad Dear children, what do you imagine studying abroad life to be like? For those of you who have started studying abroad, is the life you are experiencing deviating from your expectations? Now let’s share the growth process of a student studying in the United States and experience the various flavors of studying abroad.

Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival Abroad

The blogger on the Sina blog I saw tonight is a Chinese in the United States. The article records how Chinese people in the United States celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and how the United States celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival in people's eyes. The old overseas Chinese are in Philadelphia, where there are many Chinese people. Compared to small Corvallis, our place has no Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere at all. Yesterday, Little A and I went to the Asian supermarket to buy vegetables and mooncakes. The supermarket was full of Chinese people, and it seemed that the international students were also busy celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. When I went to winco to buy food, I also found many international students buying food. Being in a foreign country, although there is a lack of family and relatives around me, fortunately, friends are around. A small gathering of three or five people can be regarded as feeling the atmosphere of the festival, right? !

Sleepless Night in Seattle

Night Scene in Seattle

It has been two weeks since I returned to the United States, and my days have been very fulfilling in the past two weeks. A few days after returning to the United States, I went to Seattle for the second time with my friends. I always feel that I can never go to Seattle more than once. I especially love the beautiful port city of Seattle. It is really beautiful. Many people may have seen the movie "Sleepless in Seattle", but a movie is still a movie after all, and the content it can cover and express is limited. The beauty of Seattle cannot be presented in just a few movies. At night, I looked at the port of Seattle, the Ferris wheel on the seaside, and the lights on the island opposite. They were all so beautiful. I was really drunk at that moment. I really wanted to stay in this kind of time forever, but I knew that it was only a moment. Just experience the pleasure. Life is life, always so practical. Don't let your imagination run wild. This trip was very fun. Not only did we visit the Boeing Aircraft Company, learn about the development history of human flight, and see the most advanced aerospace technology in the United States, we also experienced the feeling of simulating flying an airplane and having the airplane swoop down. We also took a ferry to the island and drove along the coast at high speed. Suddenly we spotted a huge thing in front of us. When we looked closely, it turned out to be an aircraft carrier. It was the first time we had close contact with an aircraft carrier. All of us marveled at the hugeness of the aircraft carrier. Four people, one car, Seattle is particularly worthy of our memories. Now I feel that life as an overseas student should be about studying, making friends, and traveling. These are the most real, beautiful and meaningful things.

Traveling around the United States with my dad

My dad came to the United States to visit me in June. I was so excited that I didn’t sleep the night I picked him up. Two friends stayed with me at my house. , very happy very happy. When I received my dad in the morning, I really wanted to hug him, but when I saw him, I simply asked, Dad, are you tired? I don't know if it's because of shyness or something else. Dad came to visit relatives and also stopped by for travel. I accompanied my dad to Los Angeles to play Universal Studios, see downtown Los Angeles, the largest Chinese community in Los Angeles, and go to San Monica Beach. My dad said that the beach, sea, blue sky, and white clouds are very beautiful. I went to Las Vegas, an oasis in the desert, a city filled with dollars, and the largest gambling city in the world. We stayed at the Tower Hotel in Las Vegas, the tallest building in the southwest United States. At night we went up to the top of the hotel to look at the night view of Las Vegas. What word can I use to describe it? It’s really a " luxurious". The skyline in the old town of Las Vegas also opened my dad’s eyes. Because of my part-time job, I know many travel agencies. Our trip was cheap and comfortable, and it also allowed Dad to experience four-star hotels in the United States.

Sharis’ Steak

On my first night in the United States, I took my dad to eat steak at Sharis, an American chain steakhouse. My dad thought it was delicious.

In Las Vegas, I also accompanied him to the hotel's buffet restaurant to eat steak at night. We also saw the Hoover Dam in the United States. That dam was really a great achievement at the time. Now compared with China's Three Gorges, the Chinese would think this dam is too childish. Grand Canyon National Forest Park, a world natural heritage, a typical erosional landform, and the residence of Indians. Dad thinks this place is pretty good, and it is quite similar to Xinjiang. Went to eat Chinese food in the largest Chinese community in Los Angeles. Let dad feel what Chinese food in the United States tastes like. In fact, the Hunan Chili King in Los Angeles is really authentic and not very different from the one in China.

I still had conflicts with my dad over this matter in the United States. My dad felt that I was spending too much money. In fact, I just want him to have fun and be comfortable. I spent all the money I earned from my part-time job without telling him. The day my dad passed away, I felt very sad. I sent him to the airport. I wanted to hug him, but I didn't do this. I sent my dad to the elevator and said hello to him. I turned around and left. I didn't dare to stay and watched him get on the elevator. The back and white hair made me feel particularly uncomfortable. I feel that I am too ignorant and always let my parents worry. I walked out of Terminal 4, and suddenly my mind was empty. I also wanted to see my dad. I ran in and hid behind the pillar. My dad couldn't see me, but I could see him. I watched him line up for security check until his back was no longer visible. I still couldn't help but shed tears at that time. I just want to do my best to show my filial piety. Letting Dad have more fun is the fundamental purpose of letting Dad come to the United States this time, right? I really don’t know if dad is satisfied with his trip to the United States?

A chance encounter on the plane

I met a Canadian sister on the plane back to China. Because I was transferring in Vancouver, Canada, my sister told me: She went to Canada 11 years ago. After studying abroad, she is now married and has children in Canada. She has not applied for a green card. She feels that living here is enough, and nationality is not important. We chatted about our respective lives studying abroad, and she told me stories about her time studying abroad, her impulsive love, her work experience, and how she and her husband worked hard for a living in Canada. She doesn't pursue famous brands or luxury cars. It's not that she can't afford them, it's just that things that suit her are good. Her life in college seemed to tell me a truth: many things in college were beautiful but unrealistic. At that time, we were impulsive and thought that everything about our friends was real. My girlfriend or boyfriend was the person I loved most or the person I wanted to marry. After working and entering the society, we would be given another negative teaching material. That teaching material is called reality. . We had a great chat and eventually exchanged phone numbers. I invited her to come and play, and she also invited me to the third-largest city in Canada that grew up because of oil.

New semester, new atmosphere

Attending school dinner

It has been a week since school started, and my mentality has long been adjusted. Forget the unpleasantness of the past and focus on the future. New semester, new tasks, new environment. It is worth mentioning that I have just accepted the position of director of the rights department of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association. This is an opportunity for me to communicate more with Americans in the future. Last week, the International Student Language Center of our school invited us to a meeting to communicate with their boss and heads of departments. Because I used to be responsible for a lot of things for new students, I talked a lot. They invited me to attend their seminar this week, and I gladly accepted. I thought about it for a long time before deciding whether to accept this position, as long as it would not affect my studies. Secondly, I thought about it, so that I will have more contact with the managers of the International Language Center in the future, which will be helpful to me both in terms of practicing my spoken English and gaining work experience in the future. The senior also said that they will hire people to work part-time in the future. I have a great advantage and they will hire me. This year's chairman, Little B, is very capable and capable. He is studying for a doctorate in our school. The student union has developed very well under his hands. We have activities with the Pioneers and so on. By following seniors, you can learn a lot about knowledge, abilities, and character. Learn from his poise and magnanimity. So after considering many aspects, I happily accepted this position.

Taking a photo with the school leaders

Here are some famous sayings about how to deal with others:

If you are not satisfied with others, you will never remember the good things about others. , will only remember the bad things of others.

But those who are not the only ones in their hearts understand that the kindness others treat them is not something they should take for granted, so they will be grateful and contented.

So, we must learn to identify who is a selfish person and who is not.

Only the latter is worthy of our sincerity, whether it is to a friend or to go further than a friend.

Editor’s note: What we hope to share is the real learning status, real life, and real mentality. We hope that every student who studies abroad can improve their language, be mentally prepared, and always be prepared before going. Always remind yourself that going abroad is not about pleasure, it is a path that once chosen, you cannot retreat from. Everyone has a stage that they have to get through, some students take one month, some students take three months, but once we get through it, we can be reborn. Please remember: success is never easy to obtain, but requires us to work together to obtain it.