2017 is important and special for me. I left my family and came to the opposite of earth— from China to America. This is the first term for me in Northland. In fact, it is really different from my imagine before I am still in China. Time runs quickly, and I even did not realize that nearly 4 mouthes went away. This year, I came here, I experienced different things and I met many people. Of course, this year, I learnt a lot of new knowledge, especially they are in English. And my skill of language also improved. But as well as, knowledge, I learnt more valuable things here.  Life is full and colorful, but I also met many difficulties.

  As a international student, I really expected for my life here before I arrived here. I never foresee that the life in another country would be like this.I heard that students who is in America do not have a lot of homework and do not need to study a lot. As you know, education in China is really different from education here. In China, we can practice it a lot of time and we can meet really difficult questions, we even cannot understand the questions’ meaning. And in America it is not really difficult, but we can join many different activates and expels our horizon. That is what I know before I came here. When I got on the plane that was from China to America, I even do not know weather I am ready to get into this kind of new life.

I knew I must to face it. And I began my life at school. At the first day, I felt nervous but excited. It is a little hard to understand teachers completely. Everyone is new for me. And I tried to get into this new “circle”. Actually, the problem about language or communication that I really worried did not happen, but the problems about relationship or culture always happen. And the day and day passed, I had new friends and I began to understand American culture. But when people stayed together, there were many conflicts or different idea. And we need to solve it together. Everyone have disadvantages, and we need to understand and care each other. I learnt how to do well on relationship. It might be the first lesson here.

 I experienced the homecoming. It is the first time for me to join a activity like this. We got ready together and bought dress. I still remember how difficult to chose the most beautiful. During the homecoming, we wore high-heeled shoes, and it is hard to dance. We dance together without shoes, and music is like wind moved between us. It is excited and harmonious. And homecoming has finished for several mouthes. This a really good experience in this year.

I experienced thanksgiving day. I heard it before, but it is just picture and some simple words. I understood it here. It is not only a festival, but also a good chance to be together with family and friends. We had special food to celebrate it .

I joined soccer team.I did not play it before.It is unacquainted for me. Most of time, I cannot do a good job to help my team to get point. I felt sorry and sad about it. I even a little afraid to go to practice. But all girls in the team are really nice and friendly. They always encourage or comfort me. It is like a power to encourage me to work harder. I got valuable friendship here and my skill of soccer also improved.

  And there was also a really excited thing for me. A really big snowing in Houston. We all surprise about it. Although it was not for a long time, but it was pretty and all snowing is like another cloth of earth.

This year almost finished. Time passed away quickly, I will be one year older and grow up. I experienced many wonderful things and challenge. I did the most important decision that is coming to America. I realized relationship and how warm family and friends are. Time is still running off, life is continue to pass, but I understand lots of valuable things from them. Next year, life will be still wonderful and colorful.