As an international student, I can understand what Liu's feeling is like. It is quite normal that we will feel uncomfortable when we are surrounded by a different culture. Liu's need may be most of our choices. Everything will become easy when we live in our own culture. I appreciate the ones who can get the courage to face the culture shock and choose to put himself or herself into an unfamiliar culture. Since no one can understand you, foreigners here always have a struggling time to express themselves.
The first 2 weeks for me is definitely a kind of torch. I can not talk to my classmates and roommates,because of my limited English. I still do not want me to do as other international students. Deep inside, I want to stay in such environment which will force me to learn something new.
Fortunately, I managed to persuade myself. I did not choose to live with other Chinese. I feel happy to make this choice. I can speak loudly in English and make American friendsnow. I want to be different from my Chinese friends. I do not care about what others are thinking about me whenever I make mistakes. Actually there are still lots of native speakers who are also afraid to get involved on the campus.
vocabulary: sarcasm, exposure, reluctance
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