The big decision for my life

  This week was a amazing week for me. I felt so happy that I never felt before. I was  made the first big decision  for my life. I decided to change my major from Business to psychology. It was a big change, isn't it? Many people were so surprised that I made a so big  change for my major. But, I want to say is  that I changed my major to psychology is not just by implosion, when I was in middle high school, I would begin to think to be a psychologist. However, In china, I had no opportunities to learn psychology, In this semester, I took the psychology course, and I really like to learn that course. Fortunately, our psychology professor was a chinese, and she let me  took a psychology test for my future career. The test result showed me that I was suitable to be a psychologist. will, I was so excited for my future. I feel so enjoy the feeling that my future is on my hand now. I was never be the young girl who was always made  any decisions depended on her parents. But, I want to thanks for my parents , studying in America was the bright decision for me decided by my parents. many people say that psychology is not a easy major, but I believe myself that I can do anything that what I like to do.

struggling week

 This week was like a nightmare for me. I met some bad experiences in this week. First of all, I got a B in my psychology second test, I was really sad, because I put lots of efforts to prepared this test. The B is not a grade that what I really wanted. As an international student, the grade is so important for me, the study pressure not only from my family, also from myself.  The grade proofs my efforts, but this time I failed. I just thought the psychology test is not a hard test for me. just spend the time to remembered the material from the study guide and review the terms again and again. But this time some questions maybe from the class that I was not care about. the second bad thing is I had a bad cold in this week, I felt so bad, I took many medicines, but the result is not so good. The weather was changed so fast, my body was not catch up the speed change of the temperature. everyday, I was so tired, when I finished my class, I quickly went my dorm and sleeped. I really miss my family and the food in my hometown. 

two tests finished, two tasks will be finished

This week was a busy week. so many things I must to finished. I always say to my parents that the American college life could not leave me a time, let me to miss home except the food. I just already finished the second test for my psychology and economic class, the two test were not bad, but compared the first time durning these two test, I think this time I was not so confident for the grade. maybe the knowledge which i had learned was harder. In the english class, our professor leave the second major paper for us, and next week, we must finished the complete draft. the topic of the this time I think is challenge for me, I just nervous about the I could not understand the requirement, and I could not get the main point of this major paper. "evaluation" is my first time met in my english writing history, I never try to write about this aspect paper before. I must to finished this challenge before the weekends, because, the paper is a big stone in my heart, if I am not finished the paper, I could not have a fun weekends. The second task is my chemistry class review work, I just did not care about the chemistry class during last week, so I had a bad  experience on my quiz in chemistry class. I must to care about my chemistry class, because this class that I must to get A in final grade. 

Final grade for my English competition class

This week, I  already knew my last midterm grade for my English 101 class, It was fine, but not so good. The paper was required us to wrote about  our academic history. Because of this is my first time to wrote the formal Major paper in English writing  class as an international student. I had a little nervous. I could not imagine How the teacher value my essay, which is wrote by a second language leaner. I did  lots of efforts to do my essay. In order to write a essay that the grade will be not so bad.  What materials I should added to support my main idea of my essay? How make my sentence more beautiful? But as second language learner that  have so many language barrios . Everyday, I thought my essay, I changed the paragraph of my essay. I went to the writing center to found a touter to help me. and at last, I found the teacher give me some advices to improve my final draft.It was helped a lot. After the work for my first major paper, I thought myself have so many things to improved for my English writing. I hope that in the second major paper, I can get more higher grade.

MIss Beijing

  This week was finished. It was fine. Everyday did the same things was I always did.  next week is the fall break. Every American students was so excited about the break. Because they can go home, and stay with their family. I was little sad about the break. No car, no plan, I can not go home, just stay here. Our dorm seem like empty. I could not hear many voices any more. I  miss Everything of my hometown. I just really want to eat the real chinese food. However, I bought the flight ticket for my winter vacation. I really hope that day will coming soon. The flight ticket is kind of expensive. But I can not stop thinking the meal in my hometown. I calculated the days left when I go home. haha.. Only have left  65 days. 

Amazing week

  This week is an excited week, I was so enjoyed the day of this week. because of I knew the score for my first psychology and chemistry test. That was Amazing. I got two A for both test. I was so glade to knew that. In chinese word we will call that good news was 开门红. what is that words mean is at the beginning, you get the high score. 开门 is means open the door, 红 is means the color of red. it is funny. Chinese words culture is so different from here. But, do you think that is interesting? Yesterday night, I with my friends went to the state fire. we had a great night, we eating the turkey leg and took some funny pictures. we laughed all night. MC bring me so many friends. I love them so much. because them, I never feet lonely here. I want to use a chinese sentence to say 在家靠父母， 在外靠朋友。I enjoy the American life. 

show week

 This week is my show week, because I had three test in this week, and last week, I studied so hard for the test in this week. On Tuesday, I had the test for psychology class, in order to prepared this test, I did a lot. many things must to remembered, such as the lobes of our mind, the structure of  our brain and How they works, and if our cerebellum damaged how to know that. the psychology words was challenge for me , I used my electric dictionary to find the word meaning, every day I repeated the things, which I recited yesterday, I draw the picture of our brain and try to find the best way to remembered quickly . and finally, I did the test, It was not bad, I thought maybe I could get 90 points, maybe is an A. I hope so. The Economic test I had already know my score today, It is not bad. But I had not get an A .Just 2 points , in last two semester, I had never got an A in my economic class, I really want to get an A in this semester, It is hard , But I will try my best to get it. the chemistry test is let me so mad, I think this class is easy for me, I just did not know the form of test, I could not imagine the so many scientistics show on the test, and I never saw in the textbook,and in my note. Maybe on the class the teacher said some of them , But I did not heard. And in the review class, the teacher was not said about them. I lost  5 points from that . I was so sad. Anyway, I studied harder here than I was in china. Because I got a truth when I studied here, that is In American if I put efforts on my study, I will get the high score. In china, if I want to get the high score, not only I must to put efforts on study, I also must to became more smarter. 

study week

     This week is a challenge week for me, Because next week I will have 3 tests. I must to prepared 3 tests in these days. From monday to friday, I was so sleepy, that was the rule for me. It is strange, isn't it? I call that rule is " omen test ". but In mc, Every day is beautiful, I do not to worry about something, In study week , I was enjoyed the study time.

      Honestly, I was not a early bird, MC let me to arranged my class schedule by myself, I can choice some class on night. in the study week, MC library is good a place to study, I always study there forget the time, also MC provide the computer let us to print our study materials, that was so convenience for us. I also find that in MC not only the library can let us study, dorm lobby is also a good place to work. sometimes I with my classmates discuss our homework or tests, the comfort sofa let us feel really relax. 

     I enjoyed the study week in MC, I like to study here.

HAPPY MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

    This friday night I enjoyed a happy time in MC. I joined the chinese student union, and there were a party for celebrated the mid-autumn festival. Some chinese students take their American friends joined our party.  we were singing the traditional songs and eat the moon cake. The most fun thing  played by people was the traditional game of guessing word. The questions was so funny, which were related the movie start, the famous movie name, and some famous chinese song's names. we laughed all the time. we had a really great night. at last, I was moved. In MC, the international  student were a small group of all student. Our hometown is far away from here, no parents with us, we could not go home at weekend. MC is the second home in this world. we adapting the new home here, and MC provide so many warmly helps for us. letting us together to celebrated the festival, and gives us so many American friends here, we never feel lonely, we called our friends brothers and sisters. In MC we enjoyed the Christian environment, the most sincerely and sweets help always appeared when you have troubles. I love my second home, MC.

      Saturday is the mid-autumn festival. I was so imminently want to introduced the festival in my blog.  the happy day  considered a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain had been harvested by this time and food was abundant. it was a time for relaxation and celebration. the food for celebrated the festival included moon cakes, cooked taro,water claptrap,a type of water chestnut resembling clack buffalo horns.

      The moon cake is the symbol food in the festival. the cake were made with melon seeds, lotus seeds, bean paste. a golden yolk from a salted duck egg was placed at the middle of the cake.Why people eat moon cake in chinese traditional and modern mid-autumn festival? First, the custom of worshipping the moon can be traced back as far as the ancient Xia and Shang dynasties. the shape of the cake is like a moon, so we called the cake "moon cake"there also a story about the moon cake. durning the yuan dynasty, china was ruled by the mongolian people. The  civilian were were unhappy submitting to the foreign rule, so they want to rebellion in the day of the moon festival. in order to spread the information for the civilian without being discovered. the leader ordered the making of special cakes. backed into each moon caked was message with the outline of the attack.  On the night of the moon festival, the rebels successfully attached the government.  so, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this war.

      How the people celebrated the moon festival in nowadays? people get together do some special customs. such as planting mid-autumn trees, burning incense, lighting lanterns in towers and fire dragon dances. people like look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home,giving the best wish to them.

     At last, I  missed my family so much in china at the mid-autumn day, I will sending my best wish to them. I hope they will be healthy and happy everyday.

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HI, I am sylvia, my chinese name is Zhang,xiaoou. that zhang, is my last name,and xiaoou,is my first name. also "xiaoou" has a interesting meaning. It means "small Europ. because whenI was born,my father was in Europ.I am from the capital of china,Beiing. I am so excited that the Beijing hold the Olympic games. I am so proud of that.I am glad to share my stories and experiences in my blog. I also holp that the blog can help me to improve my English writing skills. This is my second year in MC, I was so enjoyed the college life here. So many things I like to know about; the culture,the people. I really want to make more American friends here. If anyone interested in chinese culture. I am so glad to show you.