APRIL 20th

There are many unforgetable things in my life. As the time passing by, the memory just like a film come to my mind. I studied in Beijing for almost 4 years before I came here, my parents and all my relatives were living in Shandong.Before I came to Beijing, my first impression of the people here are proud. They may not easy to get along well with.I always remembered my mother's word that be silent when your can't control the situation. So when I went to the class, I tried to speak as little as possible ,because to the classmates I am a stranger.The most important thing is I am not a real Beijingnese. I went to school by myself, went back home alone and did everything on my own.Sometimes I just felt that my classmates looking at me on a strangs and looking down on me. When the sports meeting was held in my school, I had some chances to talk with a few girls,but very formal conversation. I was so nervous at that time that I tried to find the topic that they can be interested in. I thought I failed to make friends with them because after that, everything went the same way as before. What made me more sad was I thought that I had to celebrate my birthday by myself. My birthday was coming, I was in bad mood and went to school late.When I came into the classroom. I was really shocked by what I saw. The blackboard was written "happy birthday", the classroom was decarated by flowers. My classmates wrote wish note and pasted on the wall. I still rememebered what they wrote." be happy and be confidence, you are NO.1". " I can be your best friend, if I can help you, please let me know." " you are a vital member of the class." I was deelply touched by these words and can't stop crying. This is a special family for me ,for a girl who study in other country. And here, in CESL, I also feel as warm as a family.I do really want to thank all the people who love me and loved by me.

April 15th

My mother always said I am good at eating, even though I don't know how to cook. I like trying to eat everything that I have never eaten before. When I saw this journal, it just reminds me of the most strange and maybe the hardest thing I have ever eaten.My hometown is famous for seafood, that day my mother bought some black, heavy thing to home and just put some water to cook it. It is just as same size as coin or a small button before cooking. After 5 minuets boiling in the hot water, it became bigger and some thing began to push out of the black out-coat. It is easy to cook but difficult for eating. You must break the out-coat and then eat the thing inside. Maybe my teeth were strong enough, I can't taste anyone for a long time.It was so hard that I am afraid that my teeth would be broken. That's true!! My father almost ate all of them, so later, I took a hammer and ate only a little bit. It was really delicious. I can't find the English name of this thing. But in China, we call it " hai bolou" , only my home can produce the most fresh of them and it can only be found in summer. Before I came to here, I was lucky to eat it again and this time people had created some small machine to make it easier to eat. Actually ,it looks ugly but taste so well. So I alway make jokes on it like, we can't adjust something by its appearance!! huh~

April 6th

The first time I saw this assignment, I was reminded of the epitaph of the great people.I was an ordinary people, maybe I cannot do great contribution to the whole society. But if someday I died, I still hope some people can remember me, even only one of my characteristic.I will write words to thank the people who once helped me, and my grateful of all the thing I used in my life. Also, I will make a wish in my epitaph, I wish every one can live a happy life,especially the one I loved and those person who loved me.I don't need any luxury decoration. The more simple, the better.We all have many complicated things to do when we are alive, no matter how much we try to avoid these. So I expect a simple way to hold a memorial ceremony for my death.Actually, when I was in China, we had talked this in our class. Some of my classmates said, they hope their bone ash can be throw into the sea after dying, because they wanted to become a fish next life. I remembered that I said I hope there can be a music epitaph for me , when the people came to see me, it can play my favourite music automaticlly. They wouldn't be so sad.I always see the eptiaph is gray, it is so stressful for the person who came to grieve over. But it can't not be changed because it is said that it is the solemn color. That's why I want a music epitaph.
It must be a strange idea, but I really hope so.