Hanyan Yu
I view myself as an ordinary girl, who grows up happily under the protection and support from her family. Although I’m so average but I think there are still something about me that can make me special and I wish I could find these things someday.
I have a lot of concerns for my newly started fresh college life. One of my concerns is about build up relationships with my classmates. In high school, I’ve always been quiet and I barely communicate with my classmates about my thoughts. As a result, I don’t have a lot of friends in high school, and I often feel alone. I hate this feeling so I decide to learn how to be friends with people around me in college. Another concern is about my language. I know language problem should not be an excuse for me anymore since I’ve come to this country for such a long time now, but still sometimes I just can’t express myself with my English skill. Last but not least, I have to read a lot for each of my classes, which I found to be very hard to me. Sometimes I read but I can’t comprehend what I have read, so now, reading has become the top of my concern.
I found out that my classmates in college are way nicer than the classmates I have in high school. They are more polite and friendly and I feel relaxed around them. In high school, some of my classmates were mean and they don’t like to talk to me since I have a Chinese accent when I speak English, but not in college. Therefore, I feel easier to express my feelings here in college.
The first year of my college life will absolutely change me. The people I meet, I deal with are different, they are more mature, and have more thoughts. I think, their way of thinking may change me a lot during this year.
