Blog #3 - Confession

When I read this title, I recall a deep memory that happened when I was ten years old. I was an athlete in my primary school, and my sports majors were javelin and shot. Thus, the other athletes and I had to take the sports exercises every day. In the every day's morning, we had to run about three kilometers for warm-up. Usually, our coach didn’t check us, and he trusted us, which gave us the chance to cheat. We found a good place to hide and play, then we appeared in our coach’s office after thirty minutes. We enjoyed this way, and keeping cheating more than two weeks. Until one day…

As a Chinese proverb said: “walking on the beach often, your shoes can’t keep drying forever”, we were caught finally. Our coach found out we didn’t run and follow the route, and we were playing in that time. The terrible thing has happened… Our coach required us to fast run six kilometers again, and he drove the motorcycle to supervise us; furthermore, we couldn’t run slower than his motorcycle, or we would get another punishment! It is obvious that I was super exhausted on that day, and we never cheated again…

Many years later, I am an adult now. Interestingly, the exhausted felling was temporary, but the happy memory is sustained. I always remember this story with a smile. In addition, I am particularly grateful to my coach, because my many good qualities were fostered by him. My coach is a serious but considerate man, he taught us to be an honest, persevering, and strong person, and many knowledge that we couldn’t learn from the book and class can be learned from him. 

Blog #2-Proverbs

  Proverbs are the essences of wisdoms. Some proverbs can encourage people to work harder; some proverbs can sum up the experiences of predecessors; some proverbs can warn people. Interestingly, different countries sometimes have similar meanings of proverbs, which show the truth is in common. There are two proverbs influence my life.

  First, nothing is difficult to the man who will try. This proverb is a Chinese proverb, which was come from the former president of China, Zedong Mao. I like this proverb, because it gave me power. When I wanted to give up, it encouraged me to persist. Furthermore, it was the first proverb which I knew when I was six years old. Thus, it is not only a proverb but also a motto for me.

  Second, great trees are envied by the wind. This proverb is totally same with my country, and it is very fit with Chinese culture. When I was a young girl, my parents and teachers told me that don’t show too many your abilities, or you will be disgusted by other people. In China, most of people believe that modesty is a kind of virtue. Indeed, sometimes, the second is better than the first.

  In short, these two proverbs influence my life. In fact, many other proverbs also influence me, and they are deep in our lives. They give us powers, experience, and warnings.

Blog #1-Nicole’s Introductions

Nicole’s Introductions

Hello, everybody, I am Nicole, and I am glad to be a classmate with you! I come from Beijing, China, which is a very big city, and nearly 30 million people live in this city. Welcome to Beijing, you will visit Great Wall, the Imperial Palace, and the Olympic Stadium.

I like Beijing, but I also like Los Angeles and Orange Country. The weather in here is very good, and the oranges are delicious. Furthermore, here is not as crowed as Beijing. I have been to the USA to study more than 1 year. I want to be a graduate student in the CSUF. My Undergraduate major is accounting, and I aspire to the economics master. I have a lot of hobbies, for example, watching movies, swimming, and traveling. In the future, when I have enough time, I will go to some other cities in the USA to visit.

English is hard for me. Fortunately, I have past the hardest time. Nowadays, I feel that studying is easier and happier than before, and I think that we can spend a fantastic semester together!