Hummm

I learned a new word which was soooo hard to be pronounced couple days ago.
----Procrastinate.
I am definitely a winner of procrastination.
That's why I still have too much homework to do now.
Or IT IS TOO MUCH!
Anyway, so what I am doing these days, OR, the rest of this semester, is HOMEWORK and TESTS.
But at least, I have great coffee shops to stay at. NICE!
One of the trees had all yellow leaves last week, but it is "bald" now.Hummm.too quick.
I found out I am broken already after I earned my own money. Haha. I didn't realize how much I wasted in couple days until I spent my own money. I think I should learn how to manage money too. Humm. too much to learn in one life. NICE.
P.S. big news! I don't think I am going back China this Christmas, which is nice and sad. Nice for being here for a real Christmas. Sad for not being able to visit my family in China.
Anyway, everything will be fine. Just LIVE AT THE PRESENT AND BE HAPPY!
Go back to work on my research paper. 88(in Chinese)=bye bye

fall makes me think more

After had a chat with my family, I started to look over the pictures again and again. I mean all of those old pictures with family and friends.

That makes me think of the time in Shenzhen. American life is totally different from life over there.

In Shenzhen, I took minibus, big bus, or subway. I drive by myself here.

There, I called my friends whenever I want. Here,well, there's not many for me to call. 

There, I had all those very delicious and diverse food. Here, I do enjoy different food as well. But in general, to be honest, Chinese foods ARE healthier, even though I really enjoy American food. Well, I love food. :P 

There, I should have been working. Here, I study as a freshman. But I don't regret.

I am just telling those differences. And I also enjoy those differences. Life should be like this, shouldn't it? 

I looked back my high school life and college life in China. Both of them were awesome and unforgettable. I am so thankful that I had life like that with different friends. 

ALSO, I am soooo thankful I am having life which is totally different from the life I would have in China. 

I think I should have been more independent and look for more interesting things to do in this country, or make more friends. :) Sounds good, doesn't it?

Also, I am learning new words everyday. :) Today, I learned...OH.NO!! I guess I already forgot..I learned...maybe "rugged?". Haha. 

I was pretty relaxed today, which was not supposed to. There are more assignments in the rest of October. 

Haha. Fall break will be on Friday and I am going to Chicago again. I think I should gain at least 10 pounds after have foods in China town. :P

Good night.

My middle name is Danger

My days are simple, but I like them.
Well, actually I deleted those words I wrote long time ago. I have been keeping this draft forever. But I think I can make a promise I will finish this one. :)
First, my title is sort of quoted from my English textbook. It fits me a lot as well. If I had a middle name, it must be Danger.After hitting the neighbor's mailbox, fixing right mirror of the truck, weaving on the road, getting lost around places where I didn't know,etc,I broke my tire successfully, oh, also the rim.I know those things happen to everybody who is a new driver, but I still feel I am pretty dumb.I learned a new word to describe myself, "I am retarded." So I drove my car with temporary tire for one week. That's why I told others earlier that they should keep away from me. Haha.
Other than that, everything is very very peaceful.This week I have been keeping myself busy everyday besides studying. Sometimes I really don't want to study for a whole day, but I don't know where I should go to explore. One of the reasons that I didn't go around so far is I am too chicken to go.
Well, some good memories stored in my mind are like these:
1. I made "copycat" into "copymouse"
2. I pronounced my email address "clockqt" into "cockcutie", which confused others.

Oh, I forgot to tell you about my job at ICC.
It's a tutoring job, which I love so much! And my students are very patient. They haven't slapped on my face, which I have imagined all the time because I confuse them with my awkward  English all the time. Well, I do tutor math, but I know nothing of all those terms in English. Haha, my students tell me all the time which is which. :P Yes, I should pay them tutoring me English. Woahaha. but I received highest compliments from them,they said I was clear and helpful. Please ignore Americans saying nice words all the time here, :) even I wasn't not clear.

Yes, one more big piece of news, I started to understand others' conversations!!!!! Wait. Am I supposed to be happy about that? Last semester, when Tess and I passed by a random person who was on the phone. Obviously she could understand what that random person talked about, but I didn't get any words!! A few days ago, when I studied at a cafe I felt so excited that I found out some words of others' conversation sneaked in my ears! Woohoo!even though that means I have to put on earplugs when I study.

Last week, I interviewed Eliana who became my friend. She has unbelievable stories. I am wondering if I could post my paper here for you to read and know her. I think I will if she doesn't mind. :) We will see. Teehee, it's not about my paper, it's about a girl who got adopted seven years ago from Chinese orphanage.

Last but not the least,fall is really here!! Man! Every time I drive up to the Cummings lane, leaves are everywhere, on the tree, in the air, and on the ground. Fall is absolutely incredible! I wish I had better driving skills and then I could enjoy looking around, which is not very possible for me right now unless I want to jump into any bushes.


The end. :)

A negative one

   Driving,driving,driving...I hate driving so far.After last Sunday,I almost got lost or missed many turns when I went to the places I didn't drive by myself before. It's so sad.I felt I was soooooooooooooo dumb!Except the road between school and Washington,I knew none of other roads. Spending more than half hour or one hour to drive to the places where normally needs less than 10 minutes, I felt so so so so stupid. Driving to me is a stressful thing, so far. Be positive, I will love to drive one day!!
   Now I am in the situation like I don't know how to study. Well, I think I don't know what I am talking about either. This is my situation. Confused.
   

Just saying.

   Compared to students who just transferred to ISU, Champaign,or other schools, my homework of second week of school seems nothing. So I shouldn't think it's a lot.
   Today I went to SI which is a program for anatomy and physiology. It's pretty good! At least, I became more clear about biology. Hopefully I can keep doing this and succeed!! Let me become the legend, please!!! Just kidding. :P
   I started to drive by myself from last week. Well, I am still thinking why people like this, maybe because I made too many mistake to scare myself. I got lost last Sunday. I believe this happens to everybody. :P Also,I hit neighbor's mailbox this morning. Well, please don't tell the cops we have a potential car killer here. :P I think I can become a young people with many scary stories.
   Taking three online classes seems like not a good idea, at least for me, a last-minute girl. I think I have to take care of this in the next semester.
   

First day of school!!

     Humm, I think I will start with my anniversary of U.S. life. To a certain point, that's pretty something to me. :P Yesterday was my one-year day in U.S. It's great. Probably because of this, I had a very very good mood, or maybe because of school almost started. Last year August 21st, I got off plane and had first pizza at school. And I had pizza yesterday too! Wowwww..isn't that really something? Of course I didn't make it on purpose. That's why I felt surprising.
     Last year Wing and I hung out with Lindy and Katie for the first time at Avantis, and we hung out for the last time at Avantis again! Sometimes, things happen like this, without any purpose, are really amazing and cheer me up. :D
     Ya, summer is completely over,even the weather is still here. (But it's not super hot, is fall coming?) Another important thing is, I got my driver license!! Woahahahaha..eventually. :) Now I am looking for cars. As long as I can have a car, I don't care whether it's bug(never be a cockroach, bug here means beetle) or not any more.
     I met several old friends today and some new friends today. Life is wonderful. I enjoy making friends with others. It seems like there are 2 more new Chinese students at ICC. :)
     Today, I had Anatomy and Physiology lecture and lab. The biology teacher is cool. :) Actually, I find out I am not good at listening in class, which is true.I always lost important information. However, I met and meet good teachers. Teachers at ICC are pretty helpful and patient. :) After class, I picked up the tutor schedule at the learning lab for my biology class. I think I will stay there most of the time in this semester. I am at the war with many classes. Haha. People in Asia usually will say "fighting" for cheer people up, something like "good luck" or "you can do it". Some people here feel weird when we say that. It never means violence. Don't worry. :P  So fighting fighting fighting! :)))
     So far, I am still too chicken to drive by myself. Anyway, I had a new passenger when I drove. :P She is graduate student at Bradley. Her name is Yan. Oh, well, if you want to meet this sweet girl, I will introduce her to you. :D
     Oh, one more thing, Mid-autumn Day is coming soon, which few American know this Chinese traditional festival. It's one of the most important festival in China. The full moon will hang in the sky, every year except raining or cloudy. Families get together and have a big big dinner! The typical food is mooncake, which is available at the Asian market. The typical activities is to hang lanterns everywhere and appreciate the moon after dinner. When I was younger, I carried the lanterns to walk in the street with my siblings. It doesn't sound fun, but it's. :P Also, we have grapefruit and chestnut, which are my favorite.
     Alright, fighting!! :P
   

Saying goodbye

     I don't like saying goodbye, especially when it will take a long time to see again.
     The first time I came to America last August,21st, (I am gonna be in this country for a whole year, maybe I should celebrate as well as others celebrate their anniversary)， I said goodbye to my family in Hong Kong. My mom hid herself and cried. When all of us went back China, we said goodbye to friends, families we met here. It's sad. Unluckily, I was the one cried a lot (too much actually). It didn't make sense because I was planning coming back. Weird.
     Today, said goodbye to Kyle and Trish at home. I should have been Chicago with them tonight. I am so regretful why I decided not to go. Seeing the van which led them to another country, tears rolled down. But at least, I pretend very well to have a happy goodbye.
     Kyle and Trish are my good brother and sister, of course, also Troy and Tess. Actually, I just knew Kyle and Trish in May. However, long time or short time doesn't decide anything. I enjoyed the time with them. They are a very sweet couple and extraordinary considerate.
     Hope they have a safe mission and good time in Senegal, I will keep praying for you two. Love you.

1st English Blog

      You will never know how hard I made this decision to be an English blogger. I know nobody will care about my English grammar. Hahaha. 

      Today is my super dear host sister's, Trish's,birthday. Tess, Trish's younger sister, my another sweet host sister, had brilliant ideas. She always does. Somehow, the secrets were open. Anyway, we kept the ice-cream one. :P 

      After several hours in the Peoria Zoo, which was super great!! even though it was pretty hot and sweaty. I felt so dumb to have hair down. Probably I need to have a short hair. This made the ice-cream plan worthy sooooooooo much! :) I have never expected the summer here can be like this. I already had many many many stinky summer in Shenzhen where I am from.

      Well, I found out I would talk too much besides things I wanted to share. Can be distracted so easily. 

      So now go back ice-cream. We went to Sweet Cece's, which just opened last week!! I definitely will recommend it to everybody. You can have different flavors, and have whatever you want to put on top of ice-cream! Oh.my..You gotta try it. They are fresh and super worthy. :)

      We also went to Barns and Noble, which I always mixed it up. Sometimes, I called it Noble and Bells. Probably this is somewhere I become to like.

      After a hot afternoon, we had a great dinner at One World where I had been,but I never remember the restaurant's name. So I supposed I'd never been until I walked inside. 

      This is the super great ice-cream store!!  Happy ending! :P