My Parents

I have been here for more than three months, which means I have not seen my parents for a long time.
There is no denying that my parents are the two persons who I love most, I can not express how much I love them. They give me everything, everything and everything. I believe that is beyond description!
This is my first time to go abroad, also the first time to leave home for such a long way. Though I had ever studied in Ji Nan for two years, the distance between Ji Nan and my hometown is no more than five hundreds kilometers. Though the two years can be considered as a long time for adapting, my parents can not accept the fact that I will go to study in the other side of Pacific, especially my dear mother! I know that they miss me so much, so do I.
Even though I am far away from home , I can contact my parents frequently. I call my parents almost every day so that they do not worry about me too much. I tell them what I did these days, how I felt in a strange city, and what about my study. In addition, I also care my parents’ health, work and life.
Today we had a video in the internet. We were so happy that we could see each other again. We talked for a long time and saw each other’s faces, smile and emotion. What a happy time! We almost forgot we were in two countries.
Father and mother, I promise I will be better and better, at the same time I hope you take care of yourselves.

Crazy Moment

Last night I joined Den’s party for Christmas, all stuff there including chief, waiter, waitress, prep, dish washer. The atmosphere was really hot and everybody was so excited.
In the past Den’s party was held in Den, but this year it was held in another bar which was in downtown. Actually, I did not know where it was because I merely went to bar when I came here. However, I had chance this time~~~
At six o’clock, I met my friends in downtown and we eight people walked to the bar. On the way, we were talking all the time so we did not feel it was really far, although there were 10 avenues from C-train station. Our main purpose for this trip was to win the prizes, so we all expected.
When we got there, lots of people had been there. I saw some co-workers who dressed very beautifully. We said hello to each other and liked closed friends. In this occasion, everybody was all friendly and passional. We ate, drank and took photos with each other, the atmosphere was really good. The crazy moment was coming, we would see who could get the prizes. What a pity, I did not get it, but my friends got some, I am also glad for them.
What a crazy party! I can enjoy for a long time ~

New Life

I have been in Calgary for three months, maybe today should be celebrated~~~
Study
These three months can be considered as a three months for English studying. I study in EAP program in order to improve my English skills, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Definitely I believe I have learned something there days. After all I contact English every day when I came here. No matter more or less, I speak and listen to English every day. This situation here is better than that when I was in China. Because I did not practice English much more in China, especially speaking and listening which are the most important parts in learning English. As to the good circumstance here, I should try my best to advance my English because I know that the more practices I do, the faster I improve.
Life
I think life in Calgary is more bored than that in China. Maybe because I just come here for a while or I have not adapted to this kind of life. Anyway, I still have some fun here. There are lots of activities, parties, and clubs in UC, you can enjoy whatever you want. I still remember those activities I have joined, like kick off, Halloween party and so on. What’s more important, I know some new friends here who are all interested and friendly. We have spent many good times together.
In a word, I will continue my story in Calgary~

Pizza Party

These days it is really cold in Calgary, the temperature has been 20 degrees bellow zero.Actually, I have not experienced this situation before. Although I heard it in China, I have not felt it so far. Now I got it—the real feeling. When you walk on the road, you face is tight when the wind blows and you need to wear hat, scarf and gloves. Maybe you eyes can only be emerged~~~
Although it was really cold outside, it could not reduce our passion. Because we had pizza party in EAP program today. After lots of assignments, we could have time to entertain and relax.
Noon is coming. Noon is coming.~~~we were hoping that all the time~~~
At 12 o’colck almost EAP students were standing in the corridor and waiting for the pizzas. It was supposed that the pizzas came from Den where I worked at. I was familiar with that how many kinds of pizzas there are and what materials use for pizzas. Because I did it by myself before so that I known whether it is delicious or not. I chose three kinds of pizzas which were delicious in my opinion. During the dinner, I took some photos with my friends and we talked a lot about our lives.
What a happy pizza party! I hope we can have more chances like this~~~

Den

So far, I have not written a article about my job, therefore I want to introduce my first job to everybody.
I am a person who hopes life can be substantial and does not like too much leisure. So I want to find a part-time job during studying. At the beginning of this semester, I knew that Den needed to hire some employees. So I went to Den and have a interview, at last I got this job.
At first, I was a dish washer because everybody needed to begin at the bottom~~~ I’m just kidding. Washing dishes is not difficult, and I just put them into machine after scouring them. Every Wednesday and Thursday I can be busy because there are some parties on the two days. At other times, that’s ok~~
After a couple of days, I did not wash dishes any more and prepared food. Every day there are lots of food needed to prepare, including onion, pepper, tomato and so on. Especially if there are functions, I need to cook many pizzas, fruit tray and cookies. Besides, every Tuesday I need to bake too many chicken wings in order to prepare wing night on Wednesday.
Sometimes I feel tired, but I enjoy it because I can realize real Canadian food and know some new people. I think this experience is important for me and I can learn a lot from my job!

Coll runnings

The day before yesterday I watched an interesting movie which named cool runnings in CISSA. There were a few students here and the atmosphere was really matey. During the watching, we also ate some popcorn.
Cool runnings is a true story which based on the first Jamaican bobsled team trying to make it to the winter Olympics. Four Jamaican youths are good at running so that they want to take part in the Olympic Games. Unfortunately, they tumble in the preelection and they can’t join national team. However, they don’t give up their dream of Olympic and build up the first bobsled team in Jamaican history. They persuade the Olympic champion to train them and work really hard. They use grass slope instead of slideway and put them in the fridge to feel cold. When they appear in the venue, people mock them and consider them as idiots. But they ignore other people’s disdain and win the regard and applause with great sport spirit at last. From begin to end, the whole movie admires the positive spirit and audience can be encouraged and spur.
Like the leading actor, I think everyone needs to do a lot in order to realize his dream even though there are many difficulties.

Commencement

Yesterday, the last day of long weekend, maybe it sounded bad for almost my friends. But for me, it was so excited. Because I attended a commencement of the University of Calgary. Wow~~~
This was my first time to attend a commencement of a university. The commencement was celebrated in Jack Simpson Gymnasium and the scene was immensely grand. There were hundreds of people including graduates, staff, families and friends.
We sat on the two sides and were waiting for the successful graduates. Then, they came in and I saw their happy smile clearly. After this, the national anthem of Canada was performed. <>, I am familiar with it , because I have learned it in my speaking class in China. With the end of it, the president gave graduates a speech with his sincere blessing. He was so humorous that lots of laugh around us. What’s the most exciting, graduates went to the stage with their diplomas and their names were read one by one. I thought they could feel a lot at that time.
Through their best, they graduate and get their diplomas. I think they are successful, because they complete their goals in the University. In the further, they will take their new parts in society. I bless them sincerely that they can get next success.
One day, I will like them, I believe.

My brothers

I chatted with Mark who was my roommate in China in the internet yesterday. After we had graduated from Shan Dong University, this was the first time we communicated with each other. He told me it was really nice that he heard my voice again. I just wanted to say, the same to me, my dear friend.
He studies in Victoria now and lives his own life. He told me something happened to him when he arrived in Canada and his life in Victoria. I thought his life was similar with me, study, party…However, I could feel that he was a little lonely and homesick. Because in Victoria he had few friends and our classmates were almost in other cities. But I comforted him everything would be better and the difficult was temporary.
We both yearned those days we spent together in Shan Dong University with the other two roommates who were in Winnipeg and Saskatoon. We went to class together, we had dinner together, we went to play together. We were closed friends like brothers. What was more interesting, every night when we lied on the bed, we chatted with each other until midnight.
I think those memories are eternal to each of us and I hope you guys will be better and better, including me~~~ We are best brothers forever

Happy weekend~

Yesterday was such an excellent day that I spent happy time with my friends~
At 2 o’clock, we six people started to swim in UC’s swimming pool. Wow, what a grand pool! Last time I came here but I did not swim, because it was decorating. However, I had been surprised by its dimensions. There were two pools, one was shallow-water and the other was deep-water. In the side of deep-water pool, there were two springboards which were the most interesting in my opinion. I had not learned how to dive before, even though I did not dive. But I still had a try although the gesture was bad that I leaped into water in a straight lineJ The peripheral were also really good, including shower and so on. What was more funny, we had a competition that who swam faster. There were lots of smile around us. What a joyful two hours!~
Then we had a appetizing dinner to celebrate my friend’ birthday. There were all traditional Chinese food such as griskin, noodles, shrimp…Everybody cooked his fond food and showed them to others. I was so full that I could not walk. Hehe kidding.
In one word, I enjoyed a really happy weekend~~~

Halloween

This was the first for me to celebrate Halloween in Canada. Wow. It’s crazy. You could see pumpkin lamps everywhere and people wore some amazing clothes which could surprise you deeply. Although we have celebrated Halloween before in China, the atmosphere was not ardent there. After all Halloween is the traditional festival in North America J. In Calgary I saw the real Halloween so that I got the real feelings about that.
This Monday I joined a Halloween party which held in UC with my friends. During the party, we enjoyed lots of entertainment including a costume contest, traditional Halloween games, an auction, Halloween treats, prizes, music, and dancing. Which I like mostly is dancing. Lots of students danced with the volunteer at the same time so that it was really interesting. What a pity, I did not. But I promised I would dance next Halloween.
On Wednesday, the Halloween, I exactly felt the atmosphere. Many pumpkin lamp were hanged in front of houses and people wore some scared clothes which they really wanted. To be honest, I did not fear but just a little worried that somebody scared you suddenly.
Halloween had gone in my first year in Calgary, but next year I would prepare well and enjoyed it adequately.

Mid-term exam

Wow, I finished my mid-term exam which was my first one in the University of Calgary yesterday. It’s so excited. Some of them were not very difficult, but I thought listening was a little bit hard. Maybe it was long so that I could not follow some words of it.
During one month studying, I believed my English skills had improved, but I also needed to practice as much as possible. Because speaking and listening could be better and better as long as you use mostly.
I hoped I could get good marks, and the same as everybody.

Mid-autumn Day

To Chinese people, Mid-autumn Day has special meaning, it represents reunion. On that day, families can sit around a big table to have a dinner together, they talk with each other and share their experiences.What is more important, people can eat mooncakes and accept the good wishes from the others.
To me, Mid-autumn Day was more special this year. I left home and went to study in Calgary which was a really strange city. Although I called my parents almost everyday, I could feel a little bit lonely sometimes, because this was the first time I lived on my own. However, I still had friends here who also came from China. On Mid-autumn Day, we bought lots of food and had an excellent dinner. We prepared food and cooked them all by ourselves, and the experience was exactly unforgetable. We all were feeling the diverse atmosphere of the meaningful reunion during the dinner and I believed every one could have their own thinking at that time.Morever, we definitely ate some mooncakes which were very expensive.~~~

Calgary

I have been here for a month so that I have many feelings and discoveries. Maybe a month is not a long time for almost people, but for me it is , a person who comes to a new place.
In the beginning days, I did many things with my friends who came from China too in such a strange city. We applied for U-pass, bought cellphone, deposited money, purchaesd stuff and so forth. Wow, crazy~~~It was difficult for us who came here for the first time, but doing all things by ourselves was also indispensable.
Now, I am familiar with this vigorous city which is my new home from now on. The climate here is immensely comfortable for people living and there is no pollution almostly. Morever, the people of Calgary are really hospitable and friendly, when you are in trouble , they can try their best to help you, even though they do not know you. Furthemore, the transportion here included C-trian and bus is very effecitive and convenient so that people need not waste their time on the way.
On the other hand, I know many friends who come from Iran, Russia, HongKong and so on.We study together every day and recognize each other's country deeply. My teacher Regina is kind-hearted and humorous, she does a big favourfor me in English. With her help, I am confident to learn English well and make a progress in the furture.
To me , I have adapted the new life here, and I will do my best to study well. I believe I can deal with the difficulties which I may encounter bravely.