[RE]Changes

This week’s free response post I am going to response on my friend Adam’s free post.

He says:

  It's amazing how people change over 4 quick years. I'm sure I've changed in almost every aspect, no matter how much I want to tell myself that I am the same old Adam.

I agree with Adam. Many things could happen during four years; they may lead to the changes of a person. I changed, in many aspects, too.

My living environment changed enormously. Three years ago, saying good-bye to all my friends in China, I came to the United States. It was a brand new world for me: different language, different lifestyle, different school life and different opinions. I had no choice but to change in order to fit in the new place. I felt that I became more independent. While I always stick with my friends back in the old days (It was like I have to stay with them, else I will feel so lonely. Maybe it is because we do not need to change the classroom and we have more time to stay with), I will not have the lonely feeling anymore.

Not all of the changes were positive. When I was in China, I would talk to a person on my own initiative. It was a lot harder in America since my English level is not enough to communicate with people for a long time. It would be awkward that I talked to a person first, but soon ran out of topics or I don’t know how to express myself, and we were just sitting there silently.

Now everything is getting better. I get to talk to people more since my English get improve. Not a very big jump, but still better. Wish all my changes are approaching to a positive direction.