Journal#4

I have been America for four monthes, and studied in Cal State Fullerton. This is my first time to come here. I remebered that when I left the airplane, I saw everyone speake English and felt that I am unfamilar with everything here. I have arrived a strange environment. I sat in my uncle's car and felt the wind is warm, the street is clean and there are so many cars in the freeway and made a traffic jam. Everything is fresh for me. After I arrived at Monterey Park where my uncle's house is here. I saw there are a lot of Chinese writton on the street, supermarkets, resturants and everywhere. I asked my uncle why. He answered me that this is a city which has more people live than other places, like a Chinese town. I have many curiocities for America. It is different than my country. The street is so quiet in the everning and the people are so friendly. Five days latter, I came to Cal State Fullerton's AlP office with my uncle and my uncle's friend who can speak English fluently and ask something about the courese and where I should live. When I listened what the teacher said, I felt very sad, because I could not understand what did she say. The teacher talked fast. I couldn't follow her. At that time, I knowed that I need to study English harder. With my uncle's friend help, I paid the fees and found a house to live, but the house is far away from the school. I should walk 15 munites and then take the bus to school. In the ALP classes, I learned more knowledge. I familared with the accent of American English. The classes are very interesting, and the teachers always gave our interesting attractive activities make us enjoy these classes. These are stories of these four monthes for living America. It is a different experience for my life.