introduction of myself

The purpose of this article is to briefly introduce myself as an international student from China.  I am going to tell you about my background, character, and my goals.

Nanjing is my hometown, a large city located in the eastern part of China. Like Blacksburg, Nanjing is a beautiful place surrounding by green mountains and Qinghai River. People can go boating in spring, go climbing in summer, enjoy the lantern show in mid-autumn, and enjoy the fragrance of wintersweet in Chinese New Year with relatives and friends.  For this reason, I really look forward to living in the city with natural scenery, which, I think, is one of the reason that I chose to study in VT with bio-major.I have many hobbies: reading, Ping-Pong, chess, etc. My favorite one is Ping-Pong and I will never miss the chance to play it. (PS: I am also a big fan of Japanese anime, so do not feel weird if you find lots of Japanese anime comments in my blog. )Moreover, throughout this sport, I met some new foreign friends who also love table tennis in VT. Generally speaking, I am a little bit introverted. I may prefer reading alone to playing intense sports like basketball. However, I am open, modest, and honest person. It is easy for me to accept different opinions from others.

I think the main reason that I become an international student at VT is the effect from the people around me. My mother used to live in the countryside at her childhood. She often told me the experience when she became a college student in the metropolis. It was the first time for an 18-year-old girl to see the “outside world”.  Everything seemed new, magical, and wonderful in her discussion. My mother always told me that unless people stand on a higher step, they will never find more beautiful view of the world. She always encourage me to try new things, go to different place and learn from real life. Teachers from my high school were giving my motion to study aboard. My history teacher often satirized the teaching system in Chinese education; my geography teacher usually told us the interesting experience as an exchange scholar. Through the subtle influence of the teacher, and I even aspire to study abroad. I study here for another reason: an American friend, who has been one of the hokies for a long time and spent 4 years college life here, recommended to me. He gave praise to VT, his university. He said this university brought him many good memories. I was impressed by his words. In addition, I want to have precious memories in this university. I have great interest in nature, which made me chose biology as my major. (Actually, I already find some difficulty in studying bio lecture, tough words, and lab reports(QAQ). Because of this, you may find some complaint about these. Please do not mind it. )

In all, I really love this school and I hope I can graduate on time. Now, here I am. A biology freshman student who came all the way crosses half of the earth in VT campus.  I hope after four years of studying, I can use what I learn to contribute to the world. ( I have no ideas if it is too "large", since I have not decided my jobs after graduation.But I am willing to help others for free. [A: why you say "jobs"? I: well, maybe I will change my job often. who knows?])

Next week, maybe I will talk about the difference between American and Chinese or a comment of movie for Puella Magi Madoka Magica.  By the way, I find a interesting thing: when I typed the Magical Girl Madoka in Chinese in Google translation, it's immediately giving me the real English name of it rather than just translating it word by word. How smart the Google is!