Nice to meet you all. I come from Jiangmen, China. Jiangmen is in the countryside.
I studied in China all the way until the 13th grade. Before I finished 13th grade, we moved to the United States. My aunt applied for us to come to the United States more than ten years ago. My sister also applied for us to come here.
Because my relatives have lived in the United States for more than ten years, and, for some, more than 20 years, my parents and I were able to come to the United States as a family of three.
My family and I can’t communicate in English. We rely on our relatives to help us live.
When I first arrived, I lived in my grandmother’s house, not in San Francisco.
The United States is a perfect country in my imagination, but it is really different from China.
I am very lucky that I am old enough to go to high school. I take the bus to school every day. It takes almost an hour to get here.
When I came here to register with the help of my uncle, I was one month away from turning 18, but I am over 18 now. I have been in the United States for two months now, but just recently started school. I have been studying in this school for three weeks.
I am not sure I will continue to study here. I may go to adult school.
It is really difficult to communicate with you without knowing English.
The scenery here is very beautiful. I have only been to Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, and a large supermarket. I don’t know which supermarket or where it is located, because I don’t know English. My cousin took me there.
I went to Fisherman’s Wharf with my mother and uncles and aunts. When I went to Fisherman’s Wharf, I saw many white cranes and sea lions. People on the roadside were showing their talents, such as magicians singing. I also saw the ferris wheel when I passed by. I wanted to ride it, but I didn’t because of time so I just walked around.
My family accompanied me and my mother because my father had to go to work and had no time to accompany my father.
My father works in a restaurant in Chinatown. My mother has not been in a good mood recently and my grandmother was sick and had been hospitalized for two months. Every Friday after school, I go to my grandpa’s house with my mother because my grandma is sick and needs company.
I don’t have much time to play here, and I’m not familiar with the place. We don’t dare to go out.
In fact, I miss my China a lot during these past two months because I lived in China for more than ten years but had never traveled in China before. I always stayed in my hometown of Jiangmen to go to school.
I chat with my Chinese friends every day. They miss me very much and ask me when I will return.
Because I was a relatively good student at my school in China, my teachers were reluctant to let me go and took a photo of me. My Chinese teachers also hope that I will go back to the campus to visit them.
I was a relatively cheerful and lively person in China who actively helped students. I liked to help teachers organize materials. I lived in the dormitory and became an excellent member of the dormitory association.
English is so different from Chinese. I have only been studying here for a short time, and I am new. But I want to understand what the teachers and students are talking about. I know it takes time to learn.
If I speak Chinese, my teachers and classmates don’t know what I am saying. It is really difficult for me to communicate right now. I have to rely on my classmates to translate for me, which is also troublesome.
I can’t even go out to buy things. I have to rely on my family, relatives and friends for help.
This year, I want to learn more English.I have to continue to study to complete my high school graduation. From unfamiliar to familiar, English is not good, and it is really difficult for my parents to translate.
During this year of study, I want to enhance my communication skills. My goals are to keep reading, keep exercising, maintain good eating habits, learn English well, and eventually become a kindergarten teacher in the future.
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很高兴认识大家。我来自中国江门。江门是农村。
我在中国一直读书到13年级。13年级还没读完，我们就搬到了美国。我姑姑十多年前就为我们申请来美国了。我姐姐也为我们申请了。
因为我的亲戚在美国住了十几年，有的住了20多年，所以我和父母一家三口才得以来到美国。
我和家人都不会用英语交流，都是靠亲戚帮忙生活的。
我刚到的时候，住在奶奶家，不是旧金山。
美国是我想象中完美的国家，但是和中国真的不一样。
我很幸运我已经够上高中了，每天坐公交车去学校，差不多一个小时的车程。
当我在叔叔的帮助下来这里报名的时候，我还有一个月就满18岁了，但是现在我已经18岁了。我到美国已经两个月了，但是最近才开始上学，我已经在这个学校学习了三个星期。
我不确定我是否会继续在这里学习，我可能会去成人学校。
如果不懂英语的话，和你们交流真的很困难。
这里的风景很美，我只去过唐人街、渔人码头和一个大型超市，我不知道是哪个超市，也不知道它在哪里，因为我不懂英语。是我表哥带我去的。
我和妈妈还有叔叔阿姨一起去了渔人码头，去渔人码头的时候，我看到了很多白鹤和海狮。路边的人都在表演才艺，比如魔术师唱歌。路过时还看到了摩天轮，本来想坐一下，但是因为时间关系没去，就随便逛了一下。
因为爸爸要上班，没时间陪爸爸，所以家人陪我和妈妈一起去。
我爸爸在唐人街的一家餐馆工作，妈妈最近心情不太好，奶奶生病住院两个月了，每周五放学后我都会和妈妈去爷爷家，因为奶奶生病需要陪伴。
我在这里玩的时间不多，也不熟悉，都不敢出门。
其实这两个月我很想念我的中国，因为我在中国生活了十几年，却从来没有去过中国旅游，一直留在家乡江门上学。
我每天都和中国朋友聊天，他们很想念我，问我什么时候回去。
因为我在中国的学校成绩比较好，所以老师们都不舍得我走，还给我拍了照片，我的中文老师们也希望我回校园看望他们。
我在中国是一个比较开朗活泼的人，积极帮助学生，喜欢帮老师整理资料，住在宿舍，成为宿舍协会的优秀成员。
英语和中文差别太大了，我在这里学习的时间不长，而且是新生，但我想了解老师和同学在说什么，我知道学习需要时间。
如果我说中文，老师和同学都不知道我在说什么，现在交流对我来说真的很难，要靠同学帮我翻译，也很麻烦。
我甚至不能出去买东西，要靠家人、亲戚朋友帮忙。
今年，我想学更多的英语，要继续学习才能完成高中毕业，从陌生到熟悉，英语不好，父母帮我翻译真的很难。
在这一年的学习中，我想增强我的沟通能力。我的目标是坚持看书，坚持锻炼，保持良好的饮食习惯，学好英语，最终将来成为一名幼儿园老师。