First Leaving Home for the First Time

When I was 17 seventeen, I left my home for the first time. I went to a small town in the south of China , where there was a very famous high school. in the town and At that time my uncle was working in at that school. I studied in the school for one year, and then I passed the college entrance exams. During that time, the biggest challenge for me was that I couldn't understand what my teachers and classmates said were saying. China is huge, and different areas have their own local dialects. After almost 3 three months, I could understand them; however, I still couldn't speak their dialect. When I followed my friends' pronunciation, they deemed considered my sound accent was strange. So, if I wanted to make my friends laugh, I would always tried try to copy mimic their pronunciation.