Mar 19, 2011 - Richard I was expecting to have Richard’s class. Since SA told me he wasn’t the full-time teacher here. That’s why I haven’t had his class even I have been here for over a year. But he’s the kindest teacher here, at least to me. I remember when I first met him in the elevator. I thought his name was Paul. Actually at that time I knew few teachers’ name. He smiled and told me he was Richard. I told him I would never forget his name. One day I attended a CC or SC. The teacher, might be Shane, told us there was a teacher who had a twin. And surprisingly that’s Richard. Shane told us the funny thing was Richard spoke British English while his twin brother spoke American English. It’s fantastic that two people have the nearly same faces but spoke with totally different accent. And also they behaved in completely different ways. Later, when I saw Richard again, I asked him his brother’s name. YES, maybe the last CC or SC about Family. He was the teacher in that class. He said “Robert”. In the last last his class, he even remembered me and said, “hey, I thought we would meet in Threshold. Why are you still in UW?” I remember my answer is “actually I would like to stay in UW as long as possible.” That’s true; my English is not as good as what I expected. I don’t think I am good enough to upgrade. Or say I am afraid I would be the worst student in the T level. I don’t know why. I just feel something on him. I think that’s not secret crush but just somebody is really kind to you, you feel comfortable being with him if you are easily moved. I think the teachers here are all willing to help students out; However, Sometimes they are just teachers or say English trainers not friends. The problem right now is I felt somehow nervous when I met him. That was really bad for me. I can’t find a reasonable way to explain myself. That means I behaved and spoke like a stupid student. The same thing happened to Mike. We played badminton once. So he could remember my name too I think. I think it’s very good for a student. We students just have a few teachers so we can easily remember them. But for the teachers, there are thousands of students. It is definitely hard for them to remember everyone; especially the Chinese may look same in a foreigner’s eye. I really hope to change such kind of strange situation. Firstly, it’s a great thing to be remembered; but not a big deal. My goal is to improve my English. So why am I to be nervous? Even I say something wrong; they are supposed to help me out. That’s their job. So, be brave. Secondly, I think the best way to be comfortable with him is to ask for his MSN or any other contact information. The best way to solve problem is to confront it straight away, isn’t it? Of course, he will probably turn me down. It’s not necessary for him to know a Chinese student. So it’s up to him. I am just going to do what I want to do. I just learned an idiom, maybe it is – you have a problem, if you can solve it, why worries? If you can’t solve it, why worries? I think everything may be not going perfectly as what I expect; but at least I can make every effort to do things well. No matter where the destination is.