Studying Abroad
 

Nowadays, lots of Chinese parents tend to send their child to overseas schools for their education. Those parents and students are interested in programs for studying abroad because they are looking at the value of the experience and its return on investment. Although studying abroad may be an alluring idea, the cost may be unaffordable to most Chinese families.

Some people feel that studying abroad is a necessary part of education. They think studying in exotic places, meeting new foreign friends and absorbing different ideas is beneficial to boosting creativity and enhancing their learning skills. Therefore, studying abroad is becoming a long-term investment among some Chinese.

However, foreign study program prices are often very high and vary widely by school, region, and other factors. Generally speaking, Western European countries such as England, Italy and France are inherently more expensive than developing countries such as Peru, Senegal or Thailand. Many students have to find 2 or more part-time jobs to pay for their tuition.

In my view, although studying abroad is good for broadening a person's horizon, it is not compulsory for all students.

(Very well-written!) 

Duolingo
 

A friend advised me to look at duolingo.com to learn languages, and I think it can help a lot of people. Maybe it's not very adult, but I think it's very useful and amazing; I persuaded my brother - who is not someone studious - to try it out, and even if he doesn't say he likes it and wants to continue, I think that's the truth. I swear that the result is better than I hoped! I'm the first to be surprised.

Even if you think it's more for children, why don't you try it too?

Tornado
 

The tornado struck the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA at approximately 3am last night and lasted for 30 minutes. The wind reached speeds of 250 km/h. The tornado damaged homes, cars, shops and crops near the city. 25 people were injured. Emergency services rescued people from a train, and charities quickly sent medical supplies.

Strong rain
 

Last night it rained very strongly and I woke up because of the thunder. It rained for about two hours and there was a lot of lightning during the storm. I watched the storm for a long time. 

Trying new things
 

This afternoon, I didn't go to work, and instead I cooked a new recipe. It seems OK because I eat a lot of rice and meat. I found it in a cookbook which can be loaded on my phone, so I can read it any time. It's great because I can choose or change any recipe when I go to the market. It may be familiar to someone who has used it for a long time, but for me, it's new because I don't use phones very much!

Today, I also learned English from Englishanyone.com and from a comedy film with subtitles. It made it less boring for me when learning English.

I found out that when I discover new things, I become happier. Hopefully I will keep the flame burning like this for a long time.

Searching for a place to practice English on the Internet
 

I've been searching for a place to practice English on the Internet. There are many places to learn a foreign language and have language exchanges on the Internet including Interpals, Sharedtalk and so on. Among them, I finally found this site and I like it because everyone can easily help others with the comments.

10/10/2015
 

When the night fell, the surroundings became cold and we tucked ourselves under the thick blanket in the hotel room, drifting into sleep.

In the morning, when I opened the window, a cooling wind blew into the room. A tuft of cloud hung right in front of the window. I could not touch it, but it was right there. From the window, we could see the mist enveloping the surroundings; the village house was in the midst of the fog sea.

After a while, the sun broke out, and gave the land a little warmth.

Lifestyle
 

Everybody has a lifestyle. We choose a path in life and try to believe that it's the right road, but sometimes it's deep and dark. We change it, again and again... the goal is to find the right road but actually, there isn't a right road!

If you love your life that way, it doesn't matter how rocky, dirty or dark it is, because that's the right way for you! Don't worry about what people think. They are just traffic lights that are trying to cover your road and put rules on it.

Sometimes you feel tired (was this what you meant?) in life, struggling with all this stuff that confuses your brain. Actually, I don't really know why I wrote this. The words just came out of my mouth... Anyway, never change your road if you like it!