First Travel in the New Year Just a week ago, in my Chinese New Year holiday, I have my first travel in the new year. I was driving a car with my parents to the Daxi River. The river is about 40 kilometers away from my home. When we arrive there, both of us were fascinated by the picturesque landscape around the river. Then, we went hiking along the river. The fresh air and lively spring wind made us felt so much comfortable. The weather of that day was cloudy, and the temperature was cool, so we were not sweating after hiking for two hours. When we tired, we had a picnic near the river. Since my car was full of numerous kinds of food, the picnic was so wonderful. After the picnic, we cleared the rubbish and went back home. We had taken lots of nice photos and had so many fun and happy talks during the journey. What an amazing trip it is!

Back to Work Since last week is Chinese New Year, I have been away from italki a long time. But I am back now. Today is the first work day in the Sheep Year and I feel so exciting and powerful. This year is very important to me, because I have lots of goals to be achieved. Therefore, I will work hard and study hard in this year. To everybody, Happy Chinese New Year!

My First English Lesson on italki I took my first lesson on italki yesterday. However, I never take English course online before. I have no idea about how it works. In addition, I really do not know what should be prepared before the lesson. My English tutor is Chen, and she is from Philippines. Her English pronunciation is very good. Since I never speak to a native speaker, I felt a bit of nervous. But she is patient, and her voice is nice and sweet to me. She let me calm down and relax. Then, I practiced self-introduction and some answers to short questions. She gave me lots of useful tips and excellent words about my answers. After that, she sent me some websites which include English learning materials. Time is up, and I felt half an hour is really short. So we said goodbye to each other. It is a wonderful lesson to me, and I do greatly appreciate her help.

Let Us Talk About the Red Packet As Chinese Spring Festival is coming, every Chinese wants to receive a Red Packet. It is a paper packet with red cover which stands for happiness and wealthy. When it is opened, some cash will be found. What a wonderful moment that will be! Red Packet is a Chinese tradition. Older people give it to teenagers, and children receive it from their parents. When I was a kid, I always got Red Packets from my parents and grandparents. Although there was not too much money in them, I felt so happy that I could buy my favorite books or a basketball. Consequently, I love the Red Packet and Chinese Spring Festival!

WeChat is a Great APP Nowadays, almost everyone has a smartphone. WeChat, a very fashionable APP, is installed by nearly every smartphone in China. The APP is not only easy to use, but also functional. I use WeChat every day, and I send numerous voice messages to my friends by WeChat. Likewise, my friends is willing to send back. Except voice message, there are many cartoon-like expressions can be used in conversations. Since it is free to send messages, people use WeChat frequently. My friends and I enjoy check the “Circles of Friends” on WeChat hundreds times per day. We pay close attention to our friends’ activities and thoughts on the Circles of Friends. Through this, we could understand better for each other. In addition, WeChat can be paid a bill. I use WeChat every day in my life.

I Love Reading Books Reading books is one of my hobbies. When I was a kid, I usually went to my grandpa’s house. And I found numerous books there. I was just a student in a primary school, so I was afraid that I cannot read them. Nonetheless, my grandpa encouraged me to choose a book from them and read it. I started reading at that time. Finally, I was fascinated with books. Nowadays, reading books is not only my hobby, but also my habit. I read books everyday. Books kindle my enthusiasm, and the willing to be a wise man. Reading makes me peaceful. I will read more and more books in the future. I love reading books!

Writing Articles in English Eveyday I have registered in italki today. For preparing IELTS, I plan to write articles in English everyday. I wish I could insist on doing this.