I had because it's a past event that finished.

Festival

With the development of the economy and technology, the world has gradually integrated into a global village. All kinds of cultures are communicating among the different countries. Though I live in a small town in east China, thousands of miles away from The United States, there are nothing can stop me from being a big fan of the ‘ The Big Bang Theory’. Or there maybe someone who lives in New York, working in a law firm, who is realy fond of Chinese food ,Kung Pao Chicken.

In recent years, I have  noticed an interesting phenomenon, where more and more Chinese people have the custom to celebrate the Christmas. On Christmas Day, there are so many Christmas decorations on the street,. Christmas trees, father Christmas, and even deer. 

Today is a day that i do not have to work a night shift. Yes, its not like a regular 9-5 job and having the weekend off. I work different shifts so sometimes I get a day off in the week but rarely at weekends. I dont even get holidays off because we still have to work on these days. So that's the disadvantage of our job. Anyhow, i still love my job. I wouldn't be in this profession if I dont like what I do. But like any other human being, sometimes i wonder if it would have been better if I chose a different career. Perhaps, like working in an office or being self employed. Undoubtedly, there's more freedom and a better social life. But seeing my patients happy and healthy, gives me the most satisfying and fulfilling emotion, and its worth every bit of hard work and sacrifice.

Don't be ashamed of trying

These days I realised that trying is EVERYTHING.
I am not a writer. I just want to share some of my thoughts and experience with you.

I was born in a country where the native language is Portuguese. As I was growing up, my mom was always telling me the importancy of learning English; our country was changing and the job market was becoming more competitive each day. Learning English was crucial for anyone who wanted to get a good job. There were lots of Multinationals coming to our country and lots of trades going on, and if we couldn't keep up with this change, we would stay behind everyone else.

It's really hard to learn another language, especially ones that are so different from yours. If I tried to read some Spanish, well, that would be OK, because it is somewhat rather similar to mine: when you say "HOMBRE" is really close to "HOMEM" in Portuguese. But English? OMG, it was SO hard: "HOMEM" would become "MAN" or maybe "MEN"! GOD knows how long I took until I've memorised the difference between those words.
When I tried to listen to some music, "You're gonna be the one that saves me.." would become " You nonanineone saves meeeee" and well.. that was something, wasn't it?

Over the years, I have taken some English classes at school, some private classes, but man, I didn't think I was able to do it. Finally, I got into an exchange program, I went to Perth - Australia and it was the MOST AMAZING experience ever!

I didn't know anyone there, I didn't even know that PERTH existed. Well, I was a bit shy, but I decided to do my best, to get there, and "BOTAR A CARA NO SOL" (as we say in Brazil), in English lets just say " don't be ashamed of anything". But well, when you get to the real thing, it's not that easy. It took me a while to start real conversations, but it was totally worth it!

The thing is, I didn't give up! I stayed there for 18 months, I had many obstacles, but I could see my English improving!! At first, I was also ashamed of my accent, but then I realised that your accent just shows how amazing and different you are, and if someone makes fun of it, well, that person just don't deserve your attention.

I've learned a lot, and I still have A LOT to learn. I bet you will find a lot of mistakes here, and I'm open to any feedbacks. Because I think that's it. The thing is not to give up, and always "BOTAR A CARA NO SOL"! Don't be ashamed of trying, its from our mistakes that we learn the most. We've gotta start somewhere, don't we?