First Leaving Home When I was 17 , I left my home. I went to a small town in south of China , there was a very famous high school in the town and at that time my uncle was working in that school. I studied in the school for one year, and then I passed the college entrance exam. During that time, the biggest challenge for me was I couldn't understand what my teachers and classmates said. China is huge, different areas have their local dialects. After almost 3 months, I could understand them, however I still couldn't speak their dialect. When I followed my friends' pronunciation, they deemed my sound was strange, so if I wanted to make my friends laugh, I always tried to copy their pronunciation.