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Life becomes colorful only if experiencing a lot. There is an old Chinese saying that: “ one should go a lot of places instead of reading books.” Despite this is a partially correct sentence, but traveling a lot is one way to let people learn more about this amazing world. Being to different places can let one learn different cultures so that the person could have critical thinking when facing dilemma; being to different places can let one see more things that they couldn’t see in their original place; being to different places is the catalyst that simulate people to gain more skills. Being to different places can let one deeply understand himself and also his own culture. Studying in the America is the time I change by improving my skills, seeing more things, meeting new friends. It has also helped me learn the new culture and deeply understand of my own culture. This is a time that I will never forget in the rest of my life.
Multicultural studying is the thing that can never be ignored when someone mentioned my study life. I experienced a huge culture change back to when I was ten. I moved from Inner Mongolia to Beijing, a small town to an international city. Everything around me changed: the way people talk, the way people eat, the way people dress. It took me for several months to adapt the new environment. Now, I moved again.
This time I moved from China to the United States, from a developing country to a developed country, from a country with 5000 years history to a country with high technologies, from a conservative country to a liberal country. Comparing with U.S, I learn that China is a more introverted country, however U.S is more liberal and multicultural. There are few differences I found such as different in c...

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...ything happened on the planet with math equations! The professor was also very enthusiastic about physics, he told us about his difficult physics studying life, which also inspired me a lot. I may don’t have very good grades on physics, but I am sure that physics is what I want.
According to Yo-Yo Ma “ When we broaden our lens on the world, we better understand ourselves, our own lives and culture.”(97). On the one hand, by coming to U.S, I not only find the culture different between two countries in the developing and the living way, but also deeper understanding my own culture and traditions when comparing it to the place I live now. On the other hand, by coming to US, I also deeper understand myself and figure out what kinds of major is best suitable for me. I really appreciate this studying aboard experience and I will never forget it in the rest of my life.

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