March is gone.

A month just passed. When i looked back this month, i could see my progress. And also there are lots of things happened in March.
I was going through my alone days while Jin was in Virginia for the conference.
Jin got his formal offer letter from TAMU and UND. Finally, he accepted TAMU's offer. I am happy for him. At least he will go to a better university to finish his PHD. It's good for him. In addition, i will like the weather there.
Jin and I went to watch Hockey on- the- scene for the first time. Later on April 10 , we are going to watch 2008 men's Curling championship competition between China and Canada on-the-scene at Sioux center. I am kind of looking forward to watching this competition.
In order to get rid of our furniture in advance, we posted some information on Und-ground website. Fortunately, it cost us only one week to sold out of our furniture at reasonable prices. The only thing we have is some necessary old furniture. Because we don't want to sale things in the end.
I made a new schedule for my studying. I must study at the study time every day. This is for limiting my play time and sleep time. April is approching. There are only two months left for class. I'm going to have a final exam in May. So i wonder how much progress i have made these months. :-)

After a week's break, i am looking forward to going to school. Instead of having fun, i felt empty in these days. I am eager for enriching my brain.
It's kind of like i don't have good self-control. When there is a break, i prefer having a rest to studying. Even though i feel bored, i don't want to fetch the book and read it. Instead of reading, i would like to watch movies. while watching movies, i can learn words and sentences. It's directly perceived through the senses and it's easier to memorize things. However,unfortunately i can remember them faster but i forget them faster too. I am kind of curious about my brain sometimes, and wonder-- is my brain hurt before?(I am just kidding.) How do my brain treat on me like this. Actually, i know that is because i don't work hard enough to keep all the things in my mind. Although i keep forgetting things, i will keep learning. :-)It would be great to go to class later. :-)

Easter

Easter is the day that Christians believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead. The date is different each year, but it is always on a Sunday. There are many special days that lead up to Easter. Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
The Sunday before Easter is called Palm Sunday. It reminds Christians of Jesus' arrival 2,000 years ago in the city of Jerusalem. It was five days before he died.
Good Friday marks the day that Jesus died on the cross. It is the saddest day of the Christian year. Easter Sunday is the happiest day of the year for Christians because they believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead many years ago.

Easter is coming soon. Anna prepared eggs and egg dyes for us to decorate eggs in class yesterday, and Anna also took some Jelly beans to us. The class was really great, and the Jelly beans were good too. We tried our best to decorate the eggs. Every one showed their talent of art. :-) We had much fun in this class. I also learned that eggs are kind of the symbol of new life and Easter Bunny is the symbol of fertility.

Gasline price is way up-----a crude reality

Since i came here, the price of gas was kept in balance. Sometimes it went up, but in a few weeks it went down. Unfortunately, U.S. gas prices approach record mark, following oil's recent surge.

According to the news, the gas prices will hit 4 dollar a gallon this Summer. 4 dollar a gallon---it doesn't make sense. Americans are finally starting to say " we wouldn't pay. " The high prices are affecting transportation habits. They try to drive as little as possible. Some of them started to prefer catching a bus. Not only this, the foods' prices in stores are also way up because of the high transportation fees. This makes us more uncomfortable. However ,we have no choice but to say it's a crude reality.

American economy is slow down...... but we cannot help!!!!

Once on-the-scene watching hockey

I am not interested in hockey game, but i want to watch once before we leave UND. Jin's friends bought the tickets, but they couldn't go there on the first gameday. Therefore, they gave us their's, and let us go there to enjoy the game---WCHA playoff game #1 --- UND Fighting sioux men's hockey -vs- Michigan Tech.

Friday night's final : UND 4 , Michigan Tech 0. Even though i didn't go to watch the second match of UND vs Tech, i knew the final: Tech 3 , UND 2, OT. Hopefully UND will win the third one. GO SIOUX!!!!

Our seats were in section 109, C16-C19, and we sat with our two friends. There was a good place to watch the match. It's near the ground. There were all students sitting there. Some of them were crazy on hockey game. During watching the match, I felt like i was one of the fans of hockey game.
Hockey is really an attractive game. I am getting like it. However, we are going to leave here, so we can't come back and watch it in sioux center again. The only way to watch it is watching TV. Anyway, we watched once on-the-scene in sioux center. That's enough for me. We are going to watch Curling with great enthusiasm in the near future later. Because in the curling match, there will be teams: one is from China; one is from Canada. We will cheer on our country. :-) I am looking forward to that day.

Jin has gone to Virginia.

Jin has gone to Virginia to attend a conference in these days. I am at home alone. Instead of feeling lonely, I feel a little scared of staying at home at night alone. The effect of sound insulation is not good in our apartment. Some people always come back apartments very late. So probably I have to get into bed later than regular night.
Good luck, Jin! I hope everything will go well.

More energy in Spring

With good news, I have a good mood; While in a good mood, I can yield twice the result with half the effort.
This Saturday is the daylight saving day, we will miss one hour after midnight. Finally, Spring is coming. The weather begins warmer, even though it changes constantly. This year, winter ends on March 20. On this day, the number of hours of daylight and darkness are equal. Insects hatch, and many animals come out of hibernation. Birds fly north. They begin to build nests..... Everyone is happy for a change in the weather. People seem to have new energy, including me. :-)

Calm down

Since I came to ND, there are more than a year. My vocabulary is increasing so slowly. I can remember some easy words quickly, but how can I remember those complicated words? It's so hard to remember and to use them freely. Every time I remembered, and then forgot; I remembered again, then forgot again...... My god, please help me, I want to make progress in my studies faster. Even though I know “haste brings no success.” , I am still worried about my English level so much. Jin always tried to comfort and encourage me, but I didn't feel comfortable yet. I want to live up to expectations...... Whatever, I can understand people well now. :-)

Okay, I need to calm down and adjust my mood. Need patience.

Good choice.

My husband and I joined Jimmie's birthday dinner at The Toasted Frog last night. Toasted Frog is kind like a bar, they need to see our ID to make sure we are at least 21 years of age. That's different to compare to other restaurant. From this restaurant's name, we could know that probably they had a recommended specialty----Frog legs. Becky and Feng ordered this specialty and shared with us. It tasted more like fish, but unsalted. :-) Somehow, it was good. For dinner, Jin and I shared a shrimp pizza. It tasted pretty good, and it was big enough for both of us. Every time we went out for dinner, we worried about the taste of the food. Some food taste weird because most of them are sour, and too creamy, but we don't like. This was the first time that we went Toasted Frog, so we thought about all foods more carefully. Finally we found the right food for our dinner. That was a good choice. In fact, I am trying to adapt to American food since I came here. I really want to try every American food, but I still don't like the special taste. Probably some day I would like it. :-)
I had a great time last night.

Topic of my recent class

Recent advances in technology have allowed researchers to make great progress in genetic engineering. As the researchers learn more about people's genetic makeup and ways to manipulate genes to treat disease, they also raise ethical issues and create challenges related to privacy and discrimination. Who will have access to genetic information, and what will be done with it once people have it?The ramifications of access to such information and its uses are enormous.

Current research into the human gene system is helping us understand why people have predispositions to certain diseases. Knowing our genetic makeup can help us gauge whether or not we may be stricken by a particular illness, such as cancer. Even before birth, we are able to do genetic screenings to determine what a child's genetic disorders will be. Scientists have already isolated and identified the genes responsible for the more than 4,000 genetic diseases that affect human beings. The implications of this knowledge are staggering. However, shivers down the spine might be in order, for this knowledge can be used for evil as well as good. Therefore, genetic engineering much soldier on----all for the good. Will these discoveries indeed lead to progress in improving the human condition? I think every coin has two sides.

Crazy girls.

Even though I slept almost ten hours，I still felt tired. You have no idea about how a crazy girls' team do window shopping---no time concept. There were a few times situations happening just like yesterday before. Our girls walked around and around in every store without taking a break. Each time we thought about relaxing by doing window shopping before going out, but all of us couldn't give in to temptation. When we saw a beautiful thing, no matter what it was, we wanted it could belong to ourselves. Due to this, we could return home fully supplied. However our pocket was almost empty. Whatever we had much fun during this course. That sounds sort of crazy, but that's girls always like to do. :-)

I guess I need more time to restore strength. :-p