My College Life in CCU
In the beginning of a new semester, many new faces showed off at the campus everywhere. It seems that the freshmen are always filled with numerous energies and enthusiasms, as if they had the magic power to make the atmosphere around them become active. This familiar scene makes me gradually recall many old memories regarding the first year of my college life in CCU.
“Remote, inconvenient, boring…”, these are the adjectives that I used to describe my college when I firstly came to CCU. Although I had already searched much information on the Internet to get the mental picture of how my school would be like, I still felt disappointed when I truly saw it in person. Then, in the following few mouths, I was very distressed and felt extremely stressful because of my withdrawal and introversion, I felt hardly to assimilate with my classmates and adapt into college's completely new teaching methods. What's worst, I was fallen into the bottomless pit of being unable to my future, I had no idea about what I am going to do in the future and even started to doubt my ability. “Why other people can easily express their ideas in class, but I even dare not to speak a word, do I really qualify in this college?” “It seems that what am I learning now is not as same as my expectation, is this the life that I want? In that time, I was often drowned by these endless questions, and the feelings of uncertainty to future makes me always under the state of terror and anxiety.
However, “life is full of ups and downs”, even when you were struck in the infinite tunnel, you might still find a way out. Through attending many career speeches and workshops, consulting with the career consultant, asking many seniors in school, I gradually confirm my goal and the direction of my future. To be honest, it is hard to clearly describe the alternation of my mental condition, and I couldn't explain which time is the exactly “crucial timing” for me to overcome these morasses . Just like the old saying: “Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.” During this significant life period, I learned the importance of “waiting”, because I was always too hurry to find a correct way. However, there was no definite “correct way” in the world, and even though everyone suggested you follow the mainstream road, this road may still not suitable for you. By building the self-confidence and giving more time to myself , I could valiantly walk out my own road that h ad not been taken.
As seasons changes and time files, now I have made many friends from CCU Elite Academic, this special organization belongs to the center of general education in CCU. Besides, I also hold many extracurricular activities during last summer and this semester, and I was the event general coordinator of the orientation activity of freshman. By holding such big event, I learned many experiences of cooperating with the team members and teachers, and I also improved my interpersonal communication skills. In addition to attending CCU Elite Academic, I also participate in the Student Ambassador of International Visitors (SAIV). To increase courage to speak English with foreigners, I forced myself to talk with foreign students, and I also learned how to make a campus tour in English. Thanks to these experiences, now I can easily express my idea in public, and I gain a sense of belongings without feeling lonely anymore, I am really benefited from these experiences.
We held a visiting activity to Huwei, Yunlin at April this year.
( It is in the factory of Shing Long Textile.)
Although due to the COVID-19 virus, we still use "Gather Town", an interesting software to hold online orientation activity in the beginning of this semester.
This is the first time for me to act as a host in front of many teachers and freshmen in the beginning welcoming party.
If the clock turned back to more than year ago, I would never imagine that one day I will be fascinated by the quiet and secluded environment in CCU. Even though CCU in far from city, when you think from another perspective, it is a beautiful and natural place with colorful flowers, green tunnels, and birdsong everywhere. Just like what Auguste Rodin said: “Beauty is everywhere. It is not that she is lacking to our eye, but our eyes which fail to perceive her.”
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CCU in night
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Rosy Trumpet Tree at April
Poinciana at May
Finally, now I am double major at both English Department and Law Department, it is a highly difficult task for me to handle two completely different subjects and learning methods, but I am glad that I have bravely make the differences to pursue my dream!
For people who had undergone or who are just perplexed or who feel stranded by plights as me, don't be too worried or frustrated, because sooner or later, you may find your own time zone!
