The year of 2007 is special for me.

In this year, I got many school offers I wanted.

In this year, I flied thousands of miles, cross the ocean, to the American land I always dream of but never really think I could get to.

In this year, I learnt how to cook a seemly simple dish that I always got used to when I was at home.

In this year, I began to live a life on my own, dealing with loneliness, hardness, and trying to get the inner peace.

In this year, I made big, suffering, and struggling decision but I will never regret.

In this year, I abandoned my comfort zone, leaving all my proud behind, saying goodbye to all my beloved friends, moving to a new city to live and study on my own, with my three big luggage, in just less than two months after I landed on this country.

In this year, I lived in two totally different cities of America, changing four different apartments, meeting different people, and having the most beautiful memories I will always treasure in my heart.

In this year, I never feel more important the love from my parents are important to me, and I never feel more far away I am from them.

In this year, I for the first time in my life know clearly what I like and dislike, the first time in my life that I am living vividly in the world, holding the faith in my hand. I never feel more certain about what I want to do and what I want to be.

This year is not easy for me, neither will 2008, I know.

But, I truly feel grateful for all the things I am experiencing, good or bad, easy or harsh, this is just me, and this is just my life.

Besides, it is always comforting to know that,

year by year, always growing.