PreparingMyselfforCollegeLife

　　I’vejustheardofMike’sstory,fromwhichIlearntthathewenttoasmallschoolwhereheknewlittleaboutbasicskills.Atcollege,hedidn’tadjusthimselftocollegelifeatfirst,butlaterheenjoyedit.

　　Now,I’mstudyinginaruralhighschool.Thoughtheconditionsarenotsogood,myteachersareverystrictwithme.I’mworkinghardatmylessonsalldayandallnight,inordertoliveuptomyparents.Afterclass,Ihavetodoalleverydaythingsbymyself,suchaswashingclothes,mendingsocks.I’mtiredbuthappy.

　　Ihopetohaveahappyandcolorfullifeinthecollege.IwishIcoulddowhatIliketodoandtakepartinvariouskindsofactivitiesinmysparetimeinsteadofdoinghomework.IthinkIcanreadallkindsofbooksinthelibraryandtravelintheworldofknowledge.

　　Collegelifewillbeverydifferentfromthatinhighschool.Everythingisnewtome.I’mafraidI’llgethomesick.ButIbelieveI’llbeabletoadaptmyselftothenewenvironmentandmakealotofgoodfriends.