My name is Qiyun Liang, but I prefer my English name Yvonne, then you guys can remember my name. I am from a city near Hong Kong, small but very pretty. Now is the first term of my second year in the University of Alberta, I am major in Nutrition and food. I hope I can transfer to Nutrition Major next semester.
I really miss the summer
in my hometown. Study abroad is not easy, away from family and friends; study a
new language and an entirely new culture in a new country. Communication is
very important between me and my family, friends due to the distance. Because
my parent does not know how to call me, so I have to call them regularly, like
once a week. Sometime I am very busy with assignment or exam, I forgot to call
them, they would leave me bundle of message on QQ, something like MSN. Once my
father told me, because I forgot to call them, my mother just couldn’t sleep
all night. She was wondering whether something bad happened to me. Since that
time, I call my mother every week, no matter how busy I am.
Professionally, as an
international student, I have a hard time to understand the information are
available to me, also, I don’t know what other information are available. Until
this term, I went to meet my faculty‘s international advisor, Pamela Minty, she
totally understands my situation. According to her advices, I apply to become a
Campus Sustainability
volunteer, and join Nutrition and Food Sciences Students Association (NuFSSA). This
is my second year in Canada, my life finally moving to the right track.
Internal LINK: lutonghuang.blogspot.com
External link: http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/uai/index.cfm
Wow, it must be hard to be so far away from home. I can relate to the story about your mother, I only live three hours away from mine and she worries like that. Online and telephone communication play a big roll in your life, it is hard to imagine how life would be without them. Is QQ and telephone the only way you communicate with your friends and family?
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