Hello everyone, I didn't get a topic from my teacher this week so I am just going to write something happened recently. School is still continuing, I felt much more stressful than last year. The amount and difficulty of homework have also increased a lot. I also slept over last week for two days because I was too tired and the alarm didn't work. I felt tired because I exercised too much. I am runnning cross country this year. I run three miles and play soccer for an hour everyday which makes me very tired. Then I had to do homework which is also very hard.
    My goals for this year are to get good grades and get taller and stronger. But the biggest goal is still to follow my old spirit, be happy and enjoy life. So I might not be able to finish my homework because I need to stay organized of my daily schedule. I know it is going to a big challenge for me this year, so I will try my best on everything, both in academic and athletic. Keep working!

The First Week of School

    Hello, my name is Jake. I have just begun my third year of school in America. To me, school in America is much different than school in China. You might be interested what school is like in America, so let me tell you how my first week of school was like.

    Two years ago, I could hardly read, write, listen or speak English. Now it is much better but I still have a lot to do. Speaking is my weakest part because I didn't talk too much last year. The first week of school was just as usual as before,  some new students came, also many returning students backed to school. All things were just as same as before. One big change for me is that I decided to become a boarder this year. There were many factors for this decision and I have considered it for a long time. First is I think to ride back and forth from Murfreesboro to Bell Buckle is too busy and tired. Last year I became so tired of school because of this. Second is I have to prepare for college. If I can live on campus it will be much easier to finish homework and attend more social activities. I know it is very expensive to live on campus so next year my family will probably go back to China and it will also reduce their stress as well. 

    On the first day of school we just took a short view of the syllabus and rules of each class. Then the rest of the week we started learning the easy parts of each class. I have some old friends in school and I also made some new friends. But I don't really have a best friend that I can talk to everyday. I guess I will just see how everything goes on and continue working.