Seize my youth.

     Just in around a month, we will say goodbye to our freshman lives. It shocks me a lot that time flies. I can clearly remember how I felt when I first step in this college. And now, I am going to live here for a year. When I still can’t understand what I am doing, I must learn to grow up and face the next group freshmen. That makes me extremely afraid. I have so many things unfinished.

     I don’t know how many of you have the same feelings as mine. I ever planned for my life in the college entirely, but almost all of them weren’t realized. I didn’t pat love to my accounting, my club, my language learning, and my leisure time. Always regarding that I was busy, I desired so many things, but I couldn’t handle any well. I spent lots of time on the liberal studies I want to improve, and I idled away the rest time. The life makes me awake now. I know I must adjust myself and seize my youth. Maybe it’s difficult, but it’s obvious that people should grow up. Hope it’s not too late. For the first step, I will pay efforts on my accounting as much as possible. And then, arrange my time for clubs, other studies, and leisure time evenly. Last but not least importantly, I will be very happy in the future. It’s time for changes, I know. If you did all my goals, you are really a good person who knows own value. But if you didn’t, think it seriously. I just want to remind you guys that don’t forget to seize your youths.

Volunteer, in Taiwan or Foreign Countries ?

     Every time when I was not in a hurry, I would walk uphill and looked at the posters stuck on the corridor(風雨走廊) .They were reflections and records about students in NCCU who volunteered abroad. I admired their courage and spirits of devotion to people in remote areas and in fact I have made a wish to help those in need in foreign countries.

     Therefore, last week I went to a briefing held by Waker, a international-volunteer NPO and also had an interview. Before the activity, I was so eager to go to Cambodia, a mysterious place and would like to visit its famous cultural heritage, Angkor Wat (吳哥窟). But when I heard the personnel said, "If you just want to be a tourist and play, please go to the travel agency but not here!", I reflected on my original innovation of joining this program. Besides, one of my friends told me that there were also many children falling behind in studies and many economically disadvantaged families in "Taiwan" and they are really in need ! Why didn't I help them, people in "our" country,  first ?

     After thinking for few days, I made up my mind not to sign up for the application this summer, but not just because of my friend's word. Actually, I've already join a camp which will be held for aboriginal children in Hualien. It's my first time planning lessons and activities for others and I think it's will be a challenge and I'll have a lot to learn from it. So, I decide to gain more experience this time and perhaps next year when I am more ready for international volunteering, I will go without any hesitation.