It is a long time I have not written my diary in this blog. I think It's boring to say something like a schedule. I want to say something that is unforgettable and meaningful or at least interesting to me. 

The first event that come up in my instantly head for the past few days is the Hehuanshan hiking. To my surprise, I can see such a great natural beauty in Taiwan. The mountain is so green and gorgeous that make me thought I was traveling in some European countries. But It is Taiwan. Fantastic beauty of natural. Jennifer, Corinne, Alicia, Hsuan Liang and I are the first group to climb to the top of the mountain. Because of the high altitude, I felt I hardly can breathe on the way to the top. However, when I reached to the top and stand on the peak, it is a kind of feeling that I defeat my enemy and success. On the way back, Prof. Thomas was still climbing. He was a little bit tired but very happy. I do not know if I still alive on his age. But I know I need do more exercises and it would be better for my health. Jennifer and me have something in common. We want to do something that seems not that safe. She told me phrase, I can not remember the phrase, but it means that the list of the things I have to do before I dead. I am young, so I seldom think about the death. However, like Steve Jobs said, "Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. " Follow my heart and do the things I really want to do when I alive. When someone tells me I can't and I may get into trouble to do what I want to do, prove them wrong by doing it. Do not say too much. Just do it. 

The second event is Bench DIY. First, I do the bench as a birthday gift for girlfriend. So I do it by my heart. I hope she will like it. Second, I already 22 years old. I do not know what is my own interests. After I watching a wood master use a piece of wood and made it to a bat. I start to think about myself. I have to find a field that is interesting for me and I would love to use my rest of life to do it. My major is Agriculture Economics. I can study my courses well but I do not want to do it in the rest of life. Prof. Thomas spent most of his life as a conservation biologist. Dr. Chi-wei Tsai like to study insect. Dr. Tzung-Su Ding is interested in birds. Mr. Wu who is the moth guilder in Meifeng also find his own field. So I am wondering what kind of expert I want to be. I can not tell right now. But I will keep looking and thinking. 

Prof. Thomas is not only an excellent conservative biologist but also a good speaker. I really love his lectures. In his lecture, It really makes me think and wonder. At the same time, I learned a lot. I am not saying other teachers is not good. Maybe I really love Thomas' style. So teacher is very important for learning. When I go back to my university, It's better for my study if I figure out what kind of teacher of my choosing class ahead.

    We went to Taroko National Park. Shakadang Trail is really beautiful and I saw many green snails on the railing. Shuqi always likes talk jokes to us. He said, "Actually, there is only one species and one kind of butterfly, you see the different color, that's because we paint them" He is so funny and the same as Emily. We always talk about jokes and we are so happy.
    I am so happy that I am the first 2012 NTU summer program student who climb on two big rocks and help others climb on them besides the Shakadang Trail.
    Last thing I want to mention today is we went to see a movie called "Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter" Actually, Ted is our first choice. However, there are only a few seats left when we got there. So Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter is our final decision. It is a good movie and I like it.

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About People
     We went to Yangmingshan's National Park yesterday. The view is amazing. It is like a paradise in human world. I also like our grandma tour guide. She is so elegant and wise. Later, I heared from Hsuan Liang that she is coming from a very famous family. Her sister is a well known professor in NTU. No wonder that she is such a knowledgable and nice grandma.
     Oh, I know more about Heng-an Ling. She is coming from Hualian. She has been to many places. To my surprise, she is planing to get PhD. degree in the future. That would be a tough long way to go. She is quiet sometimes but smile a lot. Friendly and nice....
      Chan-yi Ling, she is really good at caligraphy, English and she is living in Taizhong. We went to a restaurant and eat dinner together. We talked her unlucky experiences in mainland China. I am so sorry about that. That is not the whole story of China. I hope China can get better and will get better, I believe. Oh, by the way, her skill of riding a bicycle is really awesome. Cute, friendly and talented....
About Events
        We went to Jingshan and learning how to dye. My classmates, they are so talented. We created different patterns. They all looked cool. Then, we went to Dharma Drum Mountain. DDM is holy place of buddism. Master Sheng Yen is the founder of DDM. He is full of wisdom. We ate lunch there and tasted so good. I can not believe that food can taste that good without meat. Finally, we went to Juming Museum. I like the creation of soliders without nose and Taiji garden. They looked fantastic.
       Last, Hsuan Liang and Heng-an Ling, they took me to a very delicious noodle house yesterday. I could not control myself and ate two bowls. They are so friendly and I want to keep touch with them even after I leave Taiwan. Oh ! ! ! Hsuan Liang can speak Japanese and she is going to study in Japan for about 1 year. That is amazing. I just can not believe that. She can speak Chinese, English, Japanese and Native Taiwanese. Wow.....I must work and study harder.

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About People
     Now, I can tell more names of my classmates.
     Shu-Chi Bai, he is major in something called Agricultural Machinery...(?). He is sophomore and living in Taipei. It may take about 20-30 minutes for him to get home from NTU. He often ride bicycle on campus. He is quiet and friendly. We went togehter to SHIDA night market today and it was so much fun and I am falling love with Taiwan's Food.
     Yunwen Cai, Qi Zou and Ziwei Mao, they are all coming from Shanghai jiaotong University. They are all graduate students. For Qi Zou and Ziwei Mao, they do experiments every day in the lab like scientists. I know that kind of lift because my roommates are PhD. students in UMD doing the same job everyday. I know it is boring and time consuming. But like one of my roommate always said: I know I am not alone. LOL... Yunwen Cai is a gentle  and nice girl. She love taking photo everywhere. Hehe
      Jennifer Colvill, she is a beautiful and smart American girl. She can speak some Chinese and count unmbers after just one Chinese class. That's  amazing. Peral and buddha is the meaning she prfer of her Chinese name. She love talking to us and know more about China and Taiwan. In my opinion, the Taiwanese accent is much cuter than us'.
     Alicia Gardner, She comes from Illinois and a undergraduate student. She is always thinking and has something to ask professsor. I can not do that. The only thing I do in class is try my best not falling asleep. Beautiful smile is always on her face. She also likes communicate with us and learn more about Chinese.
      Today I also got chances to talk with Ming-Ying Lee, Chan-An Ling, Shelby Corinne Rhodes, Jennifer Tien, To-Chia Ting and Yung-Hsuan Yang. I do not know much about them but I want to know more about them and all the rest of my classmates.

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About People

            There are 25 students in BACT 2012 program. 10 people come from NTU and 15 come from the outside of Taiwan. They are all so friendly. We know each other already but not all of them are that familiar to me right now.
            My first classmate I met is Lin Chen. She is so cute and very nice. On the first night I came here, she helped me to check in and get bedclothing. She also took me outside the campus to get food. At that time, I did not have Taiwan currency. So she said she can treat me first. She is a very nice and pretty girl. I like her..... By the way, her English is excellent.  When she introduce herself and her department, I have a strong feeling that I need do more work on my English.
            I do know who is the second classmate I met but Hsuan Liang is impressive. Her English is also fantastic and I think she is very good at accounting as well. She is my travel guider in the first day when we went to National Taiwan Musemum and Train Station. She took me to a famous book store which called Chengpin Book Store. I bought a book that I may not have a chance to take a look in mainland China. She is smart, pretty and friendly.
            We had a game today. So I know more about my team members. Emily, obviously, she is smart, healthy and friendly. Pink is not a kind of color she likes. Her parents want her to learn some Chinese but not from them. Dominique Wong is a very nice guy.  I always ask him questions and he is always be patient and answer me. He also took us to the night market yesterday. Oh, he is a also a very hard-working student. Today after class, we were prepare to have lunch. But he went to his department and learning. Wow, that is what I should learn from him.

Too late right now I will know more and write more tomorrow.