Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Friendship Forever

   Friendship is one of the most important things to have in life. When I was little I used t have all my best friend beside me. In fact, when all my best friend are with me it makes me feel better and comfortable. Over the years I noticed that a very good friendship is quite valuable to me. However, since I moved to U.S it was very hard for me to make new friends because everything was very strange to me and I could not get used to it. I was worried that I would not able to make new friends quickly, When I moved to Chicago I was very afraid of the new environment. For this reason I noticed that the friendships that I have in the U.S are not as strong as the friendship that I made in China.
For me, a best friend is a person that would like to help me at any time. When I was in China, I always asked my friends for help and they would give me advice to help me to get out any difficult situation. For example, when my friends saw me look very upset, they used to ask me automatically. I feel that it is what best friends are supposed to be and do, and they are the friends that I can depend on forever. However, the friendships that I have in Chicago are totally different than the friendships that I used to have in China. In the U.S my new friends would not help me automatically unless I asked them for help. All of them are very independent and busy even though they are very friendly to me.
In addition, I used to share my personal secrets with all my best friends. For example, back home we used to get together and share story and after we shared them we would keep it as a secret for each other. We would never expose any personal story because as a best friend we should not expose anyone's secret to strangers. We trusted each other so well. On other hand, the friends that I have in Chicago would not tell me their secret for many reasons. They thought that secret is their own privacy and they are supposed to keep it to themselves. I realized that the friendships that I have in Chicago were not strong as the friendship that I had in China.
Furthermore, when I lived in China, I used to hangout with friends as a habit. Also spending time together would make me feel quite joyful. We could also hangout for any reasons, such as studying together and shopping. However, when I moved to Chicago most of the time I would hangout with my friends at the library. We would read together and spend time doing homework in the library. Sometimes we often have after tea but not all time. Thus, I do miss the free time that spent with my friends in China. Those were profound and unforgettable memories of my life.




I have already realized the reason why I could not make friends in a short time. When I first moved to the U.S, my life was so strange. Maybe it was culture shock that made it very difficult to make new friends. However, now I do have more good friends in Chicago and our relationships are getting stronger than ever. I hope that our relationships will continue to be very strong as always. I do miss all my old friends in China and they are in heart. I do believe that nothing can change our friendship because time can not take our friendship away.








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16 comments:

  1. yes, I feel the friendship here is very hard to build . It is hard to get a friend in the U.S because every one is busy. I remember when I just came to the U.S, I couldn't use to without a friend by my side. But now I used to it , it is the way that it always be ----independence

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  2. Good introduction, clear organization, and good conclusion. Yes, a friend in need is a friend indeed , and friends are very important for us. I also believe that nothing can change our real friendship even the time and long distance.

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  3. I have hard time to build friendship too because I am quite person and I don't like to talk. You should try to talk to people that people will become your friend. I think you have good introduction and clear ideas of the paragraph.

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    1. Hi Ting, I will try to talk with you in the class ;)

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  4. I think when we child we really believe that friend is very different thing, and friend should do something to you. However, if you want really good friend than you should be very good friend too. About secret, if one secret know more than two person it is not secret anymore. We never can't keep some secret, we have always one best friend with who we want share it, that friend has another, so in the end everybody knows about the secret :D

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  5. Hi Tenghui.
    Your essay is really interesting because I identify myself with your story. It was really hard for me to make friends in the United States. I think, I agree with you that it is difficult to make friends because most people are very busy doing their own business. Moreover, I think that it can be difficult too because of the language. I didn't speak English at all when I moved to the United States, so I had to take English classes in order to learn the language to communicate with people and make friends.

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  6. Hi Tenghui.
    Your essay is really interesting because I identify myself with your story. It was really hard for me to make friends in the United States. I think, I agree with you that it is difficult to make friends because most people are very busy doing their own business. Moreover, I think that it can be difficult too because of the language. I didn't speak English at all when I moved to the United States, so I had to take English classes in order to learn the language to communicate with people and make friends.

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  7. Even though where you are, the friends will always have and always will. So don't worry.��

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  8. Hi! your essay was surprising to me, because I think that was just me that was hard to fine a real friends in the United States.

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  9. Hi! your essay was surprising to me, because I think that was just me that was hard to fine a real friends in the United States.

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  10. Your essay was very interesting and you have good explanation and organization. I always have hard time to make new friends and get closer with my new friends too, but we can try our best to take initiative to make the relationship get closer.

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  11. I agree with your standpoint. friends are very important in people life, especially when people in the strange place. also friendship is hard to build and hard to maintain, so we should cherish every friendship in life

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  12. I think that friendship is one of the most important parts in my life. When I immigrate to the United States, I always feel lonely. Moreover,it remind me of a song ;" Auld Lang Syne." I miss my Chinese close friends!

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  14. Hi Tenghui.
    Friendship one of the most powerful relationship we have. we all know how to be a friend, but not everyone knows how to be a good friend. My motto in life " Do not look for a perfect friend, be a perfect friend."

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  15. your hook is a fact. I agree friendship is very important for people life. However, I also hard to make good friends in United States because everybody are busy and from different places.

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