02
出国前的期待
I had spent two years in Xinhe before I went abroad, learning how to be a better student, better teenager，and better person from Mr. Sun Jian.
To be honest, I have always been struggling in my study during my high school life, with lots of homework and pressure, one exam after another.
在出国之前，我在心和学习了两年的时间，跟着孙键老师学习如何做好一个学生、如何成为一个优秀的青少年、成为更加优秀的自己。
说实话，在国内的时候我一直在我的中学学习生活中挣扎，无尽的作业和压力、一个接一个的考试让我几乎喘不过气来。
I felt like I never did enough to satisfy my parents and teachers.
I can't wait to get rid of that boring Chinese high school life at that time, expecting my beautiful new life in America.
不论我怎么做，好像都永远没办法让我的父母和老师满意。那时候，我简直迫不及待地想要逃离国内的学习生活，期待在美国开启新的人生。
03
失控的生活
The first couple of months of my life back in America were out of control.
Because that was the first time in my life I felt like I had freedom!!!
I can do whatever I want, like playing video games all day without my parents’ eyes on me or simply staying away from homework.
I was like a bird out of the cage.
在我刚到美国的几个月，我的生活几近失控了。
那是我人生中第一次感受到无人监管的自由，我可以随心所欲做任何想做的事情，哪怕是玩一整天的电子游戏或者不完成学校作业都再没有人监督我了。
那时的我，就像是一只挣脱了笼子束缚的小鸟。
