Yesterday,tensofstudentsfromMercerUniversityoftheUSAcametoourschool.Inthemorning,Prof.Wanggavealectureaboutouruniversity.ThenthestudentsinMercerUniversityintroducedthemselvesonebyone.Thosestudentswerestudyingnindifferentmojors,suchasepidemiology,biology,sociologyect.Afterthat,we,Chinesestudentswereaskedtoaskquestions.However,afterZeng'squestionabouttheinternshipinMercer,therewerenomorefromtheChineseside.Prof.Wangwasabitangry.Ifeltashamedatthattime.WhytheChinesestudentswerealwaysshyinthissituation?Aboutme,IhavetoadmitthatIreallyhavesomethingtosayorask,however,therewasaviewinmymindthat,it'sbetternotospeakbeforeoursistersandbrothersunderthesameintroductor.Thetraditionalviewbarrieredmyaction.Afterthemeetinginthemorningat12:00,aprofessorfromMercersaidtous:"whyareyouallsoshy?"HewasaChinese-Amerrican,doingresearchinthedirectionofCanerEpidemeology.Iliketheteacherespecillyafterhislectureintheafternoon.It'saboutthelungcancer,adenocarcinomaandtheinfluencefactors,suchasairpollusionandsmoke.Allthroughhislecture,hetriedtomakeitinterestingbythemethodofproblem-basedlecture.That'soneofthemostobviousdifferencebetweentheChineseteachingandtheAmericanteachingway.Forexample,throughhislecture,heaskeduswhatwastheprioritytoconsiderinthemethodofdoingresearchonepidemiology.Weansweredit'sdistributionbytime.Onit,hepraisedusandgaveusanencouragement,whichmadeusmoreexcitingandmorewillingtojoininandreactwithhiminhislecture.Therewasnouselesssentencesandnoobscurewords,butleftmeanimpressionofsmartandknowledgable.HegavethelectureinbothChineseandEnglish.Allthroughthelecure,it'sahomony,activeandvividenvironment.Intheafternoon,aprofessorgaveusalectureaboutgenewhichseemeddifficultforusall.AnotherprofessorCatherineMartin,whowastheleaderofCDCandHeathBeauifconveyherprofessiontoourChineseofficalsystem,gavealectureonthehealthinstitutionsystemsinhercountry.Beforethetwoacademiclectures,oneteachergaveanbriefintroductionoftheMercerUniversity.HewasthedeanoftheMedicaldepartment.Attheendofthemeeting,we,Chinesestudentstooktheforeignstudentstolookaroundonourcampus.Ifoundtheseverityduringtheprocess.Ididn'tknowwhattosayandwhattodo.That'saterribleexperienceformeIthink.Ifyoucanhaveagoodcommunicationwithlocalpeople,itdoesn'tmeanyoucancommunicatewellwithaforeigner.That'strue.NowevenspeakwithChinesepeople,Ilosttheconfidence.Ineedtoadoptmymoodandthinkingway.Buthowtodoit.Youcangivemesomesuggentions.Thanksdearfriends.