My New Year's Resolution

Before moving to the New Year, I want to recall myself what did I do last year. I got my bachelor degree, but I was failed to get into graduate school. Then, I came to the United States to improve my English; I was studying hard in ALP, however, I still cannot pass TOEFL. It sounds like I am a loser, but this is what life should be: learn form mistakes. Therefore, my goal in this year is passing TOEFL and applying graduate school. First, I need to improve my English ability. Last Saturday, I took my first TOEFL test, but I found out I couldn't finish on time in reading and writing. Now, I think I need to increase my vocabularies, reading speed and typing skills. To reach my goals, I plan to memorize at least ten words and read one 700-word passage every day. About typing skills, I will try my best to hand in my homework in typing rather than writing. Learning a foreign language needs to continually practice, and we cannot see the result immediately. I believe that one day I will reach this goal if I keep learning and using English all the time.

Moreover, I have another New Year’s Resolution: learning how to cook. In my home country, Taiwan, it is very convenient to get food. We just need five seconds to get the food we want, and you also have a lot of choices. In contrast to Taiwan, the United States is more difficult. In America, we need to take our car, drive at least ten minutes to a supermarket, a grocery store or a restaurant. If you go to a restaurant and then find out it is closed, you need another ten minutes to another place. Because every thing is so convenient in Taiwan, I don’t need to learn how to cook. Therefore, when I come to the United States, I am still not used to the living style in here. Now, I think it is a good chance to learn how to cook. I will learn form my mother, auntie, and granny. They all are very good at cooking. When they are cooking, I will be next to them and learn from them. After standing besides them awhile, I will try some practice and maybe cook for them. This year, I hope I can learn some traditional Taiwanese food, like chicken and vegetable soup, steaming fish, and tofu pork. I believe it won’t be difficult if I am willing to learn and practice it.