Life In America Lu Research Paper

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Lu was born in Changchun, the northeast of China. She was a really kind, patient, and lucky girl with a very nice family. Lu was lively and talkative and she had good relationships with all her families and friends. She loved and treasured all the beautiful things in her life. She loved to see the romantic movies and Korean drama. She was moved by the scenes, but never be a star chaser because of her rational personality. She loved to try different food but still want to keep slim. Lu decided to go aboard to study when she was 18, because Lu’s parents wanted her to get a better education and a better future. When she came to America at the beginning, Lu was homesick and felt strange about the new place; however, her parents gave her best supports and wishes. After that, Lu started to adapt …show more content…
She inspired by a movie called “Eat, Pray, Love”, and these three words give Lu a big inspiration about what she wanted in her life. Lu was major in Human Resource Management, and minor in Business Administration, which were two fields she’s really interest in and also challenged her to be a confidence and excellent person. Also, Lu studied in Rutgers University, which located near New York City. In her leisure time, she never stopped to try different restaurants and different food. Japanese food was her favorite. The exquisite dishes gave her taste and visual enjoyment. Moreover, living alone in a foreign country without family taught Lu how to love and respect to others, especially to her family and friends. Thus, every vacation, when she backed to China, she cherished that period of time much better than before. Because love is mutual, when she cared her family and friends more, she got the same love and care back. Lu was really appreciating all the people who appear in her life. She would love them all, and thanks for their

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