My First Winter Break

After several months of study, I can’t resist my excitement about or expectation for my 1 month winter break. FB, PPS, MSN, Skype, Shopping and travelling around are all in my mind and for me, that’s what the pleasure of holiday about. It is absolutely our right to enjoy them, taking this opportunity to relax our soul, mind and body. However, I’ve experienced something that I never come across with and have different views over holiday. That’s why I’m here to write a new post today.

One of the articles that I read was about “our parents”. One man said if your parents only left 30 years lifetime and you are only going back home once a year, then you would only have around 30 time to meet with them before their departure from earth. I was depressed and felt helpless at that moment as I was reading them. My world has become so narrow suddenly that I couldn’t do anything to let go such unhappiness in my heart. I realized that I’ve started to miss home and I considered myself a lucky one as I only left them for 6 years time. Being in Kursk has both good and bad side, the average costs of living and the low crime rate contributed to the positive side whereas poor entertainment was the other side of it. Besides going to class, we stayed inside our room for the rest of the time. Due to the languages barrier we faced in university, there is no interaction or any relationship between the local students and foreign students and of course less speech or talks are given by them. In our hostel, we have no activities to participate in as there is no so-called society or club to be formed. So normally I join church activities and their service although their practice is different. So when I was alone inside my room, I was bored and felt the emptiness deeply in my heart. I started to recall the moment to be with them was so precious and priceless. I was trying to escape from it and making me to be used that situation but this is reality and we have to face it one day. As a whole, God has given to each of us a life which we should treasure, as well as the time with our family.

Sometimes all we need is a little patience and grateful !!