Journal 2

I don’t have a driver license, so I usually take buses or ride my bike to go around here. For the first time I came here, my relative picked me up by car, and I’m so amazed because the transportation in the US is really safe and modern. The local streets and high ways are wide and nice because of planting a lot of trees and grass on roadside. Moreover, they’re constructed and divided logically, so the traffic of vehicles is easy. People can drive their cars to go their destination quickly by using free way systems. In addition, it’s not difficult to change the direction. For example, when they want to turn right or turn left, they can change the lane which is just for people who want to make a right turn or left turn. In contrast, the traffic in my country is very tangled, since the construction of streets is not good. The streets are often small while there is usually the high traffic, especially on prime time. Furthermore, the traffic jam there is a very very big problem. If you visit Ho Chi Minh City and travel on rush hours, you’ll easily get stuck in a traffic jam. Besides that, it’s very terrible if there are traffic jams in rainy season because of flooded streets. The most different between the traffic in my hometown and the one in American is the quantity of motorbikes which is the most popular mean of transportation in my country. To me, although the public transportation in my hometown is not good and safe as the one in the US, it’s very easy to go around the city by buses and cabs. When I want to go somewhere in the city, I just wait about 15 minutes at the bus stop or bus station whilst it takes a large amount of time for waiting bus in Orange County. It’s also hard to take a cab on the street if don’t have the phone number of that service. Therefore, I’ll learn how to drive and then take a driving test to get the license. When I pass the test, I’ll buy a car to get around here easily.

Journal 1: Introduction

       My name is Huyen. I’m from Vietnam where my heart belongs to, since it is the place my lovely family lives and my early memories were. There are four people in my family: my parents, my older sister, and me. In my spare time, I usually spend it for my avocation. I have many different hobbies such as travelling, listening to music, and reading books. When I was in my country, I studied accounting. After graduating from my university in Vietnam, I decided to come here to continue my learning. When I get enough TOEFL and GMAT score, I will apply for the MBA program. Thus, I try to improve my English skills which are not only for the program’s requirement but also for the preparation to study MBA fruitfully. I hope I will finish the course and have the degree so that I can get a good job in the future.
       One of my classmates I interviewed yesterday is Thinh, who has the same nationality with me. Her English name is Jeannine, who has been here from last spring. She has two siblings: one older sister, who live with her in Garden Grove City and one younger sister living other state. She got a bachelor’s degree of chemistry at a university in France, so she is a polylingual student. She can speak three languages: Vietnamese, French, and English. Now she studies hard to get high scores of TOEFL iBT and GRE to be accepted to a good Master program. Afterwards, she will choose other majors relating to chemistry such as medicinal chemistry. Therefore, her ambition is to become a good pharmacist who can dispense medicine to treat patients.