New life will start soon I just received my graduate school admission letter. Finally, the long preparation came to an end! I may relocate to Columbia, Missouri before Christmas. Before that I have to keep working on my English so that I can catch up the lessons soon. It may be quite challenging to compete with American students in their country because of my language deficiency in English. I have only two and a half months before the school starts... I should study intensively just as what I did for the ESL program. These days I have been studying some polyglots' methodologies for acquiring multiple foreign languages. Since I'm a slow reader, I'm not sure if I can finish all these language learning books before I leave for the states. A common thing among all these polyglots is that they all underscore the importance of immersion in a unfamiliar language. Nevertheless, It's a bit difficult for me to use English totally in Taiwan because of the English-averse environment. I guess all I can do now is to stick to my basic English learning materials and talk to some foreign friends online. There's still much to do before I leave: review how to drive (haven't driven a car for 6 years), go to some movies and live concerts, hang out with friends, read as many books as possible, apply for a student visa (really hate to do this), look for housing in Columbia, teach my friend basic English (not sure how to do this either. I'm not good at explaining), and study English EVERY DAY. P.S. Kindle Touch seems a nice gadget for learning languages because of the wealth of language learning resources on Amazon (books, audiobooks). Gotta get one after I settle down in Columbia!