Today is the last day of year 2009 and I think I should make some review on how I spent these 365 days and what I have gained.

Maybe, the Year 2009 is one of the most unforgetable years for me because I suffered a lot and gained a lot. From the spring festival, I began to make preparation for an important Japanese test held in June which required 7000 vocabulary，composition writing and two-way translation. Because of my poor Japanese basis, I saved all my leisure time and became a crazy language learner. What adding salt to injury was that from Feb. to July, two of my colleagues temporarily left our department (one for training program abroad and another for maternity leave) which means that I had to share their work. I still remember how miserable my life was in these several months: I spent more than 15 hours per day in working and studying. And in order to save about 4 hours on road, I asked the help from my student assistant and lived at her dormitory twice or three times a week, leaving all affairs concerning with my son’s study and living to my husband. Coffee and strong tea became my most intimate friends……. When the day of exam came, I was almost numbed and the only feeling is a kind of relief when I left examination room. Yes, I have tried my best and I could accept any result with a peaceful mind. As the saying goes”you reap and you harvest”. I past the exam finally, with a test score three points above pass line.

From August, I relaxed my self totally. I slept a lot, played a lot and watched than 20 DVDs. Though I know that it is far from the end of my battle and I should read books and get three of my paper published and then struggle for my final master thesis, I just couldn’t enter the state. And at the end of the September, when I began to read and write, I was hit by a serious virous cold and suffered from low fever, sore throat, and dental ulcer. I was recovered one month later and again pushed by the tight schedule of writing paper. Now, I am studying very hard and have got one of my papers published, and my work is as busy as usual. Though I am very tired but I have seen a glimmer of hope. I will graduate next year which means I have struggled through the most tough time of my on –job study and now is just the dark hour before drown. Year 2010 is my fourth year and also the last year of study and I will achieve my final success after the zigzag road.

At last, I think I should thank my husband and my son. It is them who helped me to go through this toughest period, My husband shared all the house work thus I can spared no effort on study, my son also behaved like a big and thoughtful boy who made no trouble for me and encouraged me with his love. I should be grateful because I am such a lucky wife and luck mum. Thank you, my dear family members, Wish you a happy new year!