不知不觉中，枫叶生活已过一周。一周之中，温暖与伤感并存，英文与汉语交织，知识与乐趣同在。这一周对于我来说，有很多个“第一”。

路漫漫而远兮，吾将上下而求索。第一次离开家，离开父母，一人，一包，一行李，从北方来到南方求学。想家，想爸妈，还不想太快长大。第一次一个人生活，一个人照顾自己。于是许多蠢事都发生了：去洗澡却忘带毛巾，头绳找不到在哪里却在被罩中发现，衣服忘记了放在哪里……好烦，好乱，好难。

问世间何为情，我想情即是因自己的存在让对方温暖。友情即是如此，同学互帮搭蚊帐，互相交流讨论学习，互相安慰以防想家，互相八卦戳中笑点。在需要帮助时的乐于助人，在不理解时的小小解释。爱心传递，友情不散。

刚体验一周枫叶的学习生活，就能感受她的魅力所在。国际化的文化氛围，全英文课程，国际化的教师队伍。新的学习模式，高强度的信息输入，考验着我的自学能力、思考能力和对知识的把握能力。在阅读课中，Ally老师运用自主编写对话的方式记忆文章重难点单词，代替了传统的死记硬背，让知识与乐趣同在，在享受对话的同时背好单词。在写作课中，Ellie老师用合并同类项的方法将词义相近的单词一起背诵，简化了纷繁的记忆过程。在交流课中，Sam老师用课前演讲的方式，用实战演练锻炼演讲能力。不同的老师运用不同的方法，在中英结合的课堂当中，让我受益匪浅。

很庆幸选择了枫叶平台，加入了枫叶大家庭。在这里，体验温暖，成就自我，创造未来。

Time slips away fast. Without notice, one week in Maple leaf life has already gone silently yet meaningful. This week witnessed many “firsts” to me.

Its my first time to live far away from home. No parents accompany, I feel lonely. It is my first time to study alone. It’s my first time to learn to be independent, actually and effectively. It’s my first time to hand out so much stuff apart from studying. Most importantly, as my first time to reach Maple leaf platform.Boarding school life and studying in life makes the most crucial two parts of Mapleleaf life.

Boarding life is complex. I have no idea when facing so many personal things that I don’t know where to put or how to organize them well. I was going to take a shower but forgotten to bring a towel. I couldn’t find a nail cutter that has been actually put under my bed sheet. Also, The feeling of homesickness comes up to my chest from the bottom of my heart. Put in life means hard to me.

However, I live with three lovely and helpful roommates. We help one another to find our stuff. Chatting with one another about different gossip, laughing at her for a small affair comfortable another for not being homesick. Boarding life means warmth to me now.

Besides boarding life, study life is more challenging. In Maple leaf where teaches international courses by international teachers. In the reading lesson, Miss Ally  led us to make dialogues to memorize new words instead of learning by rote. In the writing course, Miss Ellie told us to classify the words that have the same meanings. Thereby, we could easily remember new words.