During our class period on February 16, 2011 I attended a seminar called First Thoughts at IUP. At this seminar we had a speaker named Melissa LAI (Chen-Yu). She is an exchange student from Taiwan, and this is her first time ever being in The United States. She described her experience here through a series of poems that she came up with throughout her stay. The first poem that she shared was called “First Package”. This poem was about the stressful time she had trying to open her on campus mailbox after receiving her first package from home. She also described her experience at a crowded Detroit airport, and her first time picking a pumpkin. She described her pumpkin experience in resemblance to a naughty boy who had his toys scattered all over the place. Picking them up and throwing them back down, not knowing which one to choose.
She went on to describe the relaxing time she had in Philadelphia and her first time making a turkey for Thanksgiving. Melissa stated that the week before Thanksgiving break was the darkest week for her. She was overwhelmed with papers that seemed endless and she was anxious to get them finished. Also, her first snow fall was amazing to her. She admired that each snowflake had its own unique shape. She thought that they were reminiscent of the lives of humans because they were fragile and no one was alike. Melissa’s final thought of IUP was that she’s grateful that she had the chance to experience new things. It was overwhelming at times, but a wonderful learning experience that she’s glad her parents agreed on letting her attend.
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