This school year has been very meaningful to me.
For many students in the Department of Foreign Languages, junior year is undoubtedly the most challenging year of all. Not only do we have to start learning classic literature, we also have to use the language skills that we've acquired in the past few years and apply it into writing essays and translating articles. Though personally, I think I could have done better academically, I think I've successfully lived up to my expectations.
This year, I was also in charge of organizing events for the Seniors, as well as helping the Sophomores with checking their expenses and approving their event proposals. This summer, I will be helping out the European camp from our department, along with the English camp organized by the Foreign Language Center. After a fulfilling summer, I will be preparing for my exchange program in France, which I am very excited for.
Last Thursday was the European Night held by our department. It marks the start of a new beginning for all of us, because this is officially the first European Night from the Department of European Languages. Our department has only been declared a major since the beginning of this school year. Before that, we were only considered as European Language Program. I am very proud of what our major has accomplished over the course of 6 years. The only regret that I have right now is that I won't be able to experience all of this anymore after coming back from France. By then, I would have been too old for the fun and all of the activities. Instead, I would be occupied with passing my proficiency test and finding a job. Just the thought of it makes me feel so sad, but I bet there will always be new things to anticipate for in the future.
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