For me, the start of a new academic year has always been more significant than the start of a new calendar year. It will probably change in the future but having been a schoolkid/student all my life, September brings a much bigger change for me than January does. That’s why I’ve decided to start the 5 Life Lessons category to put them all together.
对于我来说，新学年的开始远比日历当中新一年的开始来的重要得多。也许这一习惯在以后将会有所转变，但是对于我这么一个已经做学生这么久的我来说，九月要远远比一月给我带来的多。这也就是为什么，我决定要把生命中的五堂课放在一起讲的原因了。
As the end of summer approaches, I always begin to look forward to the next big step in my life. Last year, the ‘big step’ was moving away from home. This year, it will be moving away from my home country. I know I won’t be returning for a full year, so lately I’ve been reflecting on how much I’ve learned from growing up by the beach.
随着夏天的即将结束，我通常开始期待着我生命中下个大的进展。去年，所谓的“大进展”是从家里搬出去。今年，这将是离开我的国家。我知道，我将有整整一年不会回来。所以，最近，我开始回忆我在岸边长大而教会我的东西。
I mention the beach in a lot of my posts, and I like to use beach pictures for the illustrations because it has played such a massive role in my growing up. Just like any environment would affect anybody’s upbringing, here are some things I’ve learned from spending every spring and summer by the sea.
我在许多帖子里都提到了岸边，而且，我喜欢用一些岸边的图片做插图。因为它在我的成长中扮演了极为重要的角色。就好像任何一个其他的环境会影响其他人的成长一样，在这里，通过在海边度过春天，夏天，我学到了许多。
