There are two different points in my life now, compered with that of junior high school and high school.
One is that I came to speak English positively. I could not do that very much until I came to ICU, because I did not have confidence in my English. I was ashamed of making mistakes. However, after entering ICU, I have realized that it is not important to make a mistake or not. What is very meaningful is trying to use English without being shy.
The other is that it is necessary to express my own idea by writing or speaking. When I went to high school, I did not often speak up in class. I felt it was O.K. if I did not say my opinion in front of my classmates. Even if there was a question about class or text, I thought that it was better to forget it than to ask a teacher. However, in ICU, it is so important to express what I think, listen to others' ideas and have a discussion.
Therefore, the most differences between my life in high school and that in college are these two points, to be active to speak English and to have my own opinion. I felt happy to realize that!
