Lost kingdom

Lost kingdom

In everyone’s mind, they are the king of their own kingdom. So do I. In a little town where I was born, that’s my little kingdom. I have lived there for 16 years since I was born, I was familiar with everything, just like a king knows everything of his kingdom. Despite the familiarity feelings, I also got a lot of love from my friends, my boy friends and my family. But now, I lost them. Even though they still love me, but I can’t feel as strong as before because of the distance. In the US, I can’t find the same feeling of natural affection, friendship and love.

First of all, the reason why I can’t have the same feeling of friendship is the nightlife are different. I like hanging out with my friends at night, stay up late may be the universal habits of teenagers. But I think the nightlife in China is more wonderful than America. Since I came to America, I have lived with my sister far from downtown. At night, I can’t go out and have nowhere to go. Last time I went out with my sister at night, I found that most shopping malls close at 9 pm, and there were only a few people walking on the street. That was cold and scary. While it is much busier in China and you can see people everywhere. People are not allowed to have guns, in this case, I think is safer than America. In my generation, teenagers like to chat in milk tea shop at night. However, it is difficult to find a milk tea shop in America, especially open at night! Most important of all, I can’t find any snack stall in Chicago! As a food lover, that drives me crazy. In China, I only need to go downstairs, then there would be a lot of snacks along the street, BBQ, dumplings, takoyaki and many other delicious snacks. But now, I can only spend the whole night at home.

Despite the joy of nightlife, travel is also another aspect that I miss a lot. I used to travel with my boyfriend, unlike US, travel is easier for teenagers in China because we have high-speed railway. We only need to buy tickets the day before we start out. It is good for me because I often change my plan. Also, it is inconvenient for me to travel without a driver license in America. But in China, we have many other transportations except car. For the hotel, I like to live in a homestay. It is cheaper and more beautiful. In my opinions, based on the same price, the service and the environment in China are better than US. Also, as a food lover, China has much more delicious food than US. When I travel, I can taste different kinds of local food which can always amaze me. Different from China, the importance of travel in US is the natural view. Travel in America is more expensive and inconvenient than China, in this case, I seldom travel in the US now.

In China, the biggest event to spend with family must be the spring festival. Parents would give their children lucky money, people would visit relatives, do spring festival shopping and prepare the big dinner. The new year’s eve dinner custom from south is different from north. My mother is from north China, so we would make dumplings and baozi. My father is from south China, we would have some dishes means good luck which are depend on their pronunciation. Such as fish and pig’s feet, which means rich and health. In my opinions, the spring festival just like the Christmas in America. It is not just a festival, it is a chance to get everybody together and welcome the new year. Everyone immersed in the atmosphere of joy and love. Last spring festival is the first time I spent without my parents, I didn’t have a big meal, I didn’t watch the special program on TV, I just slept. Because only sleep can make me forget the lost of this festival.

As an old saying goes, east or west, home is best. Now, I left my kingdom and I am not the king anymore. I was afraid to hang out at night, I can’t have a travel whenever I want and most importantly, my family no longer celebrate the spring festival with me, no one would treat me like a princess anymore. I feel lost not because of the new environment, is because the people, who gave me a lot of love and supports. But I know, all these problems are a training for growing up, everyone needs to experience these problems. In this case, I hope I can be more flexible and fit in the new environment as soon as possible.