MylifeatboardingschoolBoardinglifehasneverappealedtome.I'maccustomedtofamilylife,butmyparentstoldmethatgoingtoboardingschoolwouldbeanopportunitytomakemorefriends.Bothofthemhadfond,relaxingmemoriesoftheirtimesatuniversities."Boardinglifeisfullofamazementandlaughter,"theyextolled."It'sjustlikeapastorallife.Youwon'tbeeasilybotheredbysociety.Theonlythingthatyoucanthinkaboutishowtomakeyourlifebetter.Nobodyfocusesonlyontheirstudies.Everybodylovesactivities.Boysenjoysinging,accompaniedbytherisingsun.Girlslikewalkingafterthenightdescends.Ofcourse,youalsohavetostudyatnight."Afterthat,youcanrelaxagainwithanightsnackorbyreadingbeforeyoufallintoanicesleep.Ifyoustillcan'tfallasleep,youcanwatchthousandsofglintingstarswhichtellyouaboutanexoticandoccultuniverse.Graduallyyouseemtodriftintoanotherworlduntilthefirstcockcrowinthemorningwhenanewdayhasbegun!"Unfortunately,Ifoundboardinglifetobemiserable.EverymorningIhadtoforcemyselfawayfrommywarmandlovelybed,andthensqueezeintothecrowdedwashroom.Breakfastwasalwaystheworst.Itwasreallydifficulttomakedecisionsaboutthepoorfoodselections.Themorningclasseswerehypnoticandeventhebellrefusedtoringamereonesecondearlier.Duringlunch,IseldomtalkedandIateasquicklyaspossibleinordertoescapefromthecafeteria.Afternoon"activities"werealwaysthemostexhausting,suchaslaundry.Studentswerealwaysthequietestatnight.Teachersactedasguardsduringnightclassesandwatchedthestudentsliketigers.Whodaredtotalk挂阿Ioftenfeltdubiousaboutbeingateenager.Teensshouldbeactiveandcreative!Butatboardingschool,wealldidthesamethingeachday.Ourlifeseemedtobethesamecolor.Althoughweenjoyedamodernlearningenvironment,wealsolostsomethingvaluablethatourparentshad--colorfulchildhoods.
