Hi all,
My name is Yichao SUN. Dorothy is my English name. I got it from the priest in church when I was a little child. And he told me it means the Goddess of the gifts. Just like my both names imply, they bring me wits and good luck. I am active and native—Shanghai born and Shanghai bred. I major in Business in Fudan University, and I enjoy the college life here very much.
As for the feeling of writing, years ago, I came across an article written by George Orwell Why I writer? In it, he argues that there are four great motives for writing: sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse and political purpose. But I don’t totally agree with him, because it is not right for me at least. For a long time, I wrote just for the sake of writing. But now I have more time and more space to think and to write what I like. Personally, I regard writing as a kind of special journey. In writing, I can create my private room holding the conversation with myself. It is interesting experience for me. Sometimes, I write not only the happy things but also the growing pains because I am sure that all of them should be cherished in my life. When I review them, it always evokes the consciousness of my memory, and I begin to realize that they are all the pebbles on the beach of my past. Writing is not always narcissistic. In the wide sense, it could be exchanged among my friends. Discussing the topics we interested in and sharing the different ideas are meaningful. I pursue the freedom in writing whatever how clumsy my language.
I try hard to learn English because I hope more people can hear my voice. Last but not least, English has its own charm. It is a language as beautiful as Chinese. Its alliteration, rhyme, pun, etc. attract me a lot. I hope that I can learn how to read in English, and how to write in English in this course. So, that’s the reason why I am here. All in all, I like writing, and like to express myself to fulfill my life just as H.D.Thoreau once said that we should suck the marrow out of life.
