How are you? Have you started a good new week?

According to the plan, I have took part in the National English Examination in University Of Science and Technology Beijing on May 29 and Restarted my art study in Chinese Academy of Traditional Painting on May 30.

Although I had to take 5 pieces of painkillers (the normal dosage is one piece for one day) to overcome the severe headache before I walked into the examination room, I was worrying about myself when I worked on the exam paper for the ache still there. However, I encouraged myself, Shirley, you must keep finishing the examination and you could not fall down.

Thanks the God and thanks my English School in Shenzhen, just for their good help, I felt the examination much easier than the mock examinations. Except I had no time to think clear one subject includes 5 questions, I have answered 95% of the questions clearly, I mean I knew why and what I should do. I am happy for I felt that I understood all of the answers of the vocabulary part. So, if I did not copy the answers wrong on the answer card, I should be able to pass this examination. Anyway, I will not know the result until July 31, 2016.

Before I left for Beijing, I had entrusted a real state agent to rent my apartment that has been empty for about 7 years since 2008 for I have decided to immigrate Australia and I had bought a house in the USA. It is the time to retreat from Shenzhen, which is my 4th hometown and next to Hong Kong.

I am thinking, if I want to have or keep a base or foothold in China for my little cross-cultural and comprehensive art project, it should certainly in Beijing instead of in Shenzhen. If I had 3 real bases for my little project in Springfield, MO, USA, Sydney and Beijing, what would happen to the project?

Since my immigration job needs for about 3 years though I am a legal parent who has the qualification. Then I would have another 3 years to think clear. During the time, I am still focus on the work in the USA.

A pity thing is that a group of my classmates and I missed the Alumni / Graduate Event of our American Alma Mater - Missouri State University in Beijing on May 22, for all of us did not get any information relates it...


Even though the road is long and winding, the future is not very clear, I have had a new start, with a beautiful dream, I am going forward step by step...

How about you? Do you have anything special to share in the past 10 days?

I am just a student on Arts of Painting, Music, English and Management, to work on the web site in my free time. I would really like to do somethings with what I have learned to make this little web site to be an Electronic Bridge of Cross - Culture and Comprehensive Arts, Language & Friendship. To help the others and this world while improving myself and realizing my own value of life.

I would really like to appreciate you for your understanding, directions, supports and help.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, you are welcome to write to shirley@ebridge.cn or leave your message on Message Board.

Sincerely,

Shirley Yiping Zhang
May 31, 2016 (Beijing Time)