Experience Is the Best Teacher

                                             

Throughout my life, I became discouraged many times due to the repeated failures. It happened to me often no matter how much I sacrificed, but I always considered all the failures as the greatest experiences I underwent. Likewise, a few months ago, I got a very new experience in my life that helped me to grow and improve myself a lot. 

Throwing back to that time, first, I saw the announcement of one exchange program on the website. After that, I decided immediately to apply for it, and it was the impulsive decision I had never made before. Then I downloaded the application form, and also started to prepare myself and some documents to meet the requirements and the eligibility. The documents I prepared were passport, transcript, and I had to include the experiences of my volunteer works, work shops participation, any training sessions, and study clubs. Next, I spent days and nights on completing and reviewing the application, and the most difficult part for me was writing essays. I stayed up late every night to write and to recheck my essays again and again until my health was in a bad condition due to sleep deprivation. More important, I asked one of my English teachers and one of the alumni to proofread and give me feedback as well. I can say it was a very long tiring journey, however, I was excited to do it. Finally, I submitted the application form, and the documents one day before the deadline. Unfortunately, I didn't get selected to the next phase of the program. And I also informed my teacher about it, and he said "Don't worry. Experience is our best teacher. Try again next time."

Thus, I learned a lot from that experience since everything could not always go the same way as I wanted it to. And I learnt that no matter how many times I failed, I had to keep going. Sometimes we need failures to succeed. 

My Favorite Drink

 Strawberry Iced Tea

Strawberry iced tea never fails to refresh my day. It's been my favorite drink of all since I was in my secondary school. Up to now, it becomes a part of making my day, especially in the summer season. Moreover, I'm really addicted to it for the virtue of its look, smell, taste. 

First of all, strawberry is a kind of fruit with good-looking shapes, and with beautiful color. The shapes and color are different depending on the nature and the places they grow. However, the small shape with red ones really attract my feeling. As I see them very colorful, and sweet like my favorite people's faces. Moreover, the tea that I always see is such a weird thing. It makes of dried leaves, and the look is strange, and small that I can't describe what it really looks like. When they get combined together, the best drink is made. It looks fresh, juicy, and red. 

Then the smell of strawberry iced tea always makes me excited. It smells unique, and fragrant because of the combination of fresh strawberries and good-quality tea. Strawberry and tea are both good-smell, so when they get combined, strawberry iced tea becomes the best drink ever with the best smell that makes me feel like standing on the balcony and catch the smell of fresh air in the early morning. That smell is unforgettable.

More important, the taste of strawberry iced tea is more than good. It's really juicy comparing to other types of drinks. I can taste the very rich flavor of strawberries and tea, which helps me freshen my days, and it also helps reduce my tiredness in these long summer days. Furthermore, strawberry iced tea does taste really fruity, smooth, and melting in my mouth, which I can find my happiness whenever I have it. Strawberry is a kind of healthy fruit while tea is a kind of herbal drink that helps maintain our health. Likewise, strawberry iced tea can not harm people's health, however, we should limit the level of sugar if needed. 

Hence, the look, smell, and the taste of strawberry iced tea really attracts me. And in terms of its benefit, I also increase my favorite of strawberry iced tea day by day, and I'm thinking of consuming that drink to comfort myself continuously.