2025 Jonathan’s blog

Introduction     As an exchange student from New York, the first thing everyone ask me is what is your name? when I reply that that my name is Jonathan. I always get some surprised look from the foreigners. Maybe it is the way I look. My parents are Chinese and the ways Asian people look they aren't really all that different from each other.      The truth is i don't even know myself sometimes. Despite growing up in America, i have always considered more Asian than American. i grew up on not American food but on the meals my grandma and dad cooks for me. growing up, they always told me American food is terrible for you and forbid me from going to fast food places. This obvious came back to haunt me as adult.     As an adult i binge on McDonald way to often and now I am way to fat. of course, I can blame it all on food. My lifestyle is an issue as well. I live a very sedentary lifestyle revolving around my computer and my pencils. As a major there isn't...

  A brief response on New York      As someone who is from New York. Most the allure that one may be familiar with New York is long gone. That would include the views the skyscrapers and usual commercial views. That doesn't mean those things aren't made out to be what people believe they are. In this short blog I will confirm or disprove some of conception foreigners may have about New York or America in general.      The first thing we have to take about is the public transportation. As any Amercian would tell you it absolutely filthy. whether it is the subways or the buses, there is always something on the seats or on the ground. it is just a nature of the resident that frequent the subways. Something else that stems from the poor behavior of the system is the abundance of rats. The size of the rodents can easily rival that of a house cat.      As you can see the rats are quite bold as well. After dwelling with humans so long any sense...

 To whomever My name is Jonathan. Welcome to my blogs. I hope to share and exchange various opinions on various topics and interest with you.  Sincerely  Jonathan