孟母三遷 "Mencius' mother, three moves"

One of the most famous traditional Chinese idioms is 孟母三遷 (literal translation: "Mencius' mother, three moves"). Mencius, was a famous Chinese philosopher who defines most of Chinese culture today. Mencius’ father passed away while he was still young. Raised by his mother, though very poor, Mencius’ mother cared a lot of Mencius’ upbringing. They first lived by a cemetery, where his mother found Mencius imitating the paid mourners and therefore decided to move. Then they moved near a market and young Mencius imitated the cries of the hawkers. Finally they moved next to a school. Inspired by the scholars, Mencius began to study. His mother decided to stay and Mencius became a scholar.

I’m studying at my 10^th school right now, at York University. I have been hopping around since I was a kid for "a better education". I got used to it and sometimes think staying at one place for an extended period would be boring. But the most important thing of all, is that everywhere I go, I make friends; very valuable friends, not in terms of materialist interest, but the unique friendship and times spend together that I really treasure. Friends from all over the world, even on the internet who I’ve never met in person before, and yes I sometimes act differently in different social groups, but that’s what makes me who I am. Exposed to different cultures shapes me differently from the people who I meet. So is it hard to act differently in different environments? Oh ya *nod nod*, guess how I feel when I’m at home, even just with my family…