Dear Beloved Crazy English Campers, Teachers and Staff,

        I am in the United States right now, feeling very homesick for China and the happy times that you are spending together during LYCE winter camp!

        I know the US may seem very far away from Conghua, but I can assure you that you are in my heart and mind every minute.

       I check Teacher Li Yang’s blog every day and look forward to seeing your smiling faces and enthusiastic yelling.

      I want to send you my New Year wishes from across the ocean! The next time you open your mouth to speak, I hope that you will know that you have a teacher, supporter and friend cheering for you here in the United States!

Happy New Year!

A new year is another chance to make a fresh start in life!
新的一年是重新启程的又一次机会！

A new year is a time to leap old barriers and make real breakthroughs!

A new year is a time to totally tap into your unlimited potential!

This year, you must make up your mind to show off all your talents.
今天，你必须下定决心全面展示你的才能！

Everyone will be inspired!

This New Year, I wish you the best year you’ve ever had!

Use everything you gained from your experiences together

and everything you learned during camp,
to enrich the new year!

May the good times live on in your memories for years and years!

May you learn lessons from any troubling and difficult times that will make you stronger and better than ever!

My wish for every single one of you is that the new year
be filled with significant steps toward the fulfillment of your fondest wishes, dreams and hopes!

In this coming new year,
focus on your goals and work toward your dreams,
And most important of all,
Appreciate yourselves and each other.
Focus on each other’s good points
and choose to overlook minor annoyances
to create mutual happiness and contentment in this very special year of the cow!

Finally,
May you never stop believing in your dreams
And taking the actions that will make them a reality,

no matter how difficult and painful

those actions may be.

May you take the time to let your family, friends, classmates and of course TEACHERS know

How much it means to you to have them in your lives.

Let us encourage more and criticize less,
Give more and need less.
And whenever we can,
Let us create harmony and peace.

A new year is truly a time for new beginnings.
Let us start fresh, right now,
To make this the very best year ever!

All my friendship, support, care and LOVE today and always,

KIM