The man in the photo is Hsieh Tze-huang, a former student who I taught for two years at NHSH and graduated from NHSH in 2001. We had a get-together yesterday afternoon at Moon River. He drove from Chang Gung University in Linkou after class. We had a hearty chat for more than 3 hours.
On April 20 this year, I attended his White Coat Ceremony at Chng Gung (See http://june.ettachou.com/2013/04/20/the-2013-white-coat-ceremony-at-chang-gung-university/#more-7396). That day, we didn't have much time to talk after the long and elaborate ceremony.
During yesterday's gathering, I finally had a very clear picture of what he has gone through for the past few years and I really admired his courage and persistence. After graduating from high school, he went into NTU, majoring in agriculture. In his freshman year, he took physics as his second major. Then in his junior year, he transferred to the Department of Math. In his senior year, he found himself interested in medicine, so
On the last college entrance exam he took, he got over
(Note: I'm sorry that I made a few mistakes in the above paragraph. Thank you, Tze-huang, for correcting them.--20140722)
He'd like to give English learners a piece of advice: Reading is the best way to enhance your English proficiency. In preparation for the English test on the entrance exams, he spent a lot of time reading magazines such as Ivy League. He told me what I had advocated--reading extensively--was right.
During the chat, I could feel how eager Tze-huang was to be a good doctor. I believe his wish will come true.
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