I am a double degree postgraduate student in Shandong University and Nagasaki University. From April 4, 2019 to September 8, 2020, I went to Nagasaki University in Japan to study for a one-year double degree through the Campus Asia Program - Double Degree Program. On September 4 ,2019, I came to Nagasaki University and became a part of Environmental Engineering and Planning Laboratory, and my story in Nagasaki began.

"Lands apart, sky shared", this is a sentence wrote on the Japanese donated materials after the outbreak of the COVID-19 in China, and this year's study life is just like the feeling brought by this sentence for me: warm and full of power. The significant amount of help I got in Nagasaki University made me more grateful, including the guidance, encouragement for carrying out our research from Professor Ishibashi, the support for adapting to the life in Japan from Professor Jiang and Ms. Zhu. With all these experiences of this memorable year, I also witnessed the most growth. During this year's study, I not only increased my theoretical knowledge, but also had a deeper contact with Japanese social culture and many traditional festivals. The politeness and tidiness of Japan, which I always learned from social media before, deeply touched me after I came here. At the beginning, my Japanese was not very good, but I can deeply feel this city's enthusiasm and warmth, especially when I went to the store, the clerk's warm greeting" いっらしゃいませ " made me feel particularly cordial.

Time passed quickly, I also gradually grasp the Japanese cultural thoughts and moral consciousness. During this period, I have harvested a deep understanding in scientific research at the same time, also for the history of Japan's geography, humanities and social customs, natural environment, diet, religious beliefs, holiday celebrations and so on. All of these will become a precious wealth in my life. In addition, I also deeply felt the strength of the motherland and the unity of the people. Especially during the outbreak of COVID-19 broke out, I also deeply felt the warm care to the students from the motherland and Japan.

Through the Double Degree Program, I had the chance to know more about Japan, to experience more Japanese culture, and to live more independently. I think through this year's study, I have grown into a better me, a woman who is more independent, more confident, more brave and more powerful.