This year’s summer vacation was most enjoyable. I spent fifteen days
helping my grandparents doing farm work in the countryside, where I saw
mountains and fields covered with green plants. Sometimes I went swimming in the
river to the west of the village, the water in which was quite clear.
I kept a diary every day. Besides doing farm work, I help the children in
the neighborhood with their lessons. All of them showed much interest in
English. They could read and write well, but they could hardly understand simple
English. So every day in the morning I spent about two hours helping them
improve their listening and spoken English. They all made great progress. Their
parents all thought highly of me. I now realize that knowledge is very much
needed in the countryside.