英文写作这件事

Today I decided on a big thing for myself. I will keep writing English regularly. 

It might sound weird, as I am Chinese, pure Chinese from a place where people rarely speak English. But I still need to practice it, not only for English but also for writing. 

When I was a child, my Chinese teacher taught us to keep a diary daily. She believed that something always happens that deserves remembering in our normal lives. Some students didn't believe her and wrote "Nothing happened today" in their notebooks. Some students tried but failed in persistence, including me. I notice that whatever I write in my notebooks, my parents, especially my father, would find it and read it. Obviously, there is no right to privacy for children in a traditional family in China. When I was a college student, my literature teachers also suggested that we should read and write regularly. Therefore, I tried to create a public discount on WeChat to publish some articles there. Some people like them while some people do not. WeChat is a private place where people share their moments, chat with each other, and upload their photos. I don't want to be judged through my articles there. 

In 2021, I was studying in Edinburgh. My major was social anthropology, which required us to read a lot of ethnography. I realised that there are not many differences between nonfiction writing and ethnography. I wonder when I can write something myself—maybe a book or a series of articles. I haven't improved much in my writing as time passes, but I have to rely on it since my label: a so-called Phd. This label looks like it is shining, because my relatives in the countryside regard me as a genius. But I know I'm just a nobody. By contrast, I miss the days when I was a student. I can read what I want to read. I can write anything in my own way, with my own style. But now, I have to read articles in a specific area. I have to write in a specific academic style. The fantastic memories eventually disappear with time, like the tears in the rain.

From today, I will establish a new place. I don't worry whether my friends, relatives, teachers, or strangers would find or judge these things. I welcome anyone who has read this article. Maybe nobody comes here. I try to write in English as another way to express myself, not only relying on academic writing.