As soon as Kim Do-jun and his entourage got off the plane, an airport bus came to pick them up.

Next, we went to the office of the Korea Foundation for Higher Education in New York, which mainly provides convenience for Korean students to study abroad, solve problems in life and study, and so on.

The organizers briefly explained the significance of holding this event, and then called on everyone to study hard, return to their studies, and contribute more to the Republic of Korea.

Looking at the middle-aged man with eyes on the stage, although he doesn't look very old, his belly is not small, and his hair is thin, it is estimated that this job is not very easy to do, and the pressure is not small.

Kim Do-joon was thinking wildly in his heart, while looking at the high-rise buildings outside the window, he finally arrived in the United States, and he was a little excited in his heart.

As the only superpower in the world, the United States is not only economically developed, but also the best place to realize its dreams.

Not only Koreans worship the United States, but also Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and basically most Asian countries worship the United States.

After a pause, it was finally over, and the rest was how to assign these children, some children still need to go to a language school because of the language barrier, and some children have good English and can apply for grades directly.

Generally, the United States implements a grade system, from the seventh grade to the twelfth grade to deal with the three years of junior high school in South Korea to three years of high school, Kim Do-jun is very confident in himself and directly applied for the eighth grade, because the current knowledge is a bit chicken for him, and the current learning system in the United States is completely free-range management, self-management teaching methods, which is completely different from the Korean teacher system.

This is a stark contrast between China and South Korea.

Chinese students may have been subjected to corporal punishment before they were in school, but now they are almost gone, and they will not be beaten, at most they will be punished.

But in South Korea, when I went to elementary and junior high schools to observe and experience, teachers hit students publicly, commonly, and regularly.

Hand-beaten, spanking, naughty male students are punished for kneeling, and it is not ordinary kneeling, but kneeling high on the desk to listen to the class, and it may be a morning of kneeling.

Therefore, these education systems are a new challenge for Kim Do-joon, who has just arrived in the United States.

Most Americans don't want their children to go to school too early and get in touch with adult society early, after all, the mind and psychology are not mature, while Asians are completely the opposite, for fear that their children will lose at the starting line.

When Kim Do-joon said that he was applying for the eighth grade, even the head of the Higher Education Foundation was a little surprised that someone wanted to skip a grade and start studying directly from the eighth grade.

After a period of tedious formalities and exams, Kim Do-joon was assigned to a modest middle school in Queens, near Chinatown.

This middle school is very complex, with Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Russians, etc., and this school happens to have many students from many countries studying in it, which is considered an international and diversified school. Queens is also one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the United States, with white, black, and Asian populations, and the transportation is very convenient, just take the local subway train No. 7.

None of the children who came this time were assigned to themselves, some were in Manhattan, some were in Brooklyn, and some were in the Bronx.

Kim Do-jun laughed at himself helplessly, took the bank card from the person in charge, and followed the guide directly to the school.

Since there is no need to consider the tuition fee, the living expenses are also paid to your card once a year, although it is not much, but for yourself, life is completely enough, which is quite good.

After the people who follow the guide come to the school, they will complete their own admission procedures, and the fall semester will start soon, so it is still too late, and the school has a special person to take care of these young international students to help them adapt to life and study in the United States as soon as possible.

When the principal asked Kim Do-jun what his needs were, Do-jun lowered his head and thought about it for a while, and finally said that he hoped that the principal could arrange a separate dormitory for him, because he left home for the first time and wanted to cultivate his ability to live independently, and he didn't always want to rely on his parents and classmates, of course, including teachers, there are many people who like boarding life and enter the local family, in order to better integrate into the life and atmosphere of the United States, but Kim Do-jun didn't think about it at all, although he was not very old, he wanted to live a dormitory life alone, The taste under the fence is not pleasant.

After listening to this, the principal thought for a moment, then nodded and asked someone to arrange a single dormitory for him.

After looking at the room, Kim Do-joon found that the conditions of the student dormitory in the United States are really good, which is completely different from that in South Korea.

South Korea is a sparsely populated country with 50 million people, especially in Seoul, a capital city that is home to two-fifths of the country's population and a population density far greater than the rest of the world.

The dormitory here is not only clean and tidy, with large space, but also good lighting and complete household appliances, no wonder Americans have always advocated the spirit of independence and freedom, which was originally cultivated from an early age.

No one is born to live alone, so pack up their luggage, sort out the contents of their suitcases, and put them away one by one, and the Gundam sent by Dad and Jaehoon were brought by themselves and placed on the table.

Because he knows that when he is homesick and misses his friends, only Gundam can accompany him, and it can be regarded as seeing things and thinking about people, and relieving homesickness.

Packed up his things, a person slowly walked down the stairs, began to visit the campus, although it is in New York, but the area of the school is still not small, the environment is also good, it seems very quiet, I saw a red phone booth, I found that I was settled, I didn't have time to call my parents, I quickly touched it from my body, took out a few coins, and called home.

"Hey, Mom, I'm Daojun, I've arrived in the United States, I've just settled down in the dormitory, so I'll give you a call quickly, uh-huh, don't worry, I'll take care of myself."

Kim Do-jun was on the phone, and suddenly heard a cheerful scream from his sister from the receiver, I guess I want some kind of gift, the person is small, the ghost is big, and the ghost is ghostly.

In the end, I hung up the phone reluctantly, shook my head and sighed, people who left home alone are really lonely!

In this way, Kim Do-joon began his study career in the United States, repeating the same things every day, studying hard, reviewing hard, taking good notes, trying to keep up with the pace of learning in the United States, and switching from Korean to English at once, after all, it was still a bit difficult, so he had to redouble his efforts.

Another because of his personality, as long as he makes up his mind, he must do his best to do 200%, even if he fails, he will not regret it, so he has always had good grades, plus his English foundation is okay, not only maintains a good relationship with his classmates, but also gradually makes his personality more cheerful and sunny.

In addition to studying, Kim Do-joon spends most of the rest of his time drawing, learning piano, and American pop music.

For his own interests and hobbies, he basically gave up playing time, and for a period of time in the United States, his painting and piano skills have steadily improved, far beyond the level of his peers, even if the major students meet Kim Do-joon, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the high.

The United States has always flaunted freedom, democracy, and individuality, so music is also all-encompassing, only you have not heard it, and there is nothing you can completely listen to.

During this time, Kim Do-joon found that he liked hip-hop music more and more, because there are not only many Asians in Queens, but also many black people living in this place, of course, there are many black classmates in Do-joon's school, and you can see their innate music cells and dance genes.

Hip hop and rap music, in particular, are basically black people's world, and although some white singers occasionally pop up, black people in general have led the development of American pop music trends.

During this period of time, Kim Do-jun also learned and absorbed various types of music, and began to try to make up some tunes and lyrics by himself, but he was not mature, after all, he was not very old and did not have more social experience.

In this way, the hour hand of fate is slowly moving, and Kim Do-jun is also slowly growing.

Note 1: Personally, I prefer Eminem's songs.