By Candice Yang
Living in different places brings me various experiences and feelings. Studying in Washington, D.C. is definitely unlike my life in my hometown Nanjing. I can find new things in D.C. every day, but sometimes I miss the feeling of familiarity, and boxing returns this feeling to me. Boxing is one of my favorite sports. When I am in China, I usually go to these courses several times a week, and because of them, I make friends and become more confident. However, balance gym does not have the classes I want, and one suitable site has moved to other places. In the second semester, being more familiar with surrounding areas, I found a gym focusing on boxing. It is fantastic to have similar happy experiences again. I love this place, and I love boxing with people in that place. I usually go boxing four times a week by biking. On the bike ride, I find many interesting things which could not be brought by essays and readings. For instance, you suddenly see a lovely dog looking around curiously through car windows. When crossing a street, a man says to you “Hey, let’s go, cross the street,” pretending that you are close friends. You see sweet couples on scooters; you ride through a rain of cherry blossom petals, you open a bottle of Sprite when waiting for green lights but finding it begins to spray without control (maybe because of the uneven road) … All of these things were what I experienced before, and there is more waiting for me to discover. My life here in D.C. becomes more like home and more interesting because of boxing, which makes me love it more
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