I am enjoying the Moon Festival long weekend. As I am writing teacher’s cards to be sent out, I suddenly realized that I should have become more expressive about gratitude and love. I talked to myself consistently to be prepared to say THANK YOU and I LOVE YOU in Chinese to Grace. This will be the very first time that I try to say that. I feel sorry that I had her wait for 15 years. I told my mom that my goal for teacher’s day this year is to bravely express to Grace 老師，我很謝謝你、很愛你！ My mom was so shocked that I never orally expressed these to Grace even though we always hugged each other when we met.

I am regretful that I did not have the chance to say thank you to Dr. Authur N. Applebee who led me into the field of literacy development. He taught me to define Discourse and Dialogue. Although it was really tough when I took his class, I did learn a lot. I also learned that he was such a dedicated professor who replied to emails within 3 minutes in the era without smartphones. He passed away after I came back to Taiwan for 3 years. However, his legacy still vividly lives in my mind.

Also, as I grow older, I realize that sometimes a gift represents much. It might be just a token of something, but it makes people feel warm and happy. I received mooncakes and coffee beans from parents. I feel warm. In addition, now I think Moon Festival is not just a holiday for BBQ and mooncakes, but it means more than family reunion and tradition.