Things I learned in America

• Using north, south, east and west in giving direction.
• How to read map.
• Use the word pop instead of soft drink
• It's okay to say hi and smile to strangers
• To be direct and honest
• Flattery will get you nowhere.
• It's okay to say no
• Driving and driving defensively in every road conditions especially winter. I learned how to drive at the age of 23.
• How to grow vegetables and flowers. I learned about topsoil , compost and composting, as well as proper watering. I still have long ways to go.
• Procrastination will lead to stress.
• To be on time.
• To choose my battle.
• To accept my situation.
• All jobs are the same. It's my attitude that I can change.
• To be assertive.
• To listen to my gut feeling.
• To caucus.
• To do more for the environment.
• To be a skeptical consumer and citizen.
• To listen more.
• America has opportunities but you need to work hard for it.
• Not personalize negative stuffs from everyone.
• It's okay to say I don't know and ask questions.
• How lucky I am!
• I cannot do my best at all times. (It's from a friend, L)
• Life is not all or none...or black and white...
• Schooling is expensive.
• Do-it-yourself attitude
• Self-sufficiency attitude.
• How to manage finances.
• How to prepare for retirement.
• To live below my means.
• Be myself.
• I cannot please everyone.
• How to cook.
• Listen to NPR.
• Watch Public TV.
• Listen to BBC for another perspective.
• To be liberal in thinking yet conservative at heart.
• Mother Earth Magazine.
• Not to be judgmental.
• Use the public library.
• There is poverty in America
• Importance of buying locally
• How to make soap.
• How to make lotion.