Raina Chareese Luke is 19 years old. Luke is international exchange student from Georgia, U. S. She is in a six-month Chinese language program at Tianjin University now. She (join) the program last September. However, her interest in Chinese language and culture began in her (two) year of middle school.
At that time, Luke started learning Chinese as a foreign language, she didn't take it seriously. "I knew nothing about the country or the language I was about to learn", she said. But she (complete) changed her thought after the first class. "The Chinese teacher played a Chinese song Tian Mimi for us instead of asking us (learn) new words or sentences," Luke said. She (touch) by the words of the song.
From then on, she watched Chinese movies and soap operas her free time. She also did a part-time job at a Chinese restaurant where she would practice her Chinese language (skill) with others. "The more I learn about China, the more interested I am in Chinese culture, I especially like (tradition) Chinese clothing, such as the Qipao and Hanfu." she said. Therefore, Luke made up her mind to study in China.
