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My name
is Xiaolong Wang, I came to Iowa last year and I am now studying at Iowa
State University. Over the past year, I have helped the Chinese Association
of Iowa. Last Chinese New Year, I was in Des Moines and my job was drawing
the Chinese zodiac signs and giving it to kids. During that time, I enjoyed
all the shows while I was giving out the Chinese zodiac signs. I met some
other international students who are just like me. We talked and got to
know each other as well as helped each other to finish the work. After the
Chinese New Year, I gained experience and also made some new friends.
For other Asian Festivals, my friends and I make paper cuts and greeting
cards, all the work took us almost a week to finish. I also sold some
chopsticks, fans and scarves. While selling all of the chopsticks, fans,
and scarves, I communicated with everyone who was interested in those
products. I told the customers what the merchandise was and the practical
uses for them. The most interesting part of selling the merchandise was
bargaining. Sometimes the price could be haggled down from $10 to $5. It
was a very interesting experience.
Through all these experiences, I have learned a lot of lessons that I did
not know before. I now know more about communicating with other people. I
have also met some new friends. Swallow Yan has told me that he appreciated
all I did. It feels good that I can help him and I am always willing to do
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