"Humanity grows with me"

That September, I stood for the first time in front of the university that I would be attached to throughout my student years. The feeling at that time always appears clearly whenever I remember it. I remember saying goodbye to my parents at the university gate, stepping alone into Hanoi, a splendid city completely different from the rustic, peaceful place where I was born and raised, the feeling of anxiety crept through my body making me feel like I was just a first-grader. The gate of “University of Social Sciences and Humanities” was always my dream when I first became aware of choosing a school, I also don’t understand why that name brought me such a familiar and intimate feeling, and then, I tried to make my dream come true. I was a student of the school.

That day, it was neither raining nor sunny, but somehow I felt a ray of light shining brightly at every step I took. The schoolyard with rows of benches under the shade of trees was so peaceful, each leaf still had dew drops, sparkling and fragile. I suddenly realized that the school I would be attached to was something completely different when I stepped through the gate outside, not flashy, not bustling, but on the contrary very quiet and peaceful. People often find it difficult to recognize the school number 336 on Nguyen Trai street with those beautiful rows of rosewood trees. But once they do, they are constantly attracted by the schoolyard and the space of the school. Maybe that's why I was attracted.
Having been attached to the school for less than a year, but for a first-year student with a heavy heart for Humanities like me, every second and every minute, even though short, is extremely precious. The sun of September and October is not as harsh as May but is enough to make everyone feel uncomfortable, I am no exception, but strangely, my heat and discomfort are completely dispelled when sitting on the bench under the shade of the AB yard of the school. My friends often say I am strange, I do not care because to me, when I have given love to something, everything about it is good and precious. To me, that is the sunshine of Humanities and I happily accept it. Likewise, every time it rains, every brick, every corner of the yard makes my heart flutter with an indescribable emotion. Under that rain, each gust of wind blows, people pass by in a hurry but the space in the school yard remains the same, peaceful and quiet.
Some people say that Humanities students are hard-working and charming but lack dynamism. That is not true. To me, the quiet courtyard at Humanities is extremely lively and dynamic whenever school events take place, just as Humanities students always carry within them a "hidden" dynamism. If you say that Humanities lack dynamism, then you have probably never immersed yourself in the atmosphere of Humanities, never participated in special events of Humanities or at least of a certain faculty of the school. Humanities is special to me because it can make my uncomfortable mood calm down and become more peaceful, but at the same time, it also reduces my sadness and boredom, and then I feel happy and strangely excited. A teacher once told us that he had been attached to Hanoi for 18 years, those 18 years were also the time he had been attached to Humanities, this place was his second home and no matter what, he had already fallen in love with Humanities, with Hanoi, if he had to choose, he would not change his choice. Only then did we know that those who do not understand or love Humanities will find it difficult to discover the good and beauty of Humanities, and those who have fallen in love with Humanities, even if time could turn back, would still choose Humanities again. This is what is precious about Humanities.

For the first time, I experienced a fun and rewarding competition, making many different friends. Perhaps for everyone, it is normal, but for a shy girl who is afraid of strangers like me, it is really great. I wonder if the school has changed me or not, the answer is that I will probably use my entire student life to answer because "youth is like a rain shower, even if you get wet, you still want to stand in that rain again". The new learning environment at that school helped me become more confident, helped me discover myself, and also became an indispensable part of me.

My love for Humanities has always been there and has grown like that!