My Middle School

My middle school was in the western part of the town, surrounded by a small moat.

My dormitory was in the northeast part of the campus.

There were no beds in the dormitory, only makeshift beds made of bricks and cement, 30 centimeters high.

I can’t remember if I actually had a pillow, but I do remember using two bricks as a pillow.

On the north wall of the dormitory, there were two holes — pleasant in summer but terrible in the cold winter.

The school provided no hot water.

We had to go down to the moat to wash our faces.

In winter, the moat froze over, so we had to use a brick to break the ice to get water.

When we went to the classroom for early morning study, our hair was covered in ice.

The school cafeteria was in the northern corner and served only simple food: steamed sweet potato flour buns and vegetable soup.

Our classrooms were one-story brick houses with tiled roofs.

They consisted of three rooms, which were open to each other.

I haven’t gone back to my middle school since I graduated.

All these things must have changed a lot by now.

My Middle School

My middle school was in the western part of the town, surrounded by a small moat.

My dormitory was in the northeast part of the campus.

There were no beds in the dormitory, only makeshift beds made of bricks and cement, 30 centimeters high.

I can’t remember if I actually had a pillow, but I do remember using two bricks as a pillow.

On the north wall of the dormitory, there were two holes — pleasant in summer but terrible in the cold winter.

The school provided no hot water.

We had to go down to the moat to wash our faces.

In winter, the moat froze over, so we had to use a brick to break the ice to get water.

When we went to the classroom for early morning study, our hair was covered in ice.

The school cafeteria was in the northern corner and served only simple food: steamed sweet potato flour buns and vegetable soup.

Our classrooms were one-story brick houses with tiled roofs.

They consisted of three rooms, which were open to each other.

I haven’t gone back to my middle school since I graduated.

All these things must have changed a lot by now.

My Middle School

My dormitory was in the northeast part of the campus.

There were no beds in the dormitory, only makeshift beds made of bricks and cement, 30 centimeters high.

I can’t remember if I actually had a pillow, but I do remember using two bricks as a pillow.

On the north wall of the dormitory, there were two holes — pleasant in summer but terrible in the cold winter.

The school provided no hot water.

We had to go down to the moat to wash our faces.

In winter, the moat froze over, so we had to use a brick to break the ice to get water.

When we went to the classroom for early morning study, our hair was covered in ice.

The school cafeteria was in the northern corner and served only simple food: steamed sweet potato flour buns and vegetable soup.

Our classrooms were one-story brick houses with tiled roofs.

They consisted of three rooms, which were open to each other.

I haven’t gone back to my middle school since I graduated.

All these things must have changed a lot by now.