new start

i have been stay in Australia for about 9 months, which means i m away form home for 9 months. if you ask me do i feel home sick? maybe, i miss the food most! thanks to the new technology of internet, i could call my parents or video chart with them  at any time i want. therefore, i m not really feel home sick.
moreover, i just finished my final exam of semester 2, which i have prepared for more than one month. that was a busy time for me, not only for the exam but also for heaps of assignments. i was doubt if i made a right decision to study abroad? because i m already 26 years old and use to be a bank manager in a good national bank earning a reasonable salary, but now i m a international student, who has nothing but a old luggage from china. i don't know where i will be and what i will do in the future. some people said the beauty of future is just the unknown. i m not sure, but as when i saw a lot of my friends have established their own family and enjoyed the life with their with their relatives, my parents still need to work hard for my tuition fees and waiting for me in front of the internet just to say "hi", i feel guilty deep in my heart. chinese culture is different from western,people are not independent enough, special in a family. usually the parents' life is for their children before the kids grow up, on the other hand, kids should take care of their parents' retire life.
any way, since i have chosen to study in australia, there is no alternative choice but study hard and get a better life here. i was glad to see my academic results in the past 2 semester compare to my classmate. however, i know that only a good academic result is far away from a better life. i have to do more.
first thing came to my mind is the language, although i got ielts 6 before i came here, i relised even ielts 8 can not make me speaking like a australian. the main problem is knowledge! yesterday, i was watching news with my boyfriend, i was always wondering why i can't understand news but TV episodes. he said you need to have some back ground about law system, sport, entertainment and so on. i asked my self, how many things i know about australia? almost nothing. i need time which is just i don't have. i have to use 2 years to absorb as much knowledge as i could. and waiting for a mystery. yes, only mystery can make my dream comes true.
i will give an ielts exam at the beginning of next year. therefore it is a new start for me in the next 2 months. i hope i won't let myself down. my aim is get four 7s.