<font color="#b06fbb">On 18th June 2025, I attended the students' live awards ceremony at Shanghai University of Engineering Science Hongkou campus. It is the virtual celebration that carried its own magic—my second consecutive year honouring these remarkable learners. Last year it was the classes of 2021; this time, the Class of 2022 stepped into the spotlight—students enrolled in the Sino-Swiss Joint Education Program for International Business and Tourism Management [Sino-Swiss Joint Education Program], part of the Higher Vocational and Training College's three-year program. They were non-English majors, yet their curiosity transcended disciplinary boundaries. I was privileged to teach them across four semesters for two years: Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, and Spring 2024. Unlike typical adolescents, many carried a quiet maturity beyond their years. In group discussions, some could recite vocabulary flawlessly but needed a gentle nudge to transform facts into conversational bridges; we spent weeks practicing active speaking, turning classroom corners into group discussion involvements. Even the challenges became milestones—like the semester we turned grammar drills into a warmup activity. </font> <font color="#b06fbb">As they step into careers or further studies, I hope they continue polishing their English on platforms like Spoken English. For those eyeing study abroad or international roles, fluency will be their compass; for others, it's a key to unlocking global perspectives. The photos we took at each semester's end—clustered in classroom, squinting in the autumn sun, or laughing over crumpled presentation notes—capture more than faces. </font> <font color="#b06fbb">These images are threads stitching together our shared journey: the first day's awkward icebreakers, the mid-semester slump where we shared some hilarious jokes, and the final class when they forgot that there will be exams approaching. Graduation is a threshold, but every time I scroll through these photos, I hear echoes of their debates and remember why teaching is less a job than a privilege to witness growth.</font> <font color="#b06fbb">To the students in the College class of 2022 I taught: may your path be as vibrant as the campus in full bloom. Whether you're going to continue studying or looking for a job, know that your time here was three years—it was a foundation laid with curiosity, resilience, and the courage to turn "I can't" into "How about we try?" Keep speaking up, keep learning, and above all, keep believing that every conversation is a bridge to somewhere wonderful. Farewell, but never goodbye—for the best stories always find a way to continue. So, stride into the world with your flame unguarded, unshackled by uncertainty—hear how these walls still echo with cheers that will never fade. We celebrate the trembling courage that first crossed our threshold, the polished resolve you've honed, and every wild, unscripted version of yourself yet to burst into bloom. The future lies before you like an untouched map, waiting for your compass to chart paths no one's dared to trace. Go forth and make your mark not just on the world, but on the very idea of what's possible. And when the road feels long, know there's a window in this old building that stays lit for you—always ready to welcome the stories of how you turned doubt into daring, and dreams into constellations in your wake.</font>