Richmond is not such a busy city as New York. there are not so many skyscrapers here. The so called traffic jam here is far more better than that in Beijing. The sparse population gives each of us more space to enjoy the beautiful environment here.
Among all these favorable things, I love those local people most. their hospitality impressed me deeply. using english as a second language, we often have problem in our daily life, especially when we want to order some food. however, people here are too patient to get mad about this. I want to thank all of our interns. you are very nice people. we know that it must be a very tiring job to guide us in such hot weather. sometimes you have to sacrifice your own business to show us arround the city. we do appreciate your hospitality.
there are some things that we do not feel comfortable about. but that is not people's fault. we Chinese students grow up in a society that has a rich history which definitely has lots of differences with the life style of the western world. however, we are trying to adapt to all the changes. I believe people are all alike inside. despite the differences in our skin colors, languages, cultures, etc, we have the same dream to make the world more beautiful, to make the world society as a whole more harmonious.