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So tired of reading, hearing, speaking English, I desired to read some Chinese books so much. So I borrowed a book from my roommate Pu Ying. In the book, a famous novel that named "半生缘"attracted me a lot. Even before I read it, I already had the feel that it must be interesing. And it didn't disappoint me.

There is no complex plot. She just carefully described the changes of psychology in both lovers' mind. But I was so moved by that. It was as if I reexperienced my own loving and fell in love with my boyfriend once more. It's hard to say how good it is, only when you read by yourself, you could feel the magic in it~
HIGHLY RECOMMAND!

This is the last blog I write in VCU. I already begin to miss everything here even I still stay in the campus~ All the interns and teachers are kindhearted. I like them so much! Tomorrow morning, we'll leave for NY. I wish everyone here will have a happy life in the future!
Best Wishes!

PS:I will meet my father tomorrow in NY. I'm really looking forward to that! May we have a good time!

"I'll never canoe any more in my life!"
This was what Zhu Meng complaint when we couldn't do anything but sit in the canoe and keep rowing and rowing along the James River for almost 4 hours.
I'll never know one can have such a potentiality. Both of us didn't know how could we finally reach the destiny and lift the canoe up to the land~We were so tired and thirsty~

However, I was also ashamed of myself. While all of the Chinese students had to sit on the road to have a short rest, all of 4 Americans(including a girl) still worked hard, and it seemed like they still had a lot of energy. Chinese students have to spend most of the time on studying since they were very youny, so they have little ability to fight for life and survival. On the contract, Americans are always good at "solving problems". Whenever there is a accident, they will keep calm and handle it out.

We should shift our focuses a little bit onto the abilities in life.

These days, I really learned a lot about American history.
Today, we went to Monticello(an Italian word which means little mountain) and saw Thomas Jefferson's grave, plantation and house. Jefferson, who was an "enthusiast" in architecture, designed his own house for both working and living usage. In 1768, Jefferson began leveling the Monticello mountaintop for a house. Thus began a 40-year period of design, construction, and remodeling to create his "essay in architecture". The house is extraordinary, not only in design, but in the unique way Jefferson related it to the landscape by incorporating open-air living spaces, most notably the L-shaped terraces that serve as extensions of the main floor.

Thomas Jefferson(1743-1826), philosopher of the American Revolution, is best remembered as the author of the Declaration of Independence. The ideas of the Declaration---that "all men are created equal" and have a right to "life, liberty,and the pursuit of happiness"---established the foundations of self-government and individual freedom in America. Jefferson's eloquent words of 1776 still inspire people around the world today.

Besides the convenience for the disabled which I wrote in my former blog, there are a lot of good manners we could learn from America.

First of all, few drivers in America would break the traffic rules. Every car that arrives at a crossing would slow down and let the walkers across the street first, even there is no traffic lights. And if a car wants to turn right on the crossing, it is really strange for a Chinese to see that the car waits patiently until all other walkers and cars go by. In China, it seems that everyone is in a hurry. We no longer have the good manner of humility since we step into a "modern" society. The only thing that has value for us is money; and in order to earn more money, we had to catch up every second. However, could everyone get to the office quicker if the traffic is in a totally mass? Obviously not! A big "Dragon" seems wake up in a wrong way. We focus too much on the prosperous results of other countries, but left the process of their great efforts and good manners behind. In no doubt that if we keep so, we will never achieve to the highest advanced level we dream of. That is to say, economic globalization much depends on the cultural globalization, Only when we treasure our own culture as well as learn from others, we could be successful in economy.

Second, honest is a common character for each American. Many times we walked between the shops, some of the owners just read their books carefully, and let us fooling around without anyone on guard. However, every customer is honest; they never bring out any products without paying. I can not help questioning myself that what will happen if there is no protections around the shop in China? Unwillingly, I realize that the answer is a lot of goods will be missing. On this point, I suddenly realize the true meaning of an "advanced country".It means that every citizen is civilized; everyone consider himself as a member of society but not a single person. A sign for whether a country is advanced, I think, is that everyone believes they are a big family---only when others lead good lives, then he could get the real happiness. In that case, China should not be over-confident about its progress. "Advance" is a cultural word, it does not only related to economy.

Third, human rights is highly respected. For example, there is toilet paper in every restroom. Anyone who rush into it will not be embarrassed by not bringing any paper...There are many jokes about Americans go to restroom in China. Almost all of them have the experiences of being trapped in the toilet...What a shame for a Chinese when he heard this?!

In short, there is still a long way for China to go.

It was really a fantastic night.
Zhu Meng and I and the other 2 boys who came from Fudan (LIu Zheng and Chen Yu fei)spent more than 4 hours in a suburb house.
The mom was a typical mom, who was talkative and very hospitable; while the daddy was also typical, who was silent and had some deep thinkings.
It was really interesting to see some of the rooms were extremely tidy, but some others were just in great mass~ I believed that the parents must prepared a lot for our visiting. They were so kind.
The meal is delicately prepared. The original plan was to BBQ in the big backyard of their house. But it seemed like it was going to rain, so instead we cooked all chicken, beef, pepper, mushroom, onion on the gas in the kitchen~ It was a little bit strange to not put salt during the cooking, but put salt on the table if anybody wanted.
We were all glad about the talking among us. We learn a lot about American life and in contract, we four told them a lot traditional Chinese food, medicine, and even some real life conditions in China now during our delicious dinner.
The huge dog was so cute that everyone wanted to take a picture with her.
I was so appreciate about the tremendous home visit tonight! And it was quite smart to bring some small gifts to them, because they were so nice! It seemed that all of the family members like FuWa HuanHuan and chopsticks very much!

What's more, the misunderstanding between Mitch and me was wiped out. Neither of us laughed AT each other, but we laugh WITH each other. And I found that if I relaxed more when talking with him, it didn't that difficult to understand what he said. It was really a big progress for me!!I'm so happy about it!!

All in all, it was a good night!!

My arm and leg have been aching for a whole day. Because last night, there was a competition on pingpang between students from BFSU, Fudan and VCU in gym.
I haven’t play pingpang for many years except few exercises with my BF. Thanks to his teaching, I won 2 matches before failed.
My BF is very interested in pingpang and good at it. He would spend a whole night in gym to improve his skills. During the whole process of playing yesterday, I missed him so much. If he had come with me, there is no doubt that he will be the winner!! Though I enjoy the life here in America, I also want to fly back to China and date with him.
Best wishes my dearest!
Enjoy your life in Beijing!
I miss you!