What kind of people can manage to serve as a president, design his own house, master five foreign languages and still maintain interest in the latest technology, astronomy and other fields?
The answer is Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. He must be a genius! The tour around Monticello provided me with some general idea of Thomas Jefferson, his character, his life, his habit, etc.
I find it hard to imagine how a former president, so busy with his politics and his country, could spare such a lot of time to design the beautiful white house on top of Monticello. Every measurement has been carefully calculated, some of which were so precise that they can not be achieve during the construction. He did not only design the rough building of Monticello, but every detail ranged from the division of the yards to a single door for transporting food and drink.
The guide said that Thomas Jefferson was fond of new technology, that he use a lot ideas gained from his trip around the world to decorate his own house. The huge clock in the living room, the wine transporter (I forgot its name) in his bed room all originated from his trips to Europe.
It is awesome to think about Thomas Jefferson, after he passed away so many years, that he really exited in the world once to have made such great achievements. The trip to Monticello must be a unforgettable one among all that I have done in American.