Not until I come to this summer program did I find that the most attractive thing to me when I'm in a new region is it's landscape. I love beach, sunshine, sea as well as mountain and beach. Nature is the essence of the earth. At the same time the attitude of people towards nature life to some extent reflects their cultural differences
Yesterday we had a nice day by Sherando Lake about two hours' drive from VCU. It's a small sized lake with mountains around it, silent and peaceful. Far away from the city noise and pollution, people enjoyed their weekend excursion a lot with their friends or family. Children were playing water with their parents. Couples were lying on the beach, chatting under the sunshine. Some big families were cooking barbecuing busily, talking and laughing... Such scenery is everywhere in the broad land o f our country while these spots are crowd of people all year long. However, usually it's regarded as the luxury enjoyment of a year, like a bonus to a long time hard work. Few people have the sense in their mind to relax themselves by way of a trip to nature in their regular free time. Most of us tend to call friends out, have a party in KTV or a restaurant in the city, sometimes go shopping or see a movie together, or stay at home, reading a book and watching television. Time is easier to find with a group than by individual. Actually the sight by Virginia Beach in the evening is quite similar with what we see in the vacation of China. City or nature? Obviously the latter seems ideal and fair while the former sounds fretful. But I'm always wondering does the"individual" American often feel lonely and have they ever expected a better distance between people.