My lovely teacher-----------Hope you a pleasant trip back

Waving goodbye to our leading teacher, I really couldn't hide the feeling of  parting from her.  

      It was always sunny these days. Strangely,the sky was getting darker and the clouds became  lower and heavier. It was going to rain.

         Thanks to our leading teacher and also to wish her a pleasant trip back to China, we held a farewell party for her at York side Pizza.  This was also the first meeting time for the two representatives of my university (ELI & YSS) . Hearing about this information,
all of the team members came here without hesitation even though some of them already made appointments to do something else. One of my teammates didn't eat pizza at all at home. However, as soon as the dish settled on the table, even she couldn't help eating a piece.

We are fated to meet each other! 

Life is always like a dinner. Some people will be with us for a long time, while others only for a short time. It's the regular pattern.  Don't be grieved about that. Just cherish the people around you right here and right now!

   

NEW YORK Chapter 2

1、The Circle Boat Travelling
Life is just like the “circle boat traveling ”, you start your journey with a  fully delighted heart, you compete with others, you fulfill yourself, you head towards the destination and the dream, regardless of its scenery along the road , you murmur to yourself many times to save time, to rush,  however, you’ll find yourself right at the starting point , after the long long journey. The journey itself doesn’t change, what  changes is your angle of life.
                            
 2、The Statue of Liberty
Liberty is right there, on the island, silently, seems like she can’t be found . Yet, you can see the bridge connected to her. Obviously, to  find liberty, you have to be really keen and struggling.
                                              
 3、The "handmade" coin
 Flattening  the souvenir coin myself after failing several times, something just popped into my head. The coin,  punched from sheet metal, rimmed and beveled,  stamped and cleaned. Life just like a coin. 

                                         
4、The Empire State Building 
It was really awesome, standing on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building and having a bird's-eye view of the New York City .  Thrilling in the clear cold breeze, screaming  towards the last light of the setting sun, I was really excited. There was a blazing orange, setting fire to the clouds on the horizon. At the final moment, the sun sank down. Suddenly, the clouds bloomed into pink and purple. At nearly the same time,  the whole city was unexpectedly lightened up by various of neons .  And the city made a sharp relief against the totally dark background. Out of nowhere, the feeling came back in my mind , which is " the higher you get , the more amazed you are by the view".

5、The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Art is long, but time is fleeting. " I couldn't tell you when I became addicted to ART. But when I realized , I had already  fallen in love with it. When I try to describe it, images come into my mind: the colorful and delicate window of Tiffany,  

the shining golden steel armor, 

the European traditional sculptures,

 the set of paintings telling about the story of the birth of Jesus,
                              
 the elegantly placed  classic piano and harps, 
                              

the glass roof of the hall. 

 And there is  no pain that art cannot assuage. Just like medicine, cutting through the noise and struggles, healing and cleaning the wound with poetry, picture or music, a miracle happens. The wound gradually teaches itself to heal through art. 

Making Chinese Delicious food

"You only know it's good when you leave home." This song keeps ringing in my ears when I strongly miss the 

traditional Chinese food, as many friends do. And tonight my wish really has come

true.Sixteen

of us went to one of our friends' rented apartment and cooked Chinese food which freed our stomach

a lot.  

Preparing for the dinner

You can imagine the scene of 16 people getting into a small apartment. We opened all the windows in the room but it was still so stifling that  I could hardly breathe, and I was not doing anything at that time. Without hesitation, we couldn't wait any longer but to start preparing for our much sought-after delicious dinner.

The boiled tomato beef brisket made by myself

  My mother is really good at making dishes and I usually watch and learn from her secretly.

So you see, tonight  is just the right  time for me to show my capacity and  I decided to choose to cook the Tomato Beef Brisket . After salting the beef for 15 minutes, I started to boil the beef and the tomato together upon the stove. As the cooker in the  apartment is really limited,  I planned to make my own dishes according to the present  sauces.  I looked after my dish with cautious eyes , sweat streaming down my neck.  I  uncovered the pot  every few minutes, looking at the pot's state, smelling and taking out a piece, tasting to judge whether it was cooked .

 "Yummy!"

After nearly 2 hours of hard work, the dish  finally came out. Looks nice, doesn't it?

Memorize the excited moment  

All the delicious food

NEW YORK Chapter 1 -------amazing weekends

NY is a city full of hope, possibility, vigor just as the splendid sun . People living here have to treasure every second  to survive. They try their utmost to be competitive, to get ahead, to make money, to acquire possessions.  However, when the Manhattanhenge came, they just freed their heart and leisurely soaked their heart in the fantastic natural phenomena. They were walking towards the sun.

This  huge city is just like a machine operating at high speed. It can be drawn for merely a piece of paper. The  possibility happens among each avenue and street when you take a hurtling subway to your destination.

As dinosaurs were once the king of the earth, New Yorkers strive for the best in every walk of life. They are a peculiar people. They work like mad, then give away much of what they earn. They own what is called by the world------the best things. 

NY is a city never falling to asleep from dawn to dusk. It's a place for people to daydream.It's a place for people  to make their dream come true . It's a place running up even at night. NY bears the weight of so many people's dreams who come from all over the world. Whether white  or black, whether rich or poor, whether male or female, whether native or foreign, you can make a world by your hands and brains in NY.

Life Of Daffodils

The Daffodils

 Yellow

 When the sunset slants down

 Pink and  Purple

 Just like

 Rosy cheeks

 Red lips

 Of an Asian girl

 Fabulous!

 The dewdrop

 However

 Like pearls

 Diminished

 Never to be found again

The leaves of the Daffodils

 Shining

 Stretching

 Vibrantly

 By its fullest energy

 As if

 Everyday is

 The extraordinary

 The final

 Day

 Summer and Winter

 No matter

 What

 The weather

Exploring Boston

What will be produced when modern and classic mix with each other? This is the question that came into my mind when I first caught sight of Boston. 

It is a city where no car can be seen at 10 a.m. and letters can wait quietly in front of the door on the peaceful Sunday morning .

It is a city where cars will stop at any time allowing the pedestrian to go first.

It is a city that loves study in every corner and anytime.

It is a city that loads so much history and contains the very beginning of the  freedom of American's dream.

It is a city where ambitious youngsters long for and gather .

It is a city where Chinese people cook delicious food even in a not too big restaurant. Also,it was the first time I nearly screamed to tears when I tasted the Chinese food which I sometimes got bored with at home.


                                      

It is a city that backpackers from all around the world could talk ,laugh, eat and drink in one same crowed room.

The things that impressed me most was the Harvard Business School. 

When I finally found the Harvard Business School, I just felt that nothing really matters.

The green ivy covered the wall which created a green castle. The beautiful lawn in front of the white solemn building. the perky squirrel which didn't even fear the strangers.

The letters read "The case for the future", flying my thoughts to what a future do I want.

When the streaks of light cut through the clouds and fall down on the river, when streets get quieter, when people passing by with a book in hand ,

I suddenly got the feeling of fulfilling my spiritual realm. 
Boston just let me fall into deep-thought when leisurely strolling along the road.