22nd - Flight
My flight is 1:30 pm from Hancock to Chicago. But on the way, there is aircraft problem, so we landed at Green Bay, WI. Considering security, the crew had to check the aircraft. Unfortunately, there is no result after 2 hours. So the assistance help me change the flight to another airline company. In this way, I get on the flight from Green Bay, WI to Detroit, MI, and then to Washington D.C. It's tricky that have such a experience.
23rd - American history museum
This is the first day to visit DC. We started a little later, and arrived at the American history museum on 11am. The first thing we did was to find the food, so we go straightly to the underground floor. The food is a little expensive, and I have double layers hamburger, cost around $10.
Lots of interesting stuff was found in the museum. The most memorable thing is the interactive way to learn history and knowledge. Some of the knowledge in museum are designed to be practicable, for example, when you are learn the history of gold miner, you could have your decision to the next step, leave to do other business or continue to as a miner. I like the post about mobile life. You could see many electronic products, such as iPod, cellphone, laptop, digital camera. It's a digital era, we enjoy it and could not live without it. In some points, it's very convenient, but in other point, it's sad that we become the slave of electronic products.
Also I learned that the crude oil is so valuable that most of over daily product are produced by it. Especially, I am an outdoor equipment lover, the jacket, the shoes and so on are all come from crude oil.
My next station is to see the White House. See from the picture, the White House are protected well by the fence and safeguard.
And then you would not miss the Washington monument and Lincoln memorial, both of them are in the very must list.
24th- Art and space museum
Art and space museum has lots of amazing stuff, aircraft, spaceship, the universes. Time is limit, because we need to meet friend in the afternoon. I will go there again, because of the interesting knowledge.
Meet L at Macy' foot count. He is becoming fat now while still really nice. He drove car and took us to his home. We talked a lot along the way. At the Christmas Eve, we have a hotpot and discuss the past of our college story. Time flying! Watching the NFL game, it very good.
Some thoughts after talking: L's story can be a typical life when Chinese work at the USA. He got his master for 1.5 years. And for the 2 years, he have different jobs, and meet different people. During weekday, go to work and watch TV at night, most of the time are watching different games, football, soccer, basketball. Knowing how to experiencing the life, he also buy lots of entertainment toys, PsP, PS4, iPad. As we look at his current situation, I am very inspiring by him. The way to success is not only the college, but different kind of hard work and passion on the interest. We will never know how hard it is for him to get a job. Everyone has choice, then they have a different way, and be a part of the diversity world. Study hard, and experience more!
25th - Maymont park, NBA game
Visit the Maymont park, which was donated by a family. Must be very great on autumn.
We watch the basketball game, Laker vs Clipper, Rocket vs Spur. These days must be the longest time I have watched the sport games.
26th - Virginia museum of fine arts, Sushi king
Today we go to the art museum(Virginia museum of fine arts), change a way to think about the world. And for the dinner, we go to have sushi in sushi king, eating a lot.
27th - Shenandoah national park
Good weather, at first it is foggy, and then sunny. I thought we are so luck that to see beautiful landscape. Americans are good at playing. Some people transport the bicycle at the bottom of the mountain and then riding around the mountain.
28th - Museum, Flight cancellation
Get up early to board the greyhound. The flight that back to Chicago was in the afternoon. So we went to visit two museum, the art gallery museum and the natural museum, lots of people. Bad news: the flight to Chicago cancel because of the bad weather. And we line up 2 hours for changing flight. The flight is for tomorrow, and it's a standby ticket.
29th - Dulles airport, Chicago
Standby for the 7:45am flight, but the flight canceled without notified us. Then we change the flight from Dulles to O'Hare Airport. The flight is about 11am. Finally, we arrived in Chicago at around 1pm. I went to city by CTA, visited millennium park, Chicago culture center, and Macy's.
The night flight was around 10pm, from Chicago to Hancock. On the flight, my next seat is a grandma, she is kind. And I sent her a postcard, which I took the picture in China. She was just go to Houston to see her son and celebrate the Christmas. Luck to have a talk with her.
I finally arrived home at 1am. Thanks.