tour to downtown

     This week I have a tour to downtown with my lovely partner Safa. We visted several historical buildings and took some pictures there. Walking in Eau Claire at afternoon is a very comfortable thing. The scenery of Chippewa River is really amazing and we enjoy talking to each other on the way.
      The first building we visit is Herman Schlegemilch. It is the first brick house in Eau Claire since 1871. The brick house is better than wood house to decrease the fire risky. Although it is nearly 140 years old, it still looks very new from outside.
      And then, the Cameron-Drummond Slagsvold Bldg is the most impressive building in our tour. I love its shape, just like a castle. It is used to be the largest commercial building in Eau Claire
        Through this tour, I learn a lot about downtown. At least, I know how to walk to downtown from campus.

My Definition of Culture

      
      When speak of a country or a place, we must mention its culture. In my opinion, culture is the most important identity of people who have same "root". In China, we have a lot of culture elements,such as thoughts, art, music, custom, religion,custume, language, food, even the way we thinking is also a part of culture. It seems that everyting in our life is related to our culture.Culture do not have a clear or simple definition, but we can fell what it is directly in our daliy life. Different places have their own cultures, while some of them are similar.  It is very interesting to compare different cultures and study how this kind of culture developed in its history. Study abroad is a very good way to experience different kind of culture.

The Difference

      

       Studying abroad is really a good way to experience different culture and lifestyle. The life here in UWEC have many differences with my home country----China. For me, the biggest difference is multiculture. There are less limits to the students' development in UWEC.  Students can feel free to decorate their rooms, arrange their schedule and express their different personalities. Professors like students have different ideas and encourage them to speak it out, even some ideas are conflict with theirs. While in China, our education prefer students get high marks in exams. Most Professors like students listen and accept their opinions. I can not compare which kind of education better, because every countries have their different situations and customs. There also are many different opinions between me and American students, such as religion, the attitude to modesty.  I learned much from their sincerity to Jesus, while they knew more about Chinese custom. I believe differences are not problems in communication, they give more space and topics let us konw each other.