2012-12-21

【Aiden in English】

        In a Chinese proverb, an hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. It's always pleasant to start a new day with a scrumptious breakfast. I had fried eggs and toasted bread with strawberry juice. The eggs with white bread looked plain but yummy, and the juice tasted fresh and very berry. As we loaded up our luggage and checked out, I made a French silent farewell to the hotel and the great city of Santiago.

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2012-12-20

【Aiden in English】

        I awoke @ 9:00 am this morning by the sharp sound of a phone ringing! I started to get dressed while my mom answered the call. When she hung up, she looked alarmed. The tour guide was already here! I ran to get my shoes on and took a quick, sloppy wash. Then, we dashed to the hotel restaurant and gulped down some croissants with a cup of fruit juice before running to our tour pickup bus. We had to switch buses for our

2012-12-19

【Aiden in English】

        When I woke up early this morning, I still felt sleepy. But I had to catch the plane @ 7:58 am to the Chilean capital city of Santiago. My mom and I had a quick breakfast at the bar. We took a hotel shuttle van and rushed to Rapa Nui Intl—airport (IPC) on Easter Island. I couldn't believe my eyes. The airport was so delicate that the plane seemed the same size as its building! Why didn't I realize the fact as

2012-12-18

【Aiden in English】

        Walking toward our new tour guide this morning, I felt a sense of dread crawling up my stomach. This tour would be a long hike on the side of the crater, which would be at least 10 miles. When our tour group arrived at the archaeological site of Ahu Vinapu, the heat started to act up. Before I could change my mind, I trekked up the hill. But not long after, I was exhausted from climbing, and my feet were sore from walk

2012-12-17

【Aiden in English】

        Today was my first day exploring South America after connecting a series of flights for more than 23 hours. As soon as I stepped off the plane on Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean—the Navel of the World—I knew this would be an extremely hot trip (not including Antarctica).  

        When I woke to the rooster doing its morning chorus of "COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO", I

2012-12-16

        从美东宾州小镇动身出游南美，无论飞往南太平洋的智利，还是空降南大西洋的阿根廷或者巴西，跨越南北半球需要很长的飞行时间。倘若赶上直飞尚好，如同回趟北京或者上海，蒙头酣睡整宿，醒来几近终点；一旦需要中途转机，日子可不像直飞容易打发，时间立刻变得最不值钱，当然在反复经历海关X光周身透视扫描之后，个人隐私更加一文不值。因此除非万不得已，我们情愿不惜代价选择直飞，尽量避免中途转机。

        这回复活节岛之行，偏偏把我们逼上梁山，无论事先怎样设计路线，

2012-12-15

       仰望星空，沉迷于无限地幻想之中，其实纯属我个人爱好。当然我必须承认，这种爱好或多或少深受英国理论物理学家斯蒂芬•霍金(Stephen Hawking)《时间简史》的思想影响，到广袤的时空遨游，去感知自己赖以生存的世界， 早已成为我生活中必不可少的重要部分。纠结的是，平日紧张忙乱的节奏常常无法叫我细心捕捉闪光的瞬间，只有下定决心彻底放下手中一切事务，抽身带走4周28天的光阴浪迹天涯，真正回归大自然，体验山高水远路更长；或者置身异国他乡，领略春光和合万物苏，才能踏踏实实享受朦胧