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 ta

2012-12-20

【Aiden in English】

        I awoke at 9:00 am this morning to 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 rushed to put on my shoes and took a quick, hasty wash. Then, we dashed

2012-12-19

【Aiden in English】

        When I woke up early this morning, I still felt sleepy. However, I had to catch a plane at 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 Isla

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 involve a long hike on the side of the crater, covering at least 10 miles. When our tour group arrived at the archaeological site of Ahu Vinapu, the heat began

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 Antarcti

2012-12-16

        从宾夕法尼亚“山林”州小镇出发去南美，无论飞往智利还是阿根廷，航程都漫长。直飞尚好，蒙头一觉便近终点；转机则日子难熬——时间变得不值钱，个人隐私也在X光扫描中愈发廉价。此番去复活节岛，偏把我们逼上梁山——无论怎样设计路线，都躲不过两次转机。费城“兄弟之爱”机场徒有虚名，没有直飞智利的航线；纽约“新紫

2012-12-15

        仰望星空，沉迷遐想，是我个人的癖好。这痴迷多少受了霍金“鹰之子”《时间简史》的熏染——遨游时空，感知所居的世界，早已成为生活里不可或缺的部分。只是平日节奏匆忙，难得捕捉闪光的瞬间；惟有放下手头事务，抽身带走28天的光阴浪迹天涯，真正回归自然，体验山高水远，才能踏实地享受月色、星光，甚至白日里的梦