A few articles in California (3) | Village smallpox will open

It is rumored that the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which was founded with the concept of "Stanford in Asia", is not known for its reputation or self-proclaimed name, but when it comes to the place where it really competes with Stanford itself, it can be seen that this Asian branch is still exaggerated. . A few mid-term exams really cost half of people's lives. As for how those old aesthetic tyrants can learn, socialize, and play sports correctly?

Don't sleep!

In such a tight, busy, busy few weeks, spring has quietly arrived. The spring in Northern California is not gentle, gradual, "spring breeze and green river south bank", but with the constant sunshine throughout the day as a cover, riding the still cold wind in the night, suddenly coming to you. It was obviously that you were shivering from the blowing the night before, and the next day you wrapped your windbreaker and gathered up the courage to go out, only to realize that the flowers on the tree had already bloomed half thanks. It seemed that he was in front of the case and suddenly raised his head. It was only two hours later, and the spring intentions surrounded the crowd. The grass is green, the birds are chirping, there are more and more squirrels on the road, and even the time itself is being changed by spring - Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday.

Spring is also waving and marking in the big village where I live. The village is not my joke - in line with the simple and rude naming tradition of Americans, this community is not only for college students, but also has a low-density layout close to the countryside, so the name is University Village. The most spacious main road in the village is full of trees on both sides. Originally, there were no leaves left, but in winter it became a bleak meaning lined up in a row. I walked through it again today, and on the trees, on the ground, and on the roof of the car next to it, there were suddenly white flowers with no name. Small five petals, surrounded by goose-yellow stamens in the middle. This flower is in full bloom and has no fragrance, but withered petals on the ground, under the action of the sea breeze and fog, it brings a fresh smell of soil. There are also many inconspicuous grasses and shrubs in front of the houses that have turned into flowers. This street corner is red for a while, and the small courtyard is purple. A few minutes walk to the bus stop, it is already a thousand flowers.

Most of the people living here are graduate students and doctoral students with families, so the children also came out of the house while the spring breeze was warm. The lawn became lively in the afternoon. Children from these high-level intellectual families also play more advanced games, usually designing quite complex mazes on the ground with chalk, or playing hide-and-seek with wooden horses and hula hoops as special props. There is also a piece of land specially designated as a vegetable garden, where children can go to fertilize or pick vegetables, and take a look at the ecological knowledge introduction board at the door (the content should have been reviewed by the parents of a doctor of ecology, right?). The weather is getting warmer day by day, and the epidemic situation is getting better. Children who have been holding back for a long time can not let go of every hour of sunshine. They have to play from lunch to dark on weekends, and usually run wild for a while after school in the afternoon.

What are the parents watching next to you doing? Once I was talking about the instrumental variables of a certain model and it seemed that the effect did not meet expectations. As for the topic of other disciplines, although I have to walk across this large lawn every day after school, and occasionally say hello, I have never listened to it again. got it...

If the so-called "global village" has any appearance, it must be one of the templates. A road full of flowers, a lawn with new green shoots, children chatting in various languages, and parents discussing academic topics next to them. In the evening, when the children come home, the fragrance of vegetables is spread on the balconies, and the adults start to take a walk or exercise. There were people walking their dogs downstairs until midnight. It was also in the United States that I learned how strong this confidence in the safety of the community is.

Of course, the average level of knowledge in the community is not entirely a good thing. The first problem is not to speak ill of others casually. I went to the bakery opposite to buy breakfast, which only opened in the morning. I was complaining in Cantonese that their bread was too sweet, and I could clearly hear the brown-haired, blue-eyed, tall man's bread. The master is opening his mouth and confirming the details of the cake order with the customer in unpronounced Mandarin. Look at the random names of strawberries, almonds, etc. They don't look like hawkers who only use "Hello, thank you" to take business, and they are not even beginners.

What's worse is that the last time I heard him speak was French... It seems that Cantonese is by no means safe, and you have to be careful in your words and deeds when you meet anyone in the village in the future.

Apart from this trouble, life in the village is quite pleasant. The pure life in the ivory tower has a bit of idyllic charm, and when these people in the ivory tower are gathered together, it becomes a big village that is light-hearted and out of the way. No wonder the flowers in the village are blooming so well. In this spring when the whole world is chaotic and noisy, maybe only the flowers here are still blooming with the warmth of the global village.