The largest mall in The United States: Mall of America

Me. In front of Mall of America

     I was standing in front of the largest mall in the United States. It was unbelievable enormous and I could not comprehend the purpose of this building. There was also a small amusement park inside the mall which, I think, is pretty cool and awesome.

Green River, Chicago

Green River, Chicago

     Green River is one famous thing in Chicago that I have heard many times since I came to University of Chicago. It was stunting and unbelievable to see the whole section of river turned to green for celebrating Saint's Patrick Day.

Bunker Hill, Boston, MA

Bunker Hill, Charlestown,  MA

     Boston is one of big cities that I have never really experienced until now. I have heard many good things about this city and looked forward to seeing it. Apart from many great restaurants and all great schools in Boston, one thing that I forget about this city is the American history lying behind this great city. Boston is the city where American Revolutionary War started and the United States was born here. There are so much more in this city that I have not had enough time to learn, so I wish I will have a chance to come back some time soon.

     Bunker Hill from the photo above is really similar to Washington Monument in Washington DC. I'm not quite sure which one is built first. The park ranger told us that the reason for the monument to be like this is because American did not win on this hill. They tried as hard as they could but without supplies and a good leader, they could not conquer the British troops. Not until George Washington came later and reorganized the whole military that American armies could win the war.

Sun set at Sears

On Top of Sear Tower

Being on the top of the most tallest building in Chicago and the United States makes me realized how far I came from three years ago when I was just a senior high school in Thailand and ready to graduate. I remembered when I sat in my four-people dormitory room and looked up some colleges in the United States that I might want to go. I remembered that I did not even dream to come this far: working in a astrophysics labs, taking classes from best professors, having lots of good and great friends, traveling around the US. I'm so excited to see what will happen next. I want to see what I will be able to do and accomplish while I'm in America and what I, as a person, will become once I finish my long journey away from home.

Fire

Fire

     We went camping at the beginning of fall quarter, but it was still pretty cold at night. This fire is the only source of heat that we have through out the night, so there is no other thing for us to do except gartering at this campfire. Many people that I have never known before were sitting around the campfire and waiting for someone to talk or even just make noise. We talked and we laughed in the middle of coldness.
    It was a good time for me to be able to learn more about other people, but the most important part of camping is "s'more", my favorite camping food. We can just simply put marshmallows on fire, eat them with a quarter of chocolate bar and a cracker.

Light Pole in Snow

Light Pole in Snow

   Minnesota was much colder that I expected. I got off the plance in Minneapolis with green grass everywhere. But just once I woke up again in the morning, everything was completely white, making me feel like I just got transported through space while I was sleeping.
   The light pole is the only man-made objects in the photo, but it still the focus of the photo. Sometimes, I just felt like I was focus on only myself and totally forget everything around us.

Frozen Lake and skyline Chicago

Skyline Downtown Chicago from the North Side

     Since I live in University of Chicago, which is the south of downtown. Skyline that I often see is not this one. We went up north in order to visit Lincoln Park Zoo for Zoo Light which is the event that happens every winter in Chicago. It was strange for this year winter since I took this photo on Christmas Day but we still did not get any snow, so we missed White Christmas again this year. Too bad : (
    One more cool thing about this photo is a frozen lake. Who would believe me that half of the lake can be frozen and you are technically able to walk on it. I do not think I am stupid enough yet to do that. But maybe when it is more frozen, I might want to walk on the lake some time.