First Impressions

After the 13-hour flight, we, ten teachers from Central South University, finally landed on the Amercian land on May 26. I have never been flying for so long a time, but I was quite comfortable with the trip, and hardly felt the jet lag.

the first meal in New Haven

After unboarding the plane, passing through the custom, and fetching my luggage, I stepped out of the JFK airport, and had the first close and real look at the country.  Frankly speaking, the Big Apple, to some extent, disappointed me. Just on the road before the arrival gate, traffics were heavy, and unorganized; pedestrians, especially the local pepole ignored the red lights; drivers horned at each other. The sky was that bule as I had imaged before, so was the air. The highway or interstate connecting New York City and New Haven was crowded, bumpy and scattered with litterings.

However, the friendliness of the Amercians impressed me most. Back at the airport, the shuttler driver, Nisheet, waited for us nearly 2 hours. He was patient, polite and warm-hearted, and we had a good talk along the way to New Haven. In New Haven, residents are friendly to the new faces. We were encounted with smiles and hellos all the time.  

a lot in the rented apartment