My cranky foreign teacher Rob,my foreign teacher, is a very cranky geezer.At least from the perspectives of Chinese students, he is a very eccentric man.He holds a Ph.D in history, so undoutly he love history as well as politics. He talks about his love and his opinions on some political affairs with us in every class, which makes us feel very bored.We can't help wondering if every man who comes from New Zealand is the same as him.I wonder that, too. But why is he like this?Why are there not so many people in China love history or politics so much and study them everyday?In my opinion, it's because many Chinese people have become the slaves of live, while Zelanian people not. So many people are the slaves of life, such as slaves of housing,slaves of children, which means they devote so much time to buying houses or raising children while neglecting enjoying life and cultivate habits.In China, qiute a few people are relatively poor, especially those the young generation who were born in the countrysides but are living in some metropolises.They can't count on their parents to give their money to buy houses.They are the bread-earner of their families.The price of the property in China is so high and even takes someone several dacades to be able to afford that.Not just the problem of housing,the price of commodities is becoming higher and higher, too. I am just a university student, but I have to do some part-time jobs to raise myself, even though doing part-time jobs is very common for students in Europe and America, but in China, it is not so common.I love dancing and playing guitar, but because of the high price of everything, i have to give up on them for months.Now, i don't know whether i can dance or play guitar again. How pathetic we are!Hope one day, we, Chinese people, can live as Rob,combining life and hobbies together.

Traveling in Fenghuang I'm in Fenghuang now.In Chinese, it's 凤凰. Just as I described several days ago, it is the most beatiful town in China.The culture of local ethnic minorities-Miao and Zhuang is so special and original that I wonder whether I'm one of them.Fenghuang is not famous for traditional Chinese culture, because Han People are relatively few here.In ancient China, it was far away from where the emperor lived,so its traditional building was not palaces or temples but suspending houses which are suspended on the river by wooden poles.Look at the following picture. It is suspending house which only in Fenghuang can you see.

My Winter Vacation Finishing the final exam, I will head for Fenghuang tomorrow morning. Fenghuang is in the west of Hunan Province, China, known as an ethnic minority autonomos regine. Rewi Ally, a famous New Zealand writter, claimed it as "the most beautiful town in China". I am looking forward to traveling there alone. Maybe I will celebrate Spring Festival there. Spending this festival with some ethinic minorities would be very awesome, because I know little about their culture.With a packsack, a camera and a train ticket, I wanna be a backpacker this time, which has been my dream for many years. Best wishes to my journey!This is a photo of Fenghuang.