My trip to visit USA

My trip to visit USA

Part I : to introduce again my trip to USA

There are some certain reasons for any trips and my trip as well. This time , we have expected to visit USA in three weeks for at least three main reasons as following :

            1/firstly, we would expect to attend My youngest daughter’s graduation from BA of Chemistry in Wayne State University and then attending her ceremony to join the The Phi Beta Kappa Society - It is an academic honor society. Its mission is to "celebrate and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences"; and induct "the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at America’s leading colleges and universities." Founded at The College of William and Mary on December 5, 1776, as the first collegiate Greek-letter fraternity, it is also the oldest honor society for the liberal arts and sciences and among the oldest undergraduate societies in the United States. Phi Beta Kappa (ΦΒΚ) stands for Φιλοσοφία Βίου Κυβερνήτης or philosophia biou kybernētēs — "Love of learning is the guide of life".

            2/secondly, I would visit “DMC” (Detroit Medical Center) for my career in the future if possible. DMC is really Hi-Tech Medical Center in Detroit, especially in Cancer Center and visited some places in Detroit such as Detroit River, headquarter of GMC, Bell Island and some churches in this region

            3/thirdly, We have organized a travel by car to visit some states from California to Arizona. We have flied to California and then My son in law used “car rental service” , we used this way to travel to some places in California like Hollywood City , Disney Land and Museum of modern Arts and so on …and then we went to Nevada, visiting the City of entertainment- Las Vegas, we have stayed here for two days and played some gambles here. And then we have traveled to see “Hoover Dam’ , once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. The dam was controversially named in honor of President Herbert Hoover.

Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead, and is located near Boulder City, Nevada, a municipality originally constructed for workers on the construction project, about 25 mi (40 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The dam's generators provide power for public and private utilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California. Hoover Dam is a major tourist attraction; nearly a million people tour the dam each year. Heavily travelled U.S. 93 ran along the dam's crest until October 2010, when the Hoover Dam Bypass opened.

And we have traveled to Arizona to see the Grand Canyon and stood on the skywalk

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, one of the first national parks in the United States. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800 meters) Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day configuration.

Before European immigration, the area was inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon ("Ongtupqa" in Hopi language) a holy site and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.

Part II: some feelings and impressions about this trip

This was the second time I have been in USA, and of course , this trip have given me many wonderful memories

At first sight, I recognized and witnessed many things happening in one of the most civilized countries. Everything seems to be in good order, particularly in housing and traffic system. I didn’t see anyone outside their house in business hours. It might be that they have had to work. In rush hours, there were also traffic jams but all cars have kept the traffic law . Everything has been happening like a well-running machine . American lifestyle seems to be like that and those who dislike it couldn’t tolerate this life because American always keep and respect the privacy , they would be upset or discomfort with the non-invited guests but they are willing to help anyone if necessary. Talents , outstanding people were all used appropriately and “Brain drain” seemed never happen in USA . All things left an indelible imprint in my mind.

The American Society is not also, however, a paradise or heaven. This society couldn’t accept or give room for the laziest. Everyone has good chance to have job if they know how to find it

But anyhow, some visitors often think about the saying “ east or west, home is the best”. It means that every people has their own cultural characteristics. So for coming to final decision where you want to live is not easy for some , especially for those who are finding another place to stay like me