Letter 18

Hello, Tim!



To be honest, there's nothing special this week. Everything is going just like before. So I think I'll just talk about Newsletter No. 21, which I have more interest in.

You talked about Arizona tourist season. Why people in other states like to go to Arizona but other southern states? Though I've been there once, but I only went to the Great Canyon and the Hoover Dam. I only knew it's hot but nothing and I have to see the pictures to get my memories back. Below are some of them.

They were good old days. The year of 2008, I was only 7 then. Everything is different now, even if I want to go back to San Diego, CA, where my aunt lived, I can't because they rented out their house there and bought another one at Irvine. If I can go to the US again, I might want to go to San Francisco or Boston. I also hope to go to some northern states or inland provinces of Canada because I like northern and cool places. The most north place I have been in the US is New York and I only have been to Montreal in Canada because one of my aunt had lived there too.

And the next topic I'm interested in is casino. I've been to ones in Las Vegas in the same trip as above, so I can't gamble then. But I think I'll try when I become an adult. Do you know that Matzu, some islands near China but is a part of R.O.C, had held a referendum of allowing casinos to be built there or not. The result is the casino is allowed, but it's quite stupid that a few people will actually go there rather than Macau, which is more easier to access.

I think that's most of all, so let's see the picture of the week.

This picture was shot on 9/1/2012, on Pyrmont Bridge, Darling Harbor, Sydney. I went to Sydney 5 years ago and I want to visit there again. My parents and I spent much time at Darling Harbor enjoying night view and eating. But we only went to Sydney then. Australia is a very unique country and I want to explore it. By the way, the train in the picture is Sydney Monorail, and it has closed permanently since 2013 because the company operating this system and the government was not getting profit from it anymore. However, Sydney is a good city with unique Australia culture, I hope I can visit there and experience more there!

Sincerely,

Melvyn Chou, 23/2/2017.