芝加哥印象

和所有的中国留学生一样，拿着两个大行李箱，向未知的大洋彼岸飞去。从北京到芝加哥，中间在LA转机，没想到两年后我会搬到LA来。到达芝加哥O'Hare机场，天已经黑了。下了飞机，一股清凉的空气扑面而来，尤其是昨天北京的秋老虎比较之下。

师兄驾车把我接到了uptown magnolia路的住所. 这是一间三层的房子, 本来是台湾基督教给台湾学生提供的住所. 房东是一个台湾人, 老婆是上海人, 都很客气. 房子有很多间, 租户全都是中国人. 大部分都在餐馆送外卖. 因为也懒得找房子搬家, 我也住了下来. 不过和一大群送外卖的住在一起, 我也被感染变得很节省. 房东多次问我怎么不去打工,觉得很不理解. 这种节省也为我以后在LA的一件事打下了铺垫.

第二天因为时差, 很早就醒了. 出门四处转了转, 觉得是到了美国. 路两边的梧桐叶落了一地, 各种各样的屋子院子, 很安静. 肥大的松鼠在快乐的窜上窜下. 附近有个大超市, 进去一看, 琳琅满目, 那时候北京还很少这样的大超市. 看到价格, 不由自主地就乘了8,觉得好贵阿. 买了一个面包, 一桶牛奶.已经觉得很贵了. 我开始几天闹肚子, 后来才知道一般的牛奶有的中国人还喝不了.

因为学校在downtown市中心, 在芝加哥市里也没事四处转. 真的是有年头的城市. 很多大石头的建筑. 不愧是windy city, 走在高楼林立的城市街道, 阳光都被楼影遮住, 只有几乎可以把人吹走的寒风. 不过天气好的时候, 在michigan lake散步, 或者沿着lakeshore开车, 感觉还是很爽的.

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