I love drinking coffee but specially cappuccino.In Madison i have a special place where i go and drink a good cappuccino. Collectivo is called my favorite coffee shop and breakfast and lunch is served there which makes me evermore happy. On Tuesday, i went to Collectivo and i found out that in Collectivo breakfast and lunch is served. Collectivo is located at state street and is a very nice coffee shop with two floors and many students go to do their homework there or to hand out with friends. If you have a chance to visit it, i promised you will love it.Well, if you like coffee you will love this place.To end my description of my breakfast on Tuesday, i will leave you guys a picture of my cappuccino.

Alejandro Fernandez

I am not a super fan of music but I have few Mexican singers who I have listen to their songs. One of them is Alejandro Fernandez and he is a song writer and have acted in some movies in the past years. I know he sings Ranchera music and pop. I like his song and video clip called “ Sin Tantita Pena” because it includes dancers and a horse. In his video he is riding a horse and sings to a pretty girl. What makes the video to be remembered is the way he acts, and he acts flirtatious. Many Mexican woman use to be very attract to him when he was younger, and used to sing. I do not know any more if he is making music but I know he is not as attractive as he used to be. One thing I has notice is that our writing teacher look alike to this singer lol! Which is why I am bringing this topic to our blog. I kind of felt familiar with our teacher face but I did not understood why but now I do.

A Busy Morning

Today, I wake up too late to go to school because my ordinary alarm clock was turned down unconciously by myself yesterday. When I opened my eyes and check the iPhone and found that it was already 7'o clock! I had no enough time to prepare the breakfast for me, just washed my face and dressed as soon as possible, because that I have to go out for the first course at 8'o clock before 7:30.
So, there was only less than 30 min. for me to make up. That is why I looked so tired on the class without eating breakfast to get energy for the whole morning.

Everyday is busy

I got so busy these days. Because I need to find a new apartment to live in fall semester, I went to see an apartment but the price is so high for me. I consider that the price of apartments in Madison is not as cheap as I think. That's not a good news.

However, there is something made me feel very happy. I bought an eggplant, some bacon and a tomato. I fried eggplant first and added some bacon into it, also, some pieces of tomatoes. I can cook so many kinds of meals, but for this kind of meal, it is my first time. Actually, it's amazing because it tasted really good. I reminded the hometown cause my mother usually cook this meal for me. Sometimes, I will miss my hometown, but it is ok.

Next time, when I miss Beijing, I can cook this meal for myself. It is a good way to memory.

Sweet and Sour sauce fried with chicken

Yesterday, I decided to cook sweet and sour sauce fried with chicken, so I went to Metcalfé supermarket which is located near Target. I went there by bus and it took time about 18 minute to arrive there. I bought a pineapple, tomatoes, limes, green-onion, and other stuffs. After that I went back home and started to prepare and cook. First, I had to cut the pineapple into pieces, rinse the tomatoes and green-onions, cut them into pieces. Then I chopped garlics and put them in a heated pan which had small amount of olive oil. Next, I fried every ingredient together with chicken meat until the meat was well done, then took everything out on a plate. I usually eat this dish with cooked jasmine rice and I also had them yesterday.

Bon Voyage

Today is a very special day for our family. My dad and mom are on their way to the USA through Italy Rome to Chicago O'Hara airport. And my wife, daughter and one-year-old son are coming by London heather to Chicago O'Hara airport. Both flights going to arrive in 20 minutes apart if everything went ok according to schedule. I am a little worried due to an incident in Turkey, Istanbul airport but I believe in God, everything will be alright. For me, It's very happy moment but to other half families back home not easy full of mixed emotion. It's very hard to say goodbye and send their dad and mom to other parts of the world. Bon voyage! and please wish Good and safe trip to our family..thanks

Bubble run experience




On Saturday, "I had a run competition" which was really fun for me since  I usually run for habit or for Physical Training Test in my job and it is not as enjoyable as this run. My experience in the bubble run was great because I was running and having fun. I enjoy running with my friend's 13 year old son while my friend was running behind us with a stroller and her other kids. I pacing my friend's son during the run. The bubble run consisted of a total of 6 stages and five of them consisted of bubbles with colors. Each station had a different color of bubbles. The first stage had white bubbles and because of the air chunks of bubbles flew over our heads or on our faces.The second was a  stage with pink bubbles and I got my T-shirt stained. The third one had green bubbles and it had a lot that for a moment I felt I was drowning into the bubbles.  The fourth stage was better because people were enjoying the last stage and taking pictures and also it was slippery. I was taking pictures of my friends sun and suddenly he felt down and I took a picture of him that looks like he is hiding into the bubbles but it was not the case. =D.

Mowing the lawn

            Mowing the lawn 

Today I did cut grass in my backyard and it was not easy. I have a house and large backyard which needs good care every week. I have cousin asked me why we should mow backyard in the regular base?  I told him that mowing must be done in regularly while grass is growing. without regular trim and care, the quality of grass will deteriorate. There are tips to keep its quality: 

 -Mow in spring, summer, and fall, and sometimes in winter.

-Don’t mow when the grass is wet or frozen or during drought season in summer.

-For curved or irregular shape, start by mowing a strip around the edge followed by the center. 

-If a Mower jams while you’re using it unplug and remove the spark plug before investigate. 

Just to share you about how my day went today and it was very interesting to have your own lawn to mow. if you do not cut your lawn in the regular base you will get fine from city administration, so make sure your backyard is in good shape. Thanks 

A Tired Afternoon

I am feeling so tired now because of my experience on this afternoon.

I went to the East Towne  Mall just for going window-shopping to spend the leisure time and be familiar with this city as soon as fast. But I have no more interests about this mall, just buying one short pant. Then, I took the bus for back, and this trip spent me more than half an hour.

A busy day


This is the third Monday since I came to this city. I got up early to make breakfast by myself. I used some strawberry jam and three pieces of white bread and I boiled a bowl of milk. Today's class we laughed together and got lots of knowledge as usual.  However, there will be an exam of grammar made me a little upset and nervous. After lunch, I went to the IELTS class afternoon and went to the library to do my homework. When I back to home, I got a headache but I still dressed up sports shoes to jog for 4 kilometers. What's more, jogging can really release the pressure and make yourself feel comfortable. I cooked my dinner and now I'm writing the blog. Today is so busy that I don' t have time to rest. However, it is also very efficient.

Hope I can have a good score in the exam tomorrow.

The photo is took by myself when I was jogging.

My Library Tour At UW-Madison

Day 2 : Law School Library

Sunday : Jun 26th, 2016

The second library that I have visited is Law School library which is located on the second floor of Law School Building beside the Bascom Hill, next to Music Hall. The decoration of the building is modern and unique. Outside of the building, it is decorated with glasses as a window. Inside the building, it shows naked steel structure of the building with sling at the ceiling. The library was extremely quiet and silence. There were lots of hard-cover books which I think it must be related to Law. I decided to sit there and prepare the information for my blog. When I sat there, I can see the view outside with green trees and sunlight because the building was covered by the glass windows. However, I think this library is a bit too silence, maybe because it is a Law library that people need to be concentrated or it was Sunday. So it might not convenient to do works or have a discussion with your friends. But it is good for concentrated people who want to read and study in the appropriate environment, this is one of the interesting place for them.

The picture shows the Law library and structure inside the building.

A Study Experience in The Library

    Last Thursday, I went to the second floor of the library in Helen C. White Hall for doing my homework and reviewed the content of the course in the afternoon. There is a amazing picture about the terrace of Lake Monona with bling bling sea surface and the flying sea gull! This is must a big surprise for me for finding a perfect studying  place!

Last Friday, I went to have class in the morning. After that, I try to use Mr. Terry's office hour but he had no time for the reason that he would have class afternoon.

After that, I had lunch which is about chicken mix rice. It tasted so good. And I went to have a look at the apartment cause I need to rent an apartment for the fall semester. I walked for a long time to the Union South to look at it. It had two bedrooms, two restrooms and only one had a shower. However, the living room looked like good. And the balcony was also well. The costs of the whole apartment was also ok for me. And I considered I would draw the conclusions these days.

My Library Tour At UW-Madison

Day 1 : Wisconsin Historical Society Library

Saturday : Jun 25th, 2016 

Before I travel to Wisconsin, Madison, I have learned that there are lots of libraries within and around the university. So I plan to visit and work in most of libraries in UW-Madison. Although the first library that I have visited is Memorial Library, I will write about Memorial library later. 

On Saturday, I went to Wisconsin Historical Society Library which is located at the corner of North Park Street and Langdon Street, opposite to the Memorial Library. The outside of the building looks like an ancient greek building. When I walked though the front door, I saw a beautiful decoration with cream-colour marble, huge marble pillars, gigantic marble stair, and an antique elevator. I walked up the stair and entered into the library on the second floor of the build on the left side. My first impression was about the antique and gorgeous decoration combined with the modern style of the library. I sat and started doing my homework. While I was doing my homework, I saw many adults and aged people were seeking and discussing about many kinds of books. This library was not an extremely quiet place, so I think it was more comfortable and relax for working without stress by silence. More information about this library, we can visit the website (http://www.wisconsinhistory.org).

This picture shows the decoration of the library, stair, and outside of the elevator

2 Hours tour at Wisconsin State Capitol

Today is Thursday, June 23th of 2016. It was an elective class at English Language Institute at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Today I toured at Wisconsin State Capitol, which I have learned lot of knowledge about Wisconsin government and state capitol. At first, we saw a protest at the Capital rotunda. The guide explained to us that they were protesting because of they did not like the governor and his working principle, also it was about closing the worker union. They have protested the governor for five years. After that, we took a tour at the Hearing room, Supreme court, Senate chamber, and the Governor chamber. The guide explained about the history and purpose of each room, materials, and the history of this capitol. We finished our tour at the rooftop of the capitol which presented us 360o view of Madison. After this tour, I have obtained lots of new knowledge of Wisconsin, and also I have learned that because the governor was selected by people, so he/she should work for them instead of himself/herself.

Wisconsin State Capitol tour

One Day Off

Today, I have a day off because of my bad status of body. But I feel better after taking medicine and a long comfortable sleep. So, I cooked the dinner for me to comfort my hungry stomach. It is a traditional cuisine from the north area of China named courgette pancake. You need to prepare all stuff before the starting of the cooking includes the fresh courgette, one egg , flour, salt and oil. Blending all things together except oil, then, dropping moderate oil on the hot pan, putting the mixture into the pan, spreading it out and waiting for the color of the paste becomes to golden.

Welcome to the summer blog! Post interesting things that you encounter during this exciting summer.