Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles. 读万卷书

There is an old Chinese saying: reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. This is also the Chinese saying ... ThereisanoldChinesesaying:readingtenthousandbooksisnotasgoodastravelingtenthousandmiles.ThisisalsotheChinesesayingthattheFirstLadyMrs.ObamausedwhenshevisitedBeijingUniversityin2014toencouragetheyouthinChinatogobeyondtheirborderstoexperiencedifferentlanguages,culturesandsocieties.IwouldliketomakealittlechangetothisidiomandmakeitagoalforourMPAWarriors–readtenthousandbooksandtraveltenthousandmiles.Readingandtravelingaretwomajorchannelsfortheyouthtobetterunderstandtheworld.Readinggivespeopleoff-shelfknowledgethatourancestorsconcludedfromtheirpractices;travelingmakesusexperiencethevarietiesoftherealworldandmultipleculturesinourownway. Travelingteachesushowtochangeourselves–wehavetobreakourroutineandgetoutofourdailycomfortzonetofacetheupcomingchallengesinthetravel;travelingteachesushowsmallweareandhowbigtheworldis;travelingteachesushowotherpeopleliveandthusenlargesourtoleranceofdifferentculturesbyimmersingourselvesintheirculture,feelingtheirlife,andbreakingmisconceptions;travelingteachesusaboutdreamsandhowtorealizethem.ThereisanotherChinesesaying:youcannotreachathousandmilesawayifyoudonotstartstep-by-step(不积跬步，无以至千里).Intraveling,youwillstronglyfeelthatyoucannotarriveatyourdestinationwithoutaccumulationofeachsinglestep.Thisisexactlyhowdreamsarerealized. Personally,thereisanotherbigtemptationtotraveling:lcantrylotsofdeliciousfoodsfromdifferentplaces. IreadabloginChinesebyananonymousauthorwhosenicknameisBackpackLoafer.He/sheused26alphabeticletterstodescribetravel.Idon’trememberallofthemsoIfilledintheblankswithsomeofmyowncreations.TravelisanAdventure,youneedBraveryandCouragetorealizeyourDream.Onyourway,youcanExperiencedifferentcultures,makemoreFriends,Grow,andbroadenyourHorizon.TravelisaworthwhileInvestmentwhichwillbringJoy,KnowledgeandLifelongmemories.Inthejourney,youwillMeetNaturalbeauty,thinkaboutyourlifeObjectives,takePhotoswhichcondenseyourmemories,QuietandRechargeyourself,andSharewithyourpeers.AlloftheseareinvaluableTreasures.YouwillknowwhatUnionisamongtheheaven,theearthandthepeoplebyVisitingtheWorldwhereeverybodycanfindtheirXanaduinthedream,especiallywhenyouarestillYoung.Lastly,travelislikeourlifewithmanyZigzags,butwecanalwaysturnthemintocherishedmemoriesandkeepthemforever. Readingistravelingbetweenthelineswhiletravelisreadingthewordlessworld. ByDr.HengZhao Dr.ZhaoteachesMandarinandistheAcademy’s UpperSchoolGlobalLeadersCoordinator. Sharethis:FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInEmailLikethis:LikeLoading... Related Postnavigation ←#LearningIsFun–SocialMediaandThe Classroom Service-LearningintheLower School→ LeaveaReplyCancelreply Enteryourcommenthere... Fillinyourdetailsbeloworclickanicontologin: Email(required)(Addressnevermadepublic) Name(required) Website YouarecommentingusingyourWordPress.comaccount. ( Log Out /  Change ) YouarecommentingusingyourTwitteraccount. ( Log Out /  Change ) YouarecommentingusingyourFacebookaccount. ( Log Out /  Change ) Cancel Connectingto%s Notifymeofnewcommentsviaemail.Notifymeofnewpostsviaemail. Δ PostsbyTopic Alumni Arts Athletics&PhysicalEducation Co-Curriculars CollegeCounseling curriculum earlychildhood elementary English EnvironmentalSustainability Faculty&Staff FromtheHeadofSchool GlobalStudies Health&Wellness Humanities LowerSchool Math MiddleSchool MPACommunity SchoolSpirit Science Service SocialStudies STEM StudentVoice Technology Uncategorized UpperSchool WorldLanguages Twitter Follow@MorganPkAcademy Facebook Facebook Privacy&Cookies:Thissiteusescookies.Bycontinuingtousethiswebsite,youagreetotheiruse. Tofindoutmore,includinghowtocontrolcookies,seehere: CookiePolicy Follow Following ChicagoPrivateSchools|MorganParkAcademy Join40otherfollowers Signmeup AlreadyhaveaWordPress.comaccount?Loginnow. ChicagoPrivateSchools|MorganParkAcademy Customize Follow Following Signup Login Copyshortlink Reportthiscontent ViewpostinReader Managesubscriptions Collapsethisbar   LoadingComments...   WriteaComment... Email(Required) Name(Required) Website %dbloggerslikethis: