My Summer Holiday

YI Gao

Dr. Elizabeth

ARC 101

Nov 28 2015

My Summer Holiday

    Last summer holiday, I went to my grandma’s home and had a special holiday.My grandma lives in a small country which is located on a mountain. There are different kinds of trees, boundless fields, and lots of livestock in the country. The first day I arrived my grandma’s home, what I thought was “Wow! What an amazing place it is!” The sky there was so blue and clear, clouds were hanging in the sky. Houses there were not as tall as those in cities, and they were all made by wood. Besides, the breathtaking scenery, what attracted me most was the animals at my grandma’s house. Every morning, the crow would wake me up, and I would follow my grandma to feed the pigs, chickens, and ducks. In the city, I haven’t experienced these things. The only thing that woke me up was a clock. So, living in a country yard and being woke up by crock were new things for me.

Once, I saw an egg in a fireplace, which had not been used for a long time. I wanted to pick the egg up, but my grandma stopped me and said “Don’t pick up the egg right now. Leave it here for a few days or the hen will not lay here anymore.” It was the first time I knew that if I pick up the egg after the hen laid immediately, the hen would not lay at the same place anymore.

During the time I was in my grandma’s home, I saw many things that I haven’t seen in the city, such as the bunnies that had been born a few days ago. In addition, I felt I had been closer to nature. Because when I was not surrounded by vehicles, computers, I could enjoy the fantastic views of nature. For instance, I saw a sunset in my grandma’s home. When I saw the sun shining on the ground, the grain and the houses, listened the insects singing on the lawn, what I thought was “How peaceful it is!”  Living in my grandma’s house was really an interesting and unforgettable experience.