Traveling alone is my gift in life

  A foreign professor rescues animals in Wenzhou   Britt Gharachamani , a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Wenzhou-Kean University, has persisted in rescuing stray animals during her three years in Wenzhou, China.   Before coming to China, Gharachamani was a volunteer foster family for stray animals in California, the United States. She took the rescued animals home to care for them and prepare for the subsequent adoption. After coming to China, she began to rescue stray animals as a direct rescuer. Britt Gharachamani went to the rescue base in Minggang Village to visit the dogs, who used to face the danger of being taken away by dog catchers from the WKU campus, Wenzhou. Sunday, Apr. 13, 2025. (Photo/ Lin Yilin) Gharachamani rescued about 25 dogs and 10 cats. Some of these animals live d on the WKU campus and were in danger of being taken away by dog catchers, which would lead them to face death. While others were in the villages near WKU and l...

The white porcelain work on display at the National Museum, Princess Yushu, whose tulle is porcelain with a thickness of only 0.2 mm, is one of only two finished products that have been successfully fired, Beijing. Dec. 26, 2024. [Photo/ Lin Yilin] As an LGBT-friendly country, Canadians held a parade with rainbow flags on Pride Day,  which is held at the end of June every year,  to show their support and respect for different sexual orientations, Toronto, Canada .  Jun.27, 2022. [Photo/ Lin Yilin]

    Published: Spring 2025  Author: Lin Yilin (Lily)         Two years ago, the year I graduated from the college entrance examination, I chose to embark on a journey alone. The countless trips before this made me feel more like a stressful social and compromise, and the inner expectation was always gradually dissipated in the disagreement of friends, the urging, and even the accusations of parents. I think it was the bravest decision I've ever made, not having to compromise with anyone, and going anywhere I want.      Sitting on a flight to Japan, I made sure over and over again that I still had the courage to go. I've found that when traveling alone, those long distances and quiet nights, make solitude a clear thought. This makes a lot of things easy and a lot of problems a lot of things a big deal.      As Alain de Botton wrote, "The absence of the other gives freedom to the imagination, and the poet can decide what...