By Zheng Wenqi

On the evening of December 23rd, students got together in the English corner to start cheerful communications. Ms. Amy Elizabeth Call and Mr. Martin Stannard attended the English Corner.

In the beginning, a student said the air quality in Zhuhai was not bad. Martin agreed with this point but he thought the increasing number of cars and factories made Zhuhai’s air quality worsened. One student believed that it was a process of modernization and Martin agreed. Meanwhile, Martin thought the government should try their best to protect the environment and keep people healthy. What was more, he was worried about those foggy cities as what Charles Dickens described in Oliver Twist.

At the same time, Amy talked about self cognition and shared the Vipassana Meditation she experienced in Hong Kong. People were required to stay in the same room for ten days without music, books or the internet. People were not allowed to speak and could only have one meal every day. There were only two things people could do——talking with their tutor and trying to understand themselves. Amy said she persisted in Vipassana Meditation for only 20 minutes, but it still made her feel peaceful from the bottom of her heart. Such experiences let people get rid of their busy lives to reconsider themselves. Some of the students held the opinion that it was difficult to go through the whole process of Vipassana Meditation, but some of the students thought it was really interesting.

As time went by, the English corner came to an end. Finally, teachers and students left the library, talking and laughing.