Journal #2

Nowadays traffic jam has been one of the most concerned problems of not only small countries but also the big one such as America.

Truly speaking, all of roads in the US are much larger than my country's at a first glance. I used to think that we never get stuck in the roads here until the day I went to San Diego . Cars slowly moved up in a very long line of nearly 2 miles and it took me 3 hours to reach my destination. Even worse, this happens frequently especially in some specific freeways such as: 22, 405, 91, 57, 5.I have just been to the US nearly 2 months and I have not got my driving license yet. Therefore, I have to get bus everyday to school and it takes so much of time.If I have class at 8 o'clock in the morning, I have to wake up at 5 o'clock, getting out of my house at 5:30 and catch the 6:00 bus.

Indeed, it is not convenient to use buses in California. Maybe because roads are large here, people use private cars more than public transportation. However, I am practicing to drive and take a test next month. So after that, I will buy a car and will not have to use bus anymore.

Comparing Orange County's transportation to my country's, it is totally different. Firstly, my country's most popular mean of transportation is motorbikes. Only those who are rich can afford a car as car price of the same kind in my country is two times more expensive than the US's due to high tax of 100%. Secondly, roads in my country are very small, and traffic jams always happen especially in rush hours from 7to 8 in the morning and 6 to 7 in the evening. Thirdly, public transportation such as buses is more popular in my country. Most of buses are always full of seats, and customers have to stand instead of comfortably sitting down while it is not difficult to find a seat in a bus of US.

Generally speaking, traffic jam now is the problem of not only one country but also the whole world. Government should have different ways to solve this problem such as limiting the fuel resource or raising the car's price.

Introduction!

Hi everybody,

My name is Hai Yen. I am from Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. I have been here for nearly 2 months. Life in the US is completly different from mine. However, I am trying to get falliar with the people, weather, and school here.

My major is bussiness. I want to get the MBA. Consequently, after finishing the ALP, I will apply for the MBA program in the Cal State Fullerton. Campus in the US is so different from my school. It is much bigger, and has more building with different functions such as: education, recreation, nursery. People here are so friendly and useful. They are really nice and eager if you are in need of help. One day, i came home by bus. As I did not know about the route as well as which station to stop, the bus driver nicely showed me the way without forgetting to smilely say " take care".

I hope that i will do well with my school, although i miss my family and hometown so much.

Nice to meet all of you.

Yours,

Yen Luong