点评:I attended Family Weekend at Penn State this past weekend where my daughter is a freshman. The first thing I did there was take the Pedicab tour of the University with Todd, the owner. It was a perfect way to start the weekend, to get a full grasp of the whole campus and to listen to Todd's deep knowledge of Penn State's rich history and culture, and details about all the buildings, monuments, gardens, everything. His tour was much more complete and in depth than the official walking tour the University gives to visiting prospective students, and I came away with a deeper connection to the school, something I was craving since it IS my daughter's school, after all! Todd even stopped at several places along the way for me to take photos, or for him to take photos of me at iconic locations.
I would highly recommend the tour to parents, students themselves, prospective students, alumni (the campus has changes and grown since many of you were students here), and anyone who is interested in Penn State for whatever reason. It was a highlight of my weekend, and I may well take a repeat next year.
翻译:上周末,我参加了女儿所在的宾州州立大学举办的“家庭周末”活动。我做的第一件事就是和车行老板托德一起乘坐三人人力车游览校园。这是开启周末的绝佳方式——既能全面了解整个校园,又能聆听托德讲述宾州州立大学深厚的历史与文化,以及关于每一栋建筑、每一座纪念碑、每一个花园的详尽细节。他的导览比大学为来访的准学生们提供的官方步行导览要全面得多,也深入得多。这次经历让我对这所学校产生了更深的感情——毕竟这是我女儿就读的学校,这正是我一直渴望拥有的联系啊!途中,托德还在好几个地方停下来,让我拍照,或者由他帮我在那些标志性地点为我拍照。
我极力向家长们、学生们以及准学生们推荐这次导览服务。校友们(自各位还是学生以来,校园发生了许多变化与发展),以及出于任何原因对宾州州立大学感兴趣的人士。这是我周末最开心的时刻,明年我很可能还会再来。