Community

A community is very important for a place to sustain, for it is a place where people live, grow, and love. The place, development, and history is what builds a community. Like all communities, cities, and destination they all have their own story or history which fascinates me. For traveling there is no fear of being lost, instead it is the chances of discovering a special place. Anywhere I go the first place I would love to go to is to try the food around local areas. Eating different cuisines are always something enjoyable and new. As for Seattle, I would like to understand Seattle’s plan: open space Seattle 1200 by visiting Kerry park because it is said to have one of the best views in Seattle. I want to be able to observe and enjoy the city’s beautiful landscape/scenery. For everything tiny detail of a building or even a special coffee shop around the corner is significant to a community. So, in addition to visiting a park, another location I want to visit is the original Starbucks because I want to see the historic design and original look of Starbucks.

For Vancouver, Chinatown is number one on my list. Through my research I had heard that Vancouver’s Chinatown is pretty similar to San Francisco’s Chinatown, so I want to go there and to visit it. I want to explore Vancouver’s Chinatown, it is one of the cleanest modern day Chinatown and it also attracts a lot of visitors. In addition, I want to learn about the history of Vancouver’s Chinatown because it is said to have tales that unfolds the drama and the life of the immigrants where, thousands of Chinese residents were clustered in one area and due to crowding there are also single rooms. So I want to be able to compare Vancouver’s Chinatown vs. San Francisco’s Chinatown. Another location I want to visit is the central park. In Vancouver they also have a plan called Vancouver-Clark Comprehensive Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan: to meet the park and recreation needs of the community. The reason why I want to visit central park is because it is one of the oldest park in the city and it was designed for children with disabilities.Therefore, the key to sustainability is community and one of the best part about traveling is the opportunity to get a glimpse a community outside of where I grew up.


-Lisa Yu

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