The first destination I went was a small town in the north of China. There are many people who would prefer big cities, captials, flourished developments when it comes to traveling. But I don't share the same sentiments. Smaller, less urbanized towns are the ones where you can truly experience the culture, the way of living, bathing, eating, sleeping.

The small town I went is close to a village, but in better condition than what one would imagine. Houses are stably built, well-covered enough to protect the members from the cold, sized approximately 130 square feet. The architecture, layout design is exactly like a courtyard (四合院). The entire shape of the courtyard is squarish/rectangularise. Inside the courtyards, there would be smaller in size enclosed areas within the stipulated area, laying beside each other and would altogether surround the four corners of the house. In the center of the courtyard, it is uncovered by any shelters, serving as a walking space to each of the mini enclosed areas, a place to plant trees, a place for breeding small animals. Yes Yellow sleeps there! Yellow Yellow Yellow, I am all excited now. She is my best friend when I was in China.

He would often laughed at me, "If Yellow is your best friend, how about all the other friends you have in China? So to you they aren't even comparable to a dog？ (连狗都不如？)". I'm sorry but to admit, they aren't the same as my best friend. With her, I can say anything, behave anyway I like. I can laugh with my purest voice, jump and reach for the roof, run across fields in an untamed manner with Yellow chasing after me and eventually catched up and unfortunately became me chasing after her.

I can't be so freed with anyone else. Etiquette binds me, I can't smile, or I can't be comfortable enough to show my expressionless face. I constantly felt that I was a foreigner, someone who don't belong. Unlike with Yellow, it feels as though we shared the same frequency (don't laugh, there is nothing wrong sharing the same frequency with animals). She is a tough, wild one, slim yet muscular. She growls at every stranger even before they knock the door. To the family's surprise, she didn't do any her nasty stuns to me. When she first saw me, she wagged towards me and led the way and constantly looked back for me as though she was welcoming me with open arms to her house. When I was inside, I played with her and eventually carried her to my lap. She is god damn heavy! This surprised all of them. Nobody ever did that before to her! Well I like the way I am special to Yellow. Her affection towards is shown expressively with her constantly not-disgusting-at-all licks, her following me wherever I went, the way she looks at me. Thank you for all your love. I felt so blessed.