China News Service, April 27. According to the US "World Journal" report, the second year after a family of five moved from Beijing to New York, the new crown pneumonia epidemic broke out.

Although she is not familiar with her life, Ms. Jiang, a curator born in the 1980s, can no longer stay at home, and deeply feels a "trapped" feeling of isolation at home; at the same time, three children from China are beginning to When you go to school in the United States, you encounter online classes.

Life was disrupted by the epidemic, so Ms. Jiang came up with the idea of ​​RV travel.

She did a lot of homework on the Internet, and also persuaded Mr. Zeng, a painter born in the 1970s, to start planning a RV trip around the United States.

　　Ms. Jiang and Mr. Zeng chose a small pickup and bought a towable RV.

From March to September 2020, the family hit the road.

Spanning 25 states in the United States, they made an in-depth exploration of the land of the United States.

　　Although it is said to go on a journey, because with children and work, everything must be well planned.

When the epidemic was at its worst, public schools in New York were all online classes, and the RV was not only a place for them to live and a means of travel, but also a temporary study room for the family to work and take classes from home.

As a painter, Mr. Zeng used the RV as a temporary painting studio, and swayed the inspiration from the scenery along the way onto the canvas.

　　Fortunately for both Ms. Jiang and Mr. Zeng, they met all the RVers who were willing to help along the way. "No one maintains a questioning and skeptical attitude toward you."

Mr. Zeng recalled that when he encountered difficulties in driving in an RV camp, an African-American truck driver took the initiative to help. "He pulled the car into the camp in a few seconds." They became friends and exchanged social media contact information. The other party had paintings and sent them to Mr. Zeng through social media.

　　In addition to friendly strangers, this nearly one-year RV trip also allowed the family to quickly learn about the customs of each state.

　　The careers and interests of the husband and wife allowed them to add many museums and art galleries to their itinerary.

According to Ms. Jiang, although they basically live in RV camps, most of the places to visit are arranged in big cities, 70% of the time is spent in museums, and 30% of the time is spent in natural landscapes.

　　Traveling with a child may seem like a headache, but Ms. Jiang said that the child is actually very happy.

The two have a 10-year-old eldest daughter and 8-year-old twin boys.

Ms. Jiang said, "Children's happiness is very simple. As long as there is a place to play, even in the camp, they are very happy." She also hopes that through this trip, children who have started elementary school in the United States will also Take this RV tour to see American landmarks with your own eyes.

　　Ms. Jiang hopes that her family of five, who have prepared from inexperienced tours around the United States, will also encourage more Chinese to try this way of life and travel.

In the podcast, the two shared in more detail the RV travel tips that can be used in daily life. For example, in order to enhance the network signal, Ms. Jiang specially bought a network signal amplifier, so that they can stay in the RV camp even when they are in the RV camp. , they can also surf the Internet freely; because they are away from home for a long time, the two rented a mailbox in Flushing, New York for a short period of time. During the trip, they arranged to send letters to this address, which is also convenient for sending and receiving letters and mails.

　　After nearly a year of travel, Mr. Zeng introduced that the purchase of the RV and pickup cost about 500,000 yuan (about 75,000 US dollars), and the total cost of the trip was about 500,000 yuan.

　　After traveling around the United States, Ms. Jiang admitted that she appreciates the life attitude and culture of the American RV family more.

She observed that everyone has a set of stickers of the American subway on their cars. Every time they go to a place, they will paste a state on the map. Many people's maps of the United States have already been pasted, which made Ms. Jiang admit that "it was very shocking." ".

This time, the exploration around the United States has also strengthened the confidence of the two to continue to experience the United States by driving an RV.

(Ho Cheuk-yin)