I am Lei Yao. The Chinese characters for my name is 姚蕾. I was born in the city of Hangzhou, which lies in the east part of China, near Shanghai. I have stayed there for more than 20 years before coming to Penn State. Compared to the fast pace of Shanghai, people in Hangzhou lead a more leisurely life. The city is surrounded by hills, and a beautiful lake called West Lake is located in the downtown. I like to be close to the nature, hike in mountains, ride a bicycle crossing streets and lanes. I'm so glad to regain this simple pleasure now in state college.
