ILLINOIS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Writers
    • Alumni

Welcome

Personal Ponderings on the Illinois Music Experience

Good places to go around campus

6/2/2022

Comments

 
In my previous blog, I introduced some places I often go to in my free time, and in this post, I will continue to share some other nice places. They are not too far away from campus and are worth visiting
Picture
Fresh International Market:

    This supermarket has a wide variety of products, including lots of fresh food and Asian snacks. I even found the green onion pancakes and tang-yuan (glutinous rice balls) that I enjoyed eating in my hometown. It always makes me happy to see those snacks that I used to eat often in my childhood. The market is just a street across from the Champaign Public Library, and for me, spending a good morning in both places is blissful.


Crystal Lake Park and Meadowbrook Park:

    The two parks, one in the northeast of the school and the other in the southeast, are not far from campus. Both parks have beautiful plants, streams, and walking trails, which are very suitable for relaxing as well as having a good walk. Occasionally, wild animals appear in the park. I have seen ducks and geese, and one of my classmates has even seen deers! How interesting!

    
Spurlock Museum and Krannert Art Museum:

    These are the two museums on campus. The Spurlock Museum is near the music building and is slightly smaller. The Krannert Art Museum is larger and has more exhibition areas, but it is farther away from the music building. Both museums display diverse artworks, sculptures, and other precious cultural relics from all over the world, and there are detailed explanations beside each object. Additionally, these two museums sometimes hold lectures, concerts, or activities for the public to explore together and learn about the cultures of different countries and regions.

Mattis Park:
    Finally, in addition to these locations, I personally recommend a hidden gem in the Champaign area, Mattis Park, but it is no longer within the scope of campus. There are green spaces, a lake, and short walking trails as well as many wild geese leisurely sunbathing in the grass and swimming in the lake. There is also a memorial piano garden within the park! It is always very delightful to spend time being close to nature there. In conclusion, even though Champaign-Urbana is in the cornfields, there absolutely are still plenty of places to explore and relax in your spare time!

休閒時的好去處(二)

在前一篇文章我介紹了我經常在閒暇時去的地方,這篇我會繼續分享其他不錯的地點,它們都距離學校不遠,非常值得到訪。


華夏超市:

這個超市商品非常多元,賣了很多生鮮食品和亞洲的各種零食,在這邊甚至可以找到我以前在家鄉常吃的蔥油餅和湯圓,能看到許多童年常吃的點心總是讓我很開心。順帶一提,超市只跟香檳公共圖書館隔一條街道,對我而言,在這兩個地方度過一個身心舒暢的早晨是非常幸福的。


Crystal Lake Park 和 Meadowbrook Park:

這兩個公園,一個位在學校東北方,另一個則在東南方,離學校都不會很遠。兩個公園都有漂亮的綠植和水流,景色宜人,也有健走步道,在這邊散步非常適合散心。偶爾,在公園內還會出現野生動物,我曾經看過鴨子和鵝,聽同學說還有看過鹿,挺有趣的!


Spurlock Museum 和 Krannert Art Museum:

這是校內的兩個博物館,Spurlock在音樂館附近,規模稍微小一點;Krannert Art則規模較大、展區較多,但距離就離音樂館較遠,在ARC附近。兩個博物館都是展出世界各地的藝術品、雕塑等展品,非常多元,且都有配上詳盡的解說,很值得參觀。另外,這兩個博物館偶爾也會舉辦講座、音樂會或是體驗活動,開放大眾一起探索,了解各國各地區的文化。


最後,除了這些地點,我再私心推薦一個小公園Mattis Park,但它已經不在學校的範圍內了!那裡也是有小湖泊、綠地和短短的健行步道,也有許多野生的鵝慵懶地在草地和湖裡活動,還有個有著鋼琴鍵盤造景的鋼琴紀念公園,景色非常美麗,令人身心愉悅!總之,雖然香檳厄巴納在玉米地裡面,但仍是有很多地方能在閒暇時間去探索放鬆!
Comments
comments powered by Disqus

    Categories

    All
    Admissions
    Advice
    Allerton Park
    Anxiety
    Arias
    Art-song
    Audition
    Bookstore
    Brass
    Campus Life
    Career Prep
    Cello
    Chambana
    Chamber Music
    Chamber Singers
    Champaign-Urbana
    Choir
    Choral Conducting
    Collaborative Piano
    College
    Community
    Competition
    Composer
    Concert
    Conducting
    Confidence
    Covid-19
    Dining
    Dissertation
    Dorm Life
    Education
    Encore
    Entrepreneurship
    Euphonium
    Exercise
    Family
    First Impressions
    First Year
    Flute
    Food
    Freshman
    Friends
    Gender Identity
    Grad School
    Graduate
    Graduate Assistant
    Graduation
    Grateful
    Growth
    Gym
    Health
    Horn
    Housing
    Imposter Syndrome
    Innovation
    In-person
    Inspiration
    Instrument Repair
    International Student
    Internship
    Junior
    Krannert Center
    LGBT
    Live Performance
    Lyric Theatre
    Marching Illini
    Masterclass
    Memorization
    Mental Health
    Mentor
    Mindfulness
    Music +
    Musical Theater
    Music Building
    Music Education
    Music Festival
    Music Technology
    Music Theater
    New Student
    Opera
    Opportunities
    Orchestra
    Out Of State
    Parenting
    Performance
    Performance Anxiety
    Performance Major
    Performance Preparation
    Pizza FM
    Practice
    Process
    Production
    Prospective Students
    Quiet Spaces
    Recital
    Recording
    Reflection
    Rehearsal
    Rehearsals
    Relationships
    Relaxation
    Reset
    Rest
    Restaurants
    RSO
    Scholar
    Self Care
    Self-Care
    Self-Discovery
    Senior
    Show
    Social Justice
    Soloist
    Stress
    Student Life
    Student Teaching
    Studio Class
    Study
    Summer
    Support
    Technique
    Time Management
    Tips And Tricks
    Tools For Success
    Trombone
    Trumpet
    Tuba
    Undegraduate
    Undergraduate
    Violin
    Virtual Concert
    Voice
    Vote
    Wellness
    Women's Glee Club
    Woodwind
    Work
    Work Space

    Archives

    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Writers
    • Alumni