Amy’s space This space is on Lake Geneva, taken from the chateau in Nyon, Switzerland, while I was studying abroad in the summer of 2011. No other place, beside my childhood home in the countryside of China, brought me more tranquillity. The morning haze clouding the far-away peaks of the French Alps, the shimmering lake, the quaint old town houses, my memory and image of this place takes my breath away every time. I had stared and stared for hours at this view, and I was never once bored. My mind had wandered while staring at it, drifting to memories of home in China, US, school, friends and classes I must attend the next morning. Yet, instead of feeling worried as I usually did elsewhere, my mind felt very much at ease. I’m not sure I will be able to fully uncover the origin of the magic and power behind this view.
However, I do know that whenever I return to this spot, through looking at this picture, I am still unfailingly held spellbound by its purity and gasp of freshness. I currently attend university and live in Rhode Island in the US.