大侠行天下日记 我见我闻我思 05/17

我见 我思 我闻

返母校德州小镇 -博孟

七十年代初期，我们来到德州东部博孟市州立拉马大学上硏究院硕士班， 毕业后就很少回来，一直到今天才踏上回校之路。

沿着州际十号公路，从休斯敦东行一小时车程，途经一片无际的大平原，看见油田和稻田，佈满各型穀仓，穿越大地的铁路车厢长龙，我们知道这是美国能源重地和稻米產地。

当我靠近小镇时，若大的小镇标誌「博孟」出现在眼前，当车子慢行下来时，斗大的拉马大学标字十分醒目， 数十年前之大学往事歷歷在目，图书舘大楼仍然耸立如初，校园遍开的州花依然耀眼夺目。

这个小镇曾经在二次大战期间设置了集中营，监拘德国战犯，也曾经為庆祝好莱坞拍摄木兰影片，在小镇的小学校搭建长城模型，庆祝影片之诞生。

早在一七五〇年代，法国商人就路经此地到全美各地经商， 到了一八五〇年后，美国内战时也成了主要运送军人之通路。

今午我穿过这寧静悠閒而富裕的美国小镇，犹如穿过光隂的遂道，住在这𥚃的镇民们，也许并不太瞭解外界局势之发展，她们仍然以爽朗笑声迎来到访的游客，小镇上真没有那麼多烦心之事?

Beaumont, Texas We Are Coming Back

In the early 70’s when my wife and I were graduate students at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, this was the city where we spent our college life many years ago.

We started our journey from Houston through Interstate 10 and Highway 90. After we passed Dayton, we approached the City of Beaumont.

During World War II a small camp was built for German prisoners of war who were detailed near Beaumont from the larger camp in Huntsville in Walker County, Texas.

In 1999 Disney celebrated the movie release of “Mulan” in Texas. They built a miniature version of the Great Wall of China on the school football field.

When we passed this very peaceful town we saw a beautiful park and school.

People living in Beaumont offer resident a rural feel and most people own their homes. Many retirees live here tend to lean towards peaceful and conservative.