Rachel, I have just finished the first episode of Switched at Birth and I really enjoy watching it. Yes, you are right that the wealthy people in America really have huge and nice houses. But like I said, I prefer the decoration of the middle class more.

You know what is funny?  When the wealthy mom got really angry when she saw a teenager who was deaf gave her biological daughter ride frequently, this reminds me about you. When you got sick in Haikou, I remember very clearly that you told me that your medical insurance would cover the cost of sending a helicopter and take you back to America if necessary. My feeling at that time was Chinese people never had this welfare because we are not as rich as American. So being rich always has advantages. Everyone knows providing car ride to children by parents is more safer and having good medical insurance is critical but the problem is that whether you can afford a car and an expensive medical insurance or not.

However, I always believe that money is important, but money is not everything. Seriously. The middle class mom is very charming and I especially like her artistic taste. I think whether we are happy or not depends on whether we have a meaningful life or not. People who are poor or in middle class can also have good life if they have happy family and have their own hobbies.

I was moved by the last scene, when the girl who was deaf was asked by her friend who the other girl was and she said “me in another life”.  Imagine, Rachel, if you were a Chinese who was poor, what kind of life you would have?

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