During the school session, one of my students, who is at his early 20s , had broken the school law and left class for Tibet , where he faithfully considers to be his dreamland and had stayed there for two weeks without a sound. Despite all the worries and concerns from his parents and the school, he was still persistent in achieving his dream, which is to travel around China and then the world, among which, Tibet is his fanciest destination. After he came back to school, he came to my office and told me about all his personal travelling experiences, mostly about how beautiful the seneries are, how many warm hearted locals he had met during the journey , how many foreigners or Chinese with common touring dreams and interests on the road, how much he has learnt about the field of tourism, even though he majors at tourism English. He has kept complaining about the useless school system, and said he has learnt far more than he could get from the school curriculum that must be reformed or removed in the future. He mentioned that he just couldn't concentrate much in class but has picked up his interest of learning English again from this journey, as he mostly spent hours with foreigners around the world and has learnt far more English than in school. Firmly, he said he still thinks this journey is worthy, even though he might be given a certain level punishment from school. In face of this situation, I don't know what I should say except for reminding him about the school laws. Should I sigh about the failure of our country's current exam-oriented education, even in universities or the wayward passions of our modern young adults?