【留美日記】的作者是目前身在美國的留學生，她從自己的日常生活出發(fā)，向我們展示了美國的方方面面。帶我們從點滴中了解一個真實的美利堅。

談到紐約曼哈頓，人們的反應通常是Gossip Girl里的種種物欲橫流和時尚元素。但是真正在這里，卻很少看見這些色彩斑斕的剪影，更多是的積極陽光的生活方式和人生態(tài)度。

我參加了NYC一年一度的Buddy Walk，在綠草如茵的Central Park，人們穿著LOGO T恤，推著嬰兒車，牽著孩子的手，在陽光下，聆聽臨時stage上的演講。

那些演講讓我聽來如涓涓細流。一個健康的哥哥，攬著患有智力疾病的哥哥，說：“我們全家為擁有我哥哥而感到驕傲和快樂?！比缓筮@個身材矮小，面部因疾病而扭曲的哥哥展開一個快樂的笑容，像美劇里一樣朝弟弟肩上摁了一拳，說：“Hey man.”然后跳起一段動作簡易而無比歡快的舞蹈。

一個同樣患有唐氏綜合癥的女孩子，穿著藍色碎花的裙子，捧著演講稿，努力把每一個音節(jié)都發(fā)得清晰準確：“I wish all, all, all of you, live a health life."聽著這些話，我禁不住眼角濕潤。這里的人情和關愛，讓每個沐浴其中的人都感到美好幸福。

照片里的小男孩，有天使般的笑容，而大部分時間卻只能躺在童車里，不能言語，不能活動。在紐約的Buddy Walk中，他能夠遇見那些和自己一樣和疾病作斗爭的人們，于是會像他們一樣堅強快樂起來。

關于Buddy Walk的詳情和歷史，一起看看下文的描述吧！

Buddy Walk

The Buddy Walk was established in 1995 by the National Down Syndrome Society to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. Today, the Buddy Walk program is supported nationally by NDSS and organized at the local level by parent support groups, schools and other organizations and individuals.

Over the past?fifteen years, the Buddy Walk program has grown from 17 walks to more than?300 expected in 2010 across the country and around the world. Last year alone, 250,000 people participated in a Buddy Walk! They raised more than $9.5 million to benefit local programs and services as well as the national advocacy initiatives that benefit all individuals with Down syndrome.

The Buddy Walk is a one-mile walk in which anyone can participate without special training. It is a wonderful, heart-warming event that celebrates the many abilities and accomplishments of people with Down syndrome.