The second group fall in love with the place and over their years there fall into a relaxed pace of life. They spend their afternoons staring into the sky and waiting for the clouds to descend from the mountains, or sitting on the shore watching the waves come in.
另一類學生則是無可自拔地愛上花蓮，他們在數年間慢慢演化出一種「慢活」式的怡然節奏，午後發呆地看著湛藍天空，等著遠方山上的雲漸漸接近，或是坐看潮起潮落。