•Name: Ann
•Gender: female
•Occupation: college student
•Hometown: Guizhou
•Departure Date: Jan 10, 2014
•Distance from Home: 2,574 kilometers
•Route of Travel: train
•Time Cost of Travel: 37 hours 53 minutes (usually with a delay of 5 hours)
•Total cost of Travel: 346 yuan

•Background: Ann complained about her tiring 40-hour journey by train. She prepared instant food for two days because she could not bear to spend 20 yuan for a meal sold on board. She faced sleeping problems as well. Ann read books to kill the time.