A park, a bus station, a cafe ... These are the favorite places for American kids to hang out (闲逛) after school. US kids have short school days. Their parents are busy at work day and night. So kids have too much free time to hang out. Sometimes, they sit on the grass in the park and talk. Sometimes, they just watch the cars drive by and do nothing.
Is hanging out too much a waste (浪费) of time? Maybe. I wasted a lot of time at a young age! But it was fun. Now, I spend my free time doing exercises. I am also learning new languages, such as Chinese and French. First, I found it hard to learn Chinese. Day by day, I could say some easy words. I think Chinese is more interesting than English. I feel happy about myself. I have fun in learning Chinese in my free time. Two years later, I want to go to the university in China. I want to know more about China.