
去了日月潭
很怕遇到陸客
所以在車上不斷練習北京腔要怎麼說"讓一讓"
還要提高音調
真是很辛苦...
好像很小的時候去過一次
但已經不記得日月潭是個怎樣的地方
原來埔里沒有小時候感覺那麼遠
潭水倒是比印象中大許多
光華島很小
而且其實現在叫做拉魯島
環湖步道很短
而且很多都互不相通
環湖的交通也不方便
尤其是非假日
想要不跟很多遊客擠
但是就會沒有車可以搭
不知道那些看過太湖或什麼巨無霸湖之類的陸客會怎麼看待日月潭
看過尼斯湖 (不包含水怪) 的我覺得小而美
但畢竟還是有很多可以改進的點
trip to sun moon lake
labels: *travel*
格格不入
回來台灣的感覺就是這樣
有點像之前去英國回來之後那陣子憤世嫉俗的感覺
只是現在不是對台北有意見
只是很不習慣
每天眼睛睜開就想講英文
想念那邊的朋友和天氣
看電影不習慣出現中文字幕
聽到別人打噴嚏很自然的就是要說bless you
不習慣這種生活上的轉變
似乎勝過去年離開時的程度
總覺得過兩個禮拜我就會離開這個讓我感覺陌生的地方
好像這只是短暫的旅行
這裡讓人感覺很不深刻
也很不真實
以為台灣東西有比較便宜但其實沒有
以為會比較喜歡家裡有媽媽煮菜洗衣服的生活
以為台灣和我離開時一樣沒有改變
也許物價真的上漲了
也許生活有人打理是好的
也許
也許
是我自己改變了
labels: *thoughts*
conclusion
i've always known that i wanted to study abroad.
but who knows i can do this before i finish my college.
even though i've traveled abroad numerous times, i've never lived there as a full-time student.
and i admit i'm feeling somewhat nervous.
knowing the local language doesn't guarantee complete ease.
in the end, i've realized that no matter where you go, you'll always find the hospitable and the unwelcoming, no matter what language you speak nor what color your skin is.
the way you deal with the unfriendly folks is just a test of one's character.
getting out of the comfort zone and testing our limits is the best thing we can do.
it's a perfect way to discover the personal power of independence we may not know we have.
do i afraid of feeling lost upon return to taiwan?
yes i do.
it's hard to drop friends, family, relationships, activities, and, basically my whole world and just disappear for a year into the unknown.
i'm wondering what my return will be like and i have no idea.
"a boat in the harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out."
i keep this in mind.
maybe in the end, not taking a risk is the greatest risk of all.
so what is the conclusion?
or... is there one?
maybe not.
after all, it's awesome and beyond words.
labels: *thoughts*