2014-12-27

快速度過的2014年

快速度過的2014
    每到年底喜歡做的一件事情就是回顧自己的這一年,只是2014年頓時要想,還真想不起來是怎麼過的,感覺好像在趕場的時候比較多,一下子2014年就沒了,今年真的過得很快。(還好平時有寫記事本的習慣,還可以翻回去找一下回憶)
    今年的生活依舊密切的跟EQ協會綁在一起,在協會值班、協會大大小小的活動、青年志工的培訓與陪伴,腦袋運轉的都是協會的事情居多,但是也很喜歡自己目前的生活狀態,忙自己喜歡的事情,也有屬於自己的運動、玩樂時候,當然能趴趴走的時候,也會走一下。
20145件感謝的事
NO.1 感謝我老爹老媽
NO.2 感謝一群在生活上支持我的叔叔阿姨朋友們
2009年我進來EQ協會工作,之後也接下秘書長一職,但我的身份一直是全時無薪志工,也就是說我的生活忙成這樣,但都是在做志工,沒有領薪水,所以啦,感謝我爸媽,繼續讓我在家裡當米蟲,供我吃與住,感謝一群支持我的長輩們,不論是精神上的支持,更感謝財務上的支持(每個月約有8位叔叔阿姨們固定小額捐款給我,支持我的生活費)
NO.3 感謝EQ協會一起工作的夥伴
協會今年依舊忙碌,完成了許多大大小小的活動,在做事情上面,我有我的要求,有我機車的地方,感謝EQ協會的理監事們、志工們,以及秘書們,謝謝你們的合作與包容,讓我今年可以順利度過。

NO.4 感謝的老天爺的帶領與照顧
今年我依舊讓自己的生活從每天早晨的靜默開始,早上花10-15分鐘的時間讓自己獨處,想想昨天發生的事情,想想今天要做的事,很多的靈感也是在這個時候有的,安靜的習慣幫助我的生活更有品質。
NO.5 感謝我自己,認真的過每一天


20144件印象深刻的事情
NO.1  7月歐洲遊英國
今年暑假陪伴兩位大學生去瑞士柯峰作實習生,在瑞士短暫停留一周後,我也去了一趟英國,上次去英國是5歲時候的事情,這次在英國見見朋友,也當觀光客,最開心的是在倫敦看歌劇表演,去看悲慘世界,剛是聽到前奏,我就覺得值得了。


NO.2  9月底印度參加婚禮
5年後再次回到印度,不是為了IofC(道德重整)的活動,而是為了一場婚禮。這一場婚禮讓我重溫曾經在印度的回憶,讓我見到老朋友,也認識一群有趣的新朋友,沒去到泰姬瑪哈陵還是遺憾。


NO.3  11月深圳華人生命工作會議
生命工作,是指願意將生命交由老天的帶領,不是為了功利,不是為了致富在做事,工作的主軸是以生命為主,在生活中不斷的學習、體會生命的意義,透過實踐,讓自己的生命可以影響身旁的生命。
這次去深圳開會,邀請台灣、馬來西亞、中國大陸的幾位朋友一起來分享,分享各自工作中遇到的困難,也一起展望未來的發展。在開會的過程中,感覺我們每一個人都是一塊拼圖,拚出來的圖長什麼樣子不確定,但是我們都在一起努力完成這塊大拼圖。


NO.4  12月暈船去綠島玩
今年在台灣有幾個一起玩樂的玩咖,12月我們一起去綠島,光是趕早上5點的火車去台東時,我就覺得自己好像瘋了,這把年紀為了玩還這麼拼命,一路暈船的時候,更加確定不只我瘋了,我們幾個都瘋了。但是短短3天在綠島,玩得很盡興,因為是淡季,遊客不多,不用到處人擠人,天氣也很幫忙,去玩水浮潛的時候,太陽公公也有露臉。



20143件生活的重心
NO.1 EQ協會秘書長
默默地當秘書長也進入第四年了,從一開始的忐忑,到現在稍稍熟練,有漸入佳境,但也還有很多可以學習。在這個職位最大的挑戰是學習跟不同的人一起工作,每個人的個性不同,做事方式不同,思考方式也不一樣,我在這位置怎麼從中去溝通與協調。
NO.2 練舞、瑜珈,固定的運動時間
舞蹈系畢業,大半的人生都在動身體,即便進到EQ協會工作,運動對我來說還是很重要,曾經想過打球、跑步、游泳等,但是我發現還是跳舞,最讓我享受其中,現在的生活每個禮拜固定又一天可以去練芭蕾,有兩天的早上可以去上上瑜珈課,很感謝。
NO.3 生命工作,陪伴青少年生命的成長
透過培訓大專志工、高中志工,讓我能藉此陪伴一些青年生命的探索與成長,看到他們慢慢地學習做自己,慢慢地能為自己說話、表達,慢慢地對未來有想法,陪伴的過程雖慢,但是看到他們生命的成長就很感動。
20142件新樂趣
NO.1 吃,品嘗台南好吃的早午餐店
我姑姑都說帶我去吃好料是浪費,因為100塊的牛排跟1000塊的牛排在我嘴巴裡,我吃不出差別,但是,我還是很享受在裡面,妙妙是一個喜歡去尋找不一樣小店的人,而我就是她常邀得吃伴(我們倆的生活作息時間比較好搭配),今年跟著她,我吃過不少店。

NO.2 禪繞畫
以前因為學舞蹈,所以美術課都沒有,我一直都很希望自己是個會畫畫的人,因為我覺得會畫畫很酷。有一陣子我透過漆油漆享受畫畫的樂趣,因為不用構圖,把整面牆塗成同一個顏色,這個我會,所以那一陣子我重漆了我房間,還漆了我弟的房間當結婚禮物,還把我們家每一扇門變成橘的,被我媽勒令漆回白色。
這幾個月接觸到禪繞畫(還是要謝謝妙妙),重複畫線條,這個我也會,所以就對這越來越有興趣啦,一邊畫還可以一邊讓自己的腦袋停止快速運轉,也是我最近很享受的一件事情。


20141件期待的事情
NO.1  2015年要去流浪至少半年
EQ協會做青年工作也好一陣子了,感覺自己的生命需要被充電,重新去看看不一樣的東西,我不是一個愛讀書的人,所以回學校充電的想法一點都沒打動我,與其回學校,我比較喜歡去外面走走,所以就有這麼一個流浪的想法。預計明年下半年去,只是去哪邊?還不知道,去做啥?也還沒想法,繼續等待老天爺給靈感。

新年快樂!!

曉芸

2014.12.

Happy New Year! Bye to year 2014

Happy New Year! Bye to year 2014
5 things I appreciate in 2014
NO.1 Thanks to my dad and my mum allow me continuing to stay at home.
NO.2 Thanks to some elders who support my cost of living.
Since 2009 I came to work in EQ office as a full time volunteer without getting pay, later on I became the general secretary of EQ office, still as a full time volunteer. My life was busy with a lot of things and activities but hardly earn money. Thanks to my parents still let me stay at home and support what I want to do. Thanks to some elders who support me on my work as well as finical support my basic daily life. (Each month there are around 8 elders donating small amount of money for me for a year to support my cost of living).

NO.3 Thanks to those who work with me in the EQ office, especially my two secretaries.
EQ office this year was the same full of different small and big activities. I know I am not a person easy to work with because I have my standards in doing things. Thanks to the trainers, volunteers, and the two secretaries. Thanks to your cooperation and tolerance.


NO.4 Thanks to God’s guidance and taking care of me.
I still keep my Quiet Time most of the morning before my day started. It was nice to have time with myself in silence and searching for guidance.


NO.5 Thanks to myself. Work hard and play hard.

4 things which I impressed in 2014
NO.1 July went to UK meeting friends and to be a tourist.
During summer vacation I accompany two of my volunteers to Caux. They were there for the internship program. Later on I went to UK, mostly London for another week. Last time in London was when I was five years old.
It was nice to catch up with friends. One thing I enjoy the most was watching different performances. There was once I went to see “Les Miserables”. As soon as the music started I already felt it was worth to be there.













NO.2 September went to India for an Indian wedding.
After five year, I went back to India, not for IofC program, but for an Indian wedding. All the memories about India went back as the time I arrived in the airport. Enjoy seeing the streets, enjoy seeing the people, but not enjoy with the spicy food. It was nice to see some old faces as well as getting to know new friends. I am sure I will be back to India because this time I still didn’t visit Taj Mahal.  


NO.3 November, Shenzhen, China. A group of “Life Worker” sat down together to share and to think about our work.
Working for life, means we willing to surrender to God and let God guide us, what we do is not for our personal accomplishment or making money. We work with people, through daily life we learn and experience what is the meaning of life. And through our life we try to influence the people around us in order to make a different for a better world.


After two times “Chinese in Action” program, now we have a young Chinese couple and a lady working full time in China. They just started their work and trying to set up a team to work together. Akasha community which lead by Nandor and Weny in Malaysia, and EQ office in Taiwan. 11 of us met together in ShenZhen, a city close to Hong Kong, to share about the difficult we face while working with our team and looking for a bigger picture for our future work.
NO.4 December, went to Ludou Island (east part of Taiwan), and get seasick
Usually people go to Ludou during summer because it is a place famous for playing water. One of my friends he grows flowers up in the mountain and was busy during summer time, in order to coordinate with his time so we went to Ludou in winter.
Most of the journey was fun but not with the seasick. At the beginning I was fine but after I heard the throw up sound came from my front, back and two sides, I also felt seasick.


3 Main things I was doing in 2014
NO.1 General Secretary in EQ office
It is going to be my fourth year on this position. At first I was nervous and worry that I can’t take the responsibilities. And now I am getting used to operate the office and the works. The biggest challenge I found was to work with different people, how to coordinate, compromise, and negotiate.
NO.2 Ballet practice, and Yoga
Dancing once was part of my life and I enjoy it a lot. After working with EQ office I still try to keep once a week for dance practice. During the class I can stop my mind being busy thinking on different things.
NO.3 Accompany young people’s life in grow
Through training university students and Senior High School students, this year I accompany around 20 young people’s life. It was a long journey for them to get to know themselves. But slowly can see them start to speak out their thoughts, trying to communicate with parents, and searching for their future. Nice to see them grow.  

2 new interests in 2014
NO.1 visit special brunch restaurant in Tainan
My aunty used to say it is waste to take me to eat expensive food, because in my mouth I couldn’t tell the difference. But I still enjoy eating. Miao Miao, she is my secretary, my close friend, and my eating partner. She enjoys looking for different special restaurant and we will go together. Thanks to her I had been visit a lot of nice place in my hometown.
NO.2 Zentangle Art
Because of learning dance, I hardly had art class when I was study. I always admire those who know how to draw, I think they are so cool. There was a short period of time I enjoy drawing through painting the wall. I don’t need to think what I want to draw, I just need to make all the wall in same color. So I repainted my room, and I repainted my brother’s room as a wedding gift for him. I even painted three room doors into orange and been force by my mum to repainted again back to white.
Thanks to Miao Miao again, this few month I start to do Zentangle Art. Using simple pattern, and repeat it. While I was doing it my mind also can be blank for some times. I enjoy it. 
1 thing I looking forward in 2015
NO.1 I am planning to go outside of Taiwan for at least 6 months
After AFL4 I made a commitment to work with young people for 5 years. And this year was the fifth year. Feeling it is time for me to think about my next step, recharge, and relearn. At the moment I am planning to go travelling around summer time 2015. Where to go? What to do? No idea yet. I am waiting for more guidance.
Happy New Year!!
H.Y

2014.12.

2014-10-11

印度婚禮新體驗

印度婚禮新體驗
    印度是一個當我在那邊我會自問:「我為啥會在這?」,但當我離開卻又會想念的國家,之前都是因為IofC(道德重整)的原因而來印度參加活動,但這一次來有著不同以往的目的,跟著不一樣的一群夥伴,我來印度參加婚禮。

印度再體驗

    每每來到印度,最容易挑戰我的耐性與極限,印度的不守時、不能預期、髒亂、人多、喜歡搭訕外國人、賣東西會抬高價錢等等,是我有過經驗的,在飛機降落的那一瞬間,我也做好了應戰的準備。一直平安到了旅館,見到印度朋友的臉孔,那顆提心吊膽的心才放了下來。
    印度也是一個讓我覺得很矛盾的國家。走在街道上可以看到大家都很努力地在洗澡、打掃地板,好像大家都很愛乾淨,但是在放眼一看,路邊滿地的垃圾,空氣的污染與灰塵,印度還是一個髒亂的國家。搭乘交通工具看似毫無原則,但無形中又覺得有一些淺規則存在。在街上會遇到一些讓人防備的人,但也會遇到很好心的人。去德瑞莎修女的兒童之家做志工,看到很多很有心幫忙的印度志工,但是看到他們對待一個生命卻是那麼的不夠溫柔。我最喜歡看到的一個景象就是忙碌的大街上,牛在路上或是馬路邊那悠哉無辜的臉,很強烈的一個對比。


印度婚禮
    這趟印度行最主要的目的是參加印度朋友Biplab(新郎)和台灣朋友菡亭(新娘)的婚禮。Biplab2003年去印度參加「第二屆生命行動」的時候,有去他們家拜訪,但是那時候他說他害羞,只敢躲在柱子後面看著我們一群外國人在他家,不敢出來打招呼,所以那時候只有一面之緣,之後2008年「第四屆生命行動」我們兩個前兩次的服務小組被分在同一組,因而奠定了友誼。菡亭也是2003年因為我爸媽而認識的,但是一直沒有機會好好認識與相處,2008年雖然一同在印度,但也因為是在不一樣的小組而沒有太多的接觸。跟菡亭的熟悉還是要感謝Biplab的牽線,如果菡亭不是跟Biplab談戀愛,我想我是沒有機會跟她混熟的。
   
        他們之間的愛情能走到結婚這一步不容易,不同的國家、不同的文化背景,雙方在面對各自的原生家庭也不是一開始就得到認同,但是很感動的是他們沒有任何一方放棄,所以聽到他們要結婚,很為他們感到高興,也藉此舊地重遊回印度。

    傳統印度的婚禮落落長,可以3天也可以7天,菡亭和Biplab的婚禮縮減成1天,最主要有三個儀式,早上是訂婚,下午是結婚,晚上是宴客。擠成1天,那一天好漫長啊!因為時差的關係,我四點人就醒了,好不容易在床上翻來翻去到五點決定起床,先把自己打理好,因為這次參加婚禮我誤打誤撞成了新秘,要幫新娘化妝+弄頭髮。新娘那一天洗了3次澡,也畫了3次妝,幸好國中同學董媽友一起來,兩個人一起打理新娘越做越有默契,第一次化妝弄超久的,之後動作越來越快,最後一次30分鐘內把新娘的臉搞定,也不得不佩服自己,因為我們倆把新娘弄得超美,特別是那一副假睫毛,讓許多印度人都以為是真的睫毛。

    儀式的部分,我們就是觀禮,只知道要驅邪,要被祝福之類,我覺得恐怖的是宴客的部分,那天聽說來了800位客人,除了親戚朋友,連村莊的人都來了。印度宴客是吃流水席的,固定的幾道菜,準備約50個位置,然後大家是一批一批輪流吃,開始宴客的時候,新郎新娘就像洋娃娃一樣坐在舞台上,接受大家的送禮,之後可以跟VIP客人一起吃飯,吃完之後繼續坐在舞台上,一直到所有的客人都吃完,弄一弄也搞到12點大家才有得休息。

台灣親友團

    這次台灣親友團約12個人,有菡亭的親戚,也有菡亭的朋友,原本不太認識的我們,都因為菡亭而有這一次緣分一起去印度。這是我少數不是跟IofC的朋友一起旅行,對我來說是很特別的經驗,菡亭的親戚也好,朋友也好,給我的感覺都是聰明人,學歷、成就各個都是響噹噹,明明才短短幾天的相處,但彼此的互動好像都是認識很久的朋友一般,認識大家也拓展了我的交友世界,不然我常混在一起的都是IofC圈子或是舞蹈圈子裡的人。在婚禮那天,我們也是很搶眼的一群,大家都穿上印度的服裝,為婚禮添加許多美麗的畫面。







    這一趟印度之行很多事情可以回味,見到熟悉的朋友很開心,結交新的朋友也很開心,舊地重遊喚起許多回憶,也嘗試許多新事情,以前來印度拜訪很多不同的人,這次來印度參觀許多不同的景點,許多事情發生得毫無預警,有愉快的經驗,也有遺憾的經驗。以前會覺得印度是一個遙遠的國度,但是這一次去卻感覺印度其實沒那麼遠嘛,我相信我還會再去這一個讓我充滿矛盾感的國家,繼續挑戰自己的能力。泰姬瑪哈陵,總有一天我一定會跟你合照的!!

2014-08-09

2014 summer vacation

From the past few years, summer vacation seems like was the busiest time during the year in my life. This year summer vacation I had three camps at the beginning of July, and then I went to Caux + London for a week each. Came back to Taiwan a day before the APYC started. APYC will finish tomorrow.
Kids’ camp I worked with senior high school students. During the school time I met them once in two week and we had different training. In the winter and summer vacation they helped with the kids’ camp. Summer vacation kids’ camp the senior high school students in charge of everything, from the leaflet design, doing the budget, thinking about the program, and making all the name tag, handout. It was not easy to sit back and wait for everything happened. Many times I thought things delayed and felt panic but looked at them, they seemed not worry at all. Working with them trained me a lot in “letting go”.
This time we had 24 kids and 20 senior high school students. Because of the number of the kids we didn’t have enough money to cover the whole expend. The kids they paid fee to attend and we were hoping the money they paid can cover the senior high school students’ fee as well. I shared this situation with the senior high school students and we were trying to get more kids to attend but it wasn’t work out. So instead of looking for more kids I was thinking how to find money to support the camp. I thought about many of my friend, my students’ parents quite support what I am doing, I could invite them to donated some money. I shared with lady A and she thought about another lady B whose daughter I am now doing one to one talk every week. Then I received a phone call from this lady B said she will like to cover all of the money which I needed for the camp fee. Thanks her so much, and can sense what I am doing been lead by a higher power.
Youth camp I worked with university students, the same they took on everything, and the same I was facing my “worry” and “trying control”. During the youth camp we let junior high school students took care of their basic living, so they needed to clean the classroom and the toilet by themselves, enter the kitchen to cook for the meals, and went to the market to buy food. Enter the kitchen was the biggest challenge. Most of them never cook before and was the first time cooking for 30 people. The first day they try to use electric pot to cook rice but they forget to plug the plug.
During the youth camp they also learned to schedule the timetable for the camp. They need to decide in the small group when they wanted to wake up in the morning, when for breakfast, lunch, dinner, when to go to bed, when for the first session to start. They need to think carefully otherwise no time for cooking or cleaning the classroom. After decide in the small group then they needed to negotiate in the big group so 30 of us agree the timetable together. There were a lot of patience and communication inside the negotiation.
I was in Caux for a week. Accompany two of my students there. They attend the internship program. It was nice to see so many familiar faces in Caux but not all of them I had chance to catch up. Everyone was so so busy with different things. It was nice to be there after the tiring camp I had in Taiwan. My time in Caux was relaxing and can get some rest to recover from the tiredness.
Then I went to UK for another week. I met some friends and tried to be a tourist. Most of the travel I did was for different programs and then I might have one or two days can look around. But this time in UK no program. Unusual feeling. It was nice to meet up with Keith and Kofi, two old friends from AFL2. I enjoyed looking around in London and Oxford and I also had two days enjoyed the countryside Lancashire.
Now, back to Taiwan, because of APYC I also met a lot of friends here. But I wasn’t attending the whole program because one of my secretaries went to join and I need to take on her work in the EQ office.
Thanks for reading and wish you a happy summer.

H.Y

2014-08-03

小青蛙歐洲遊


這一趟的歐洲之行,確切成行原因為何,我也不是很清楚,反正我對外的說法都是:有學生在瑞士柯峰做實習生,我帶他們去,順便度個小假,回台灣前再轉去英國見見朋友。每個理由都看似很牽強,但每個理由又都是一個好理由。


飛機旅程
飛歐洲其實很累,因為時差的問題,通常都是半夜飛去,抵達了之後又要調整自己的時差。人生第一次飛去杜拜轉機,光聽杜拜就感覺很酷,杜拜果然是有錢的地方,機場很漂亮也很氣派,一趟轉機也走了好多路,沒機會好好逛,因為我是在迷迷糊糊中抵達,當時最大的願望就是找到一個地方可以窩下來睡覺。回程雖然也在杜拜機場轉機,但是因為轉機的時間非常的短,幾乎是一抵達就被地勤人員送上下一班飛機,逛沒逛到,又是走了好多路。
飛歐洲總共飛了約14小時,分成兩段旅程,一段8小時,另一段6小時,雖然在飛機上睡不好,但是我很喜歡吃飛機餐,也喜歡在飛機上看電影,還算是挺享受的,雖然很想嘗試飛機上的泡麵,只是已經被餵的飽飽的,實在塞不下。最佩服的是回程8小時,我左邊一位外國男士一直睡,連動都沒動,而且有吃有喝還不用上廁所,厲害!



瑞士科峰
來歐洲度假簡直在燒錢,回想我每一趟的旅行都是跟工作有關,特別是在亞洲、東南亞地帶,出國都是去協助活動、幫忙帶領活動,然後會有個一天到兩天到處看看,還蠻喜歡這樣的旅行方式。來到歐洲,許多人是熟悉的,但是他們的活動、工作方式不是熟悉的,熱臉貼冷屁股說我要幫忙,也不是我的作為,所以度假變成一個很大的可行性。在科峰很高興看到許多熟悉的臉孔,但有沒有時間聊聊敘舊是個問題,因為整棟大房子裡面大家都好忙,只有我最悠哉的感覺。有的時候想想自己在台灣的生活,其實我也很忙,但是見朋友、吃飯聊天,還是可以撥出時間的,也不禁納悶那他們在忙些什麼?生活、工作真的有這麼忙嗎?
這次是陪兩位大學生去的,許多人說他們夠大了,我一定要陪嗎?老實說,其實不用,但是我曾經是被出來的,如果可以,我也希望陪伴我身邊的年輕人,我相信很多事情他們可以獨自面對、接受挑戰,但是知道身後有一個人的感覺,是踏實的。我只陪他們短短一個禮拜,同時間也希望幫他們介紹一些人,特別是長輩們,因為IofC裡面有太多有趣的長輩,跟他們聊天說話就是一種學習。跟別人說我陪學生來,得到的反應是兩極的,有些人覺得我很浪費,明明他們就這麼大了,還把他們當小孩一般,但是也有些人說現在想我這樣在生命陪伴的人不多了,很感動,有些年輕人也挺羨慕我這兩個學生有人陪,因為他們是孤單的來面對所有的新環境、新事物。
這次來科峰我也有參加一個會議,但是我簡直是放牛班的代表。早上的大會9:30-10:30,但是我被分配到housekeeping幫忙9:00-10:00,回到大會場地的時候,主講者都已經講完話了,接下來的90分鐘小組時間,大家討論在大會時聽到的內容,我根本沒有聽到,所以只能一直沉默,但是聽他們的討論,有時候會感覺他們講的好遙遠,討論一些理論,但是沒有跟實際生命做很多的結合,所以四天下來的小組時間,我對他們每個人的認識少之又少,我想他們也沒有很知道我到底是在做啥吧。
下午工作坊的時間,我一個也沒參加,就跟著其他人去山下走走晃晃,而晚上通常都是看表演。這一個會議我有學到什麼嗎?或是有被啟發什麼嗎?沒有,因為我的參與度真的不高,小小對不住主辦團體。
離開瑞士的時候,遇到扒手,不得不佩服他的手法,趁我在搬行李上火車並走到座位這短短幾分鐘內,神不知鬼不覺地拿走我的小錢包,更厲害的是我朋友們都站在我身後,也沒發現有人開我的後背包。裡面是瑞士法郎約台幣9000元,說多不多,少也不少,身邊的朋友都很驚訝也很擔心,但是我發現自己的心情還算平靜,很冷靜地接受這一件事情。有扒手在這車站的事情我已經聽說過,我想我在月台上就被盯上了,是我自己不小心,雖然有損失,但是已經很小了,因為證件都沒被拿走,其他幣值的鈔票也都另外收,所以身上也還是有錢,比較心疼的就是那個小青蛙的小錢包,希望扒手善待它。
剛好這一陣子飛機失事的事情頻傳,如果9000元可以買平安,花錢消災,那我想也很值得,小小的事件,但也看到我是被老天爺照顧著,所以心裡很感謝。





倫敦


倫敦之旅是一個挑戰,雖然有朋友在,但他們各自都有事情要忙,不可能天天陪伴,所以挑戰自己看地圖、摸索城市的功力。因為事前沒有好好做作業,也不知道怎麼在倫敦當觀光客,我喜歡看看風景、景點之類的,但我實在不是博物館、百貨公司的常客,臨時想到倫敦應該有許多演出可以看,問了朋友,他給了我網站的資訊,抵達之後發現住宿地點的附近就有演出,其中有一場是「舞動人生」的舞台劇,其他的演出也都在坐地鐵不遠的地方,比較難抉擇的就是「獅子王」、「歌劇魅影」、「悲慘世界」到底要看哪一場,因為我沒有那麼多時間可以看,最後我選擇「悲慘世界」。在歐洲所有的消費都好貴,但是「舞動人生」花我台幣約1500元,「悲慘世界」約2200元,整個感覺就是我賺到了,特別是「悲慘世界」,一聽到前奏出來,人就醉了~




當觀光客真的不容易,有幾天我是晚上看完演出晚晚回來,隔天早上又要早早起當觀光客。我去買了一張24小時的觀光巴士車票,停的站都是景點,隨時可以上下車,也可以選擇坐一圈,本以為坐一圈不久,沒想到一問也要2個小時,另一條路線還3個小時,天啊!!但是透過坐巴士,讓我對倫敦稍稍了解一些,最享受的是看不同的建築,他們的建築都好美,我想除了造型之外,是他們用的材料,比較多是石頭蓋起來的房子,不像台灣都是用磁磚裝飾出來的。



牛津一日遊
牛津,雖然是地名,但我也一直以為是個大學,像成功大學那樣有個校區,沒想到去了之後才發現根本沒校區,只有一棟棟的學院,學院跟整個城市融合在一體,走在牛津裡面,根本也分不出來誰是學生,誰是居民,誰是觀光客,本來還想說可以假扮一下當牛津的學生。建築物依舊是美,每個學院的建築各有特別,光是學院就有40多個,我其實有點搞不懂學院的作用,只知道每個學生一進學校就需要選擇一個學院。那天我也跟一些博士生一起上了一課,果然人家是讀博士的,一個小時的課我有聽沒有懂,討論的話題,用的英文單字,都在我的能力範圍外,我發呆的狀況居多,我不適合走學術派,只要跟博士生做朋友就好,我不用去當博士。








蘭開夏郡 周末放鬆
我一直以為自己是去曼切斯特,結果我只是坐火車到那個火車站,就被載到鄉下小地方,英國的城市跟鄉下很不一樣,在蘭開夏郡時我住在朋友家,也是透過他們的帶領才比較認識英國人的生活模式、吃飯模式,很多店如果是我自己經過,我不敢進去因為都只看到酒吧,一群人在那喝酒,怪可怕,但是跟著朋友我們進進出出不同的酒吧,而且非進去不可,進去了才有飯吃。在鄉下沒有太多事情可以做,最常做的就是出去散步走走,走一走就找地方坐下喝一杯,可以是啤酒,也可以是杯茶,但是最妙的,真的只有飲料,他們沒有習慣再配個下酒菜之類的,純喝啤酒或是喝茶,他們還說只要一有機會他們就會去喝一杯。





我見的人
這次真的是來見朋友的,而且都是老朋友。老朋友的感覺就是很久沒見了,但也不覺得陌生,以下按照多久沒見來排列。
Marshall 2012日本亞太青年營認識,2年沒見。

Kofi 2003 國際生命行動2認識的,2009年還有在科峰碰到,約5年沒見。

Keith 2003 國際生命行動2認識的,約10年沒見。

Aunty Gail 我高中的時候來過台灣,約14年沒見。