
6. New Language. While in Spain, I picked up a nice level in Spanish. I spent three months obsessively listening, writing, reading, and speaking Spanish, then I woke up one morning and decided I had learned enough. That’s just how I roll. I like to focus on as few things as possible, or in other words, I like to eliminate and discriminate.
新的語言。在西班牙,我西班牙語還學得不錯。我用了三個月的時間,狂吃狂寫狂讀狂講西班語,然后有天早上醒來的時候,我覺得我已經學得夠多了。這就是我。我喜歡挑戰新東西,或者說,我喜歡淘汰一些,再選擇一些。
7. Overcoming Fear. Moving to a new country, doing new things, and facing the unknown is scary. During the past 11 months, I ran into obstacles I hadn’t run into before, and I had to solve problems in new ways. Luckily, I quickly adapted everything was back on track in no time.
戰勝恐懼。在一個陌生的國家,做沒做過的事情,未知只是很可怕的。在過去的11個月里,我遇到了前所未有過的困難,也只能以新的方式來解決它們。所幸,我很快適應了,不久一切都走上了正軌。
8. Minimalism. I lived for almost a year with very little. In my post radical minimalism, I wrote that I had 43 possessions, but I threw and gave a lot of stuff away, so I was probably close to 30 items for several months, and towards the end, I realized that I could’ve lived with even less clothes, as many of my shirts were only used a few times during the whole year. Now that I’m home, I have a lot of uncluttering to do.
簡約。我“輕裝”起居,過了近一年。在我的“簡約生活卡”上,我寫道我有43件所有物。但我丟棄了很多,所以有幾個月接近只有30件起居用品。到最后,我才意識到,其實衣服再少一點,我一樣可以活得很好,因為我有很多T恤一年也就穿那么幾次?,F在在家,有一大堆的清理工作等著我。
9. We Are All the Same. When you meet people that are open, happy, and most of all, sane, you notice that there really are no differences between us. We may have different shells, come from different parts of the world, and have different beliefs, but deep down we’re all the same. Everyone is curious about you, and everyone wants to get to know new people, just like you do.
我們都一樣。當遇上一個陽光,快樂,最主要的是一個正常人的時候,你會發現,其實我們之間都沒差??赡芪覀冇胁煌耐鈿?,我們來自不同的地方,有不同的信仰,但內心深處我們都是一樣。每個人對你都很好奇,每個人都想認識新朋友,都和你一樣。
10. The Heart. Getting through more obstacles, fears, and puzzles will spark new growth on many levels, but above all in the hart area. I learned to trust my heart even more during this time in Spain, and I learned to follow my intuition just a tad more. It’s a slow, highly fascinating process.
內心。歷經過更多困難,恐懼和困惑后,我們會成長很多,在內心里。這次西班牙之旅,讓我更相信自己內心的力量,跟著心走。這是一段緩慢而美妙的旅程。