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(VLOG) Life in Kaohsiung - Episode 1

5/28/2012

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Regardless of how much planning you put into it, when the plane tires screech on the tarmac of your destinations arrival city, you're nervous! You may not know what really to expect; Will there be a bank kiosk to exchange notes? Am I standing in the right immigration line? Should I have filled out that paper that everyone else has in their hands? Is my visa really valid? And if not, do they really issue visa's on the spot here? What about my luggage, will it still be there after I get through this mess of a line? And how will I get to my final destination?

All of this may cross your mind, but as soon as you sit down in that first taxi, or find your seat number on that first bus, or step inside as the doors close behind you on your first train, that feeling of initial accomplishment rushes over you, and you realize that everything's gonna be alright.
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Jared 陈睿
12/17/2012 04:37:56 am

I love the first pic from "first glimpse of your new home" - probably pretty accurate! :P
Hey JR - Which "Jie" are you? 杰作的杰?还是:解释/理解的解?还是另一个"Jie"呢?

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JR@TheDriftersBlog link
12/17/2012 10:36:55 am

傑作的 "傑" 繁體字. 你什麼時候回到亞洲?你打算來台灣嗎?

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Fangwoei link
1/10/2013 11:42:19 pm

wow.. you chinese is pretty good. 那麼就可以用中文給你回帖了!

JR@TheDriftersBlog link
1/11/2013 12:05:52 am

哈哈,哪裡?哪裡?我只會說一點點。但是,當然,英語是我的母語,所以這對我更好! LOL




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