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.
新的语言。在西班牙,我西班牙语还学得不错。我用了三个月的时间,狂吃狂写狂读狂讲西班语,然后有天早上醒来的时候,我觉得我已经学得够多了。这就是我。我喜欢挑战新东西,或者说,我喜欢淘汰一些,再选择一些。
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.
战胜恐惧。在一个陌生的国家,做没做过的事情,未知只是很可怕的。在过去的11个月里,我遇到了前所未有过的困难,也只能以新的方式来解决它们。所幸,我很快适应了,不久一切都走上了正轨。
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.
简约。我“轻装”起居,过了近一年。在我的“简约生活卡”上,我写道我有43件所有物。但我丢弃了很多,所以有几个月接近只有30件起居用品。到最后,我才意识到,其实衣服再少一点,我一样可以活得很好,因为我有很多T恤一年也就穿那么几次。现在在家,有一大堆的清理工作等着我。
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.
我们都一样。当遇上一个阳光,快乐,最主要的是一个正常人的时候,你会发现,其实我们之间都没差。可能我们有不同的外壳,我们来自不同的地方,有不同的信仰,但内心深处我们都是一样。每个人对你都很好奇,每个人都想认识新朋友,都和你一样。
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.
内心。历经过更多困难,恐惧和困惑后,我们会成长很多,在内心里。这次西班牙之旅,让我更相信自己内心的力量,跟着心走。这是一段缓慢而美妙的旅程。