Could you help me proofread this journal piece? Thanks alot! In April, I was grieving the loss of my dad. He passed away very suddenly in March during a foot surgery in a hospital. I stayed with my dad for two weeks and helped with his memorial service with my sister in Kaohsiung. The most difficult time of day was before I went to bed, I couldn’t stop thinking about him. I especially missed the time we ate and chatted together. My support system back then included hanging out with my best friends and reading a lot of books. I wish my friends would just spend more time with me because after the funeral I was actually sadder. It was hurtful when people didn't know what to say. I think it was because most of them have not lost a parent yet. I can understand better now. It was really helpful when people really showed they cared when I reached out. The thing that helps me most right now is to get back to my normal routine. I work hard and look forward to traveling again. Since both of my parents are gone, I will lean on some of my good friends and be strong for myself.

There are about over one hundred noodle shops here in Yancheng District and Hamasen area. The noodles are also very diverse and many different kinds to choose from. The reason why the noodle shops are so popular is because this area is close to the harbor and the customs. Therefore, when the fishermen and the immigrants are having their break at work, all they need is quick and delicious snacks, so they can be back at work soon.

1. What was your favorite thing to do growing up? 2. When you were a child, what did you dream of doing when you grew up? 3. What is your favorite topic to talk about? 4. What do you like doing so much that you lose track of time? 5. Whose Life do you envy the most and why? 6. What would you do differently with your education if you got a chance to start over? 7. If you had 5 minutes and the whole world was forced to listen, what would you say? 8. What would you do with your life if you had no fear? 9. What would you do with your life if you had a guarantee of success? 10. What would you do with your life if money wasn’t an issue? My answers: 1. What I can remember are three things, first one is exploring the neighborhood with my neighbors and friends, another one is studying English, and then I began to love reading a lot of books for self-development. 2. I dreamt about milking cows in the meadow of Tibet. I even wrote a composition about it. 3. I love talking about travel, self-development topics like spirituality. 4. It would be exploring a new place or talking to interesting people. 5. I envy people who have traveled the world, own their businesses and properties and also have great relationships with families and their partners. 6. I’d look at it in a different perspective and learn as much as I can and help others. 7. I will talk about love, forgiveness, and life purpose. 8. I’d travel as far as I could and share everything I experienced on the road. 9. I’d travel the world, own my business and start a family. 10. I’d get on the road and travel! I’d really appreciate it if you help me correct my answers to these questions!!

Could you help me correct my writing? What is it that you want to achieve in your life? What are your dreams? What makes you happy? My answer： I want to be able to call myself successful before I die. I think being successful is having the freedom and options to do whatever I want as well as feeling that I’ve helped people with my skills and talents. I was asked this question yesterday but I wasn’t sure if I could answer yes.我想要能夠在死之前說我自己很成功。我認為成功是擁有足夠的自由還有選擇去做任何我想要的事。還有用自己的天賦和技能幫助別人。昨天我被問到這個問題，然而我不是太確定我能說我是。 I've already been to forty countries, and it has always been my dream to travel more extensively and widely. I love talking to different people and learning from them. 我已經去了四十個國家，所以更深入更廣的去旅行一直都是我的夢想。我喜歡和不同的人說話和學習。 There are so many things to make me happy. I made a list of 30 things that make me happy a few years ago. For example: Exploring new places and making new friends. 有很多事情讓我開心。幾年前我列了一個表寫出三十件讓我快樂的事情。例如：探索新的地方和交新朋友。

My good friend Nora always says she loves Monaco. So I decided before I left Europe I had to check it out myself. It’s truly quite luxurious! When I got off the train in Monte-Carlo for 5 minutes, I immediately got a message that my phone was roaming and was charged for 60 euros. 😂 I had a number from Spain and the data plan says it covers most of the European countries. Oh well, Monaco is not included. So just be aware that when travel across borders in Monaco and in Switzerland. Turn your phone’s roaming off. Otherwise, don’t be surprised when you go home and see a huge phone bill!

Today is October 10th, which is also the national holiday in Taiwan. There are so much traffic outside, and I just want to stay in and work. I’m thinking about how I position myself for the future. I did have an amazing time traveling in 40 countries over these years. I made some money, and also spent quite a big amount. I didn’t really save much. However, I was able to slack for the whole year while coming back to Taiwan. I lost my motivation to work because of COVID and fell out of love. I had a huge decrease income wise as well. Originally I was carrying a broken heart to travel, but I didn’t realized that I would have my heart broken again after coming back home. The new month makes me want to pick myself up again. I am thinking if my stories and experiences can continuously serve people and help others to see hope. I should continue working harder encouraging others. This should be enough for me to wake up early in the morning! Whether I will be able to travel or fall in love again, I think the most important thing here is to discover my worth and utilize my strength. In 2020, being alive is enough to brag. I went to a travel-themed techno party last night here in Kaohsiung. I had a lot of take-away. There were so many people and we hit it off quite quickly because of our mutual love for traveling. This made me feel that I had an opportunity to make more friends here in Kaohsiung, so I wouldn’t feel so lonely here. If I ever get too lonely, I could just sent them messages to see if they want to get together. I have been eating along most of the time, otherwise I go to my dad’s place and eat with him. So I’m hoping in the future I can try solving more questions. I have been No. 1 HOW TO podcast on Apple podcast for a while, so I might as well make a good use of that. So I have made a list of the problems that I might be able to solve.

Lily's Spanish Challenge continúa! ¿Cómo están todos en casa? En Taiwán, la vida es bastante normal. Estamos usando mascaras. Creo que la gente no puede esperar a que termine. Quiero comenzar a aprender español porque quiero volver a España para vivir. Quiero estar en Europa por un tiempo. Taiwán es bueno pero es un poco aburrido para mí. Extraño a mis buenos amigos en Europa. También mi sueño es viajar extensamente en América Central y del Sur. Entonces el español es muy necesario. Lamento no haber estudiado lo suficiente cuando estaba en España. Viví en Barcelona, ​​España durante casi 3 años. Me costó mucho hablar español. Usé mucho inglés y tenía muchos amigos que hablaban inglés. En realidad, mis mejores amigos son ingleses. Aún los amo. Si vuelvo otra vez, será diferente. Voy a estudiar mucho ahora. Sin embargo, encuentro el español muy difícil, probablemente porque me da vergüenza hablar y no quiero cometer errores. ¡Esa no es la actitud correcta para hablar español! Me di un reto en español y lo hice en un podcast hace unos dos años. Lo encontré ayer en la página principal de iTunes en Taiwán. Dios mío. El podcast fue sobre mis desafíos viviendo en España. Creo que fue una señal decirme que estudie mucho nuevamente. Quizás España me necesita mucho esta vez. En realidad, hace una semana, me dijeron que mi residencia se había renovado automáticamente. Entonces podría volver a trabajar en cualquier momento. Volvería de inmediato si no fuera por este virus. Sin embargo, si no fuera por el virus, la residencia no se renovaría. De todos modos, Lily's Spanish Challenge continúa, lo cual es muy bueno. Es lo que necesito en este momento.

An idea that helps my students learn in an interesting way I have always had English speaking friends, however, most of my Chinese students don’t have such luck. About 10 years ago, I was a language instructor for the employees in EA games and got to know Anthony, a Korean American and the game producer who just relocated from the U.S. Anthony was really outgoing and friendly, and loved making friends. We hit it off in the first class. Although we were teacher and student, we usually went for a drink and chat for hours after work. I also enjoyed showing him around Shanghai. One time he recommended me saying that I am probably the coolest mandarin teacher in China. That touched me a lot. He told me back home he really enjoyed Couch Surf, which is to stay overnight on a friend's couch. That was the first time I learned about such a way to travel and live! My horizon has widened a bit more every time I spoke to him. I also wanted my students to have this kind of magical experience because language learning could be so much fun when you’re learning from different cultures. It was a shame that Anthony only had some opportunities practicing a few sentences of Mandarin in my class. So an idea came to my mind, I made my students teach him Mandarin after class. They would go to a cafe and had a mission speaking to Anthony about one topic in Mandarin for about 30 minutes. And that activity helped my students use what they know in English to express themselves, and Anthony got to learn a few more new sentences in Mandarin as well as experienced speaking to different people locally.

How do you get paid to travel? Part 2 2. Become a person of value, rather a person of success. - I love this quote so much. Although I do love successful people, I love even more when people start to give away their knowledge and wisdom. People like to learn and follow their role models not just because they have everything they want. It gets old really fast. It's how those role models make them feel. 3. Be consistent and persistent. Fall in love with the WORK. - Don't tell me you've tried blogging, podcasting, selling, and network marketing and it doesn't work. Look at how many days you were being consistent about it. You want to make millions but you just want to work hard for a year? Really? I know people who have multiple streams of income never get tired of working. Look at multi-billionaire Warren Buffett. 4. Do what you love. Do not work just for the money. - If your business or idea doesn't fly, so what? You get to own a life that you love. It makes the world a better place when you find joy in the work you do. A very good question to examine if you love what you do: Will I do what I'm doing now for free?? 5. Constant personal development. - Become the best version of person that you can be. Show up at the events that you say you will go. Fulfil the promises that you give to people. People like to work and buy with the people who they think they can trust. Become the person that people can trust you with their money, wives/husbands and house keys. Ok, I hope I'm making sense. English is not my native language. I just want to convey my message in a more effective way that can reach more people I know. wink emoticon Follow me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/iflywithlily (send a message said you found me through italki)