Thursday, June 12, 2008
Well I guess it's back to work for now, but the countdown is on until I can trade shifts and have at least 3 or 4 days off in a row! July 21st.. Now the question becomes where to go? I have never been overseas, so I want to visit either Asia or Europe. Europe is easier and nicer, I think, but more expensive too. The main problem with going to Asia (probably Tokyo, Taiwan or Beijing) is the language barrier. Any suggestions?
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Traveling to Europe sounds great,e.g. France, Italy, Spain. But I think going to Taiwan, Tokyo and Beijing would be more exciting because these Asian cities are very different from where you live, so this will definitely be a very good experience for you to see other parts of the world, scary but exciting to step outside of your comfort zone.
With the language problem, i suggest that you learn the basics ( greetings, shopping, bargaining, dining) before you go, because people there may not speak english. I think learning Mandarin is more beneficial than Japanese because it is spoken in China and Taiwan, whereas Japanese is only used in Japan.
I think as long as you can express yourself well with gestures, facial expressions, pictures...you don't really need to worry about the language barriers..hope it helps you to decide.
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