2001年來到台灣在榮民總醫院跟天母消防隊實習，基本上那是場「火熱」的洗禮。我爸爸媽媽阿嬤都跟我們講台語，所以我來的時候只會3句非常非常基本的中文。 我所認知的台灣都是從小聽爸媽講的故事，我自以為對台灣很了解，但一到這裡被文化差異徹底衝擊洗禮之後，才知道完全不是想像中那回事。 2001: When I worked as an EMT at Tianmu Fire Station and intern at Veterans General Hospital in Taipei. It was my baptism by fire (sometimes, literally). I arrived in Taiwan knowing only three basic words in Mandarin, I thought I knew Taiwanese culture based off of the stories my parents would tell me, but I was in for a culture shock. 非常感謝這些超讚的朋友，陪伴我成長、讓我避免菜鳥會犯的低級錯誤、教我髒話，哈哈！ 我很懷念那段台灣初體驗的日子。 Thankfully, I had these wonderful people to show me the ropes (heh heh) and rescue me from making many rookie mistakes. (And also, for teaching me tons of bad words in Taiwanese.) I’ll never forget this experience! 如果你們還有其他的跟我合照的照片，一定要記得po給我，tag我， 然後跟大家分享這張照片背後的故事！我真的好喜歡大家最近跟我分享的照片！If you have more pictures you took with me, please post them, tag me and share the story behind the picture! I love all of the photos y’all have sent so far!!!

“I know eventually, we’d still daydream about the what-ifs. But I hope that we’d be able to tell ourselves that what’s been done can’t be changed, and more importantly, there is still time to manifest those wonders.” Growing up, or to put it in the other words, getting old, means we have to face new challenges  almost every day. Some people like to document their novel experience through talking to people around them, some use their cameras to capture the moments, while some enjoy writing their feelings down through blogging and poetry.  Angel, one of the sweetest girls I’ve met, is great at using her words to explain the world around her and to communicate love. She is also an adventurous young lady who embraces changes in life while holding onto things that she loves. It has rocked my world when I learned that Angel has self-published her first book “till she flies again” - well writing a book has been one of my dreams but I never really started working on it. This collection of prose and poetry by Angel is a very lovely read. You can feel her devotion to life and people around her. The flow of thoughts in this book reminds me of my younger self when I was facing many life choices and excited about the unknown future. (damn I’m old!)  It is also an inspiration to people (including me) who want to accomplish things that they love instead of only completing what they are expected or obliged to do. If you need some motivation right now, go check out this little book! Here’s to the crazy little thing called love. 🥂 📖 till she flies again - Angel Lai @angellaix “This book captures those moments and feelings through the lens of a young woman in raw and honest words. A collection of prose and poetry written in a span of 4 years, which encapsulates both the fun and confusing journey of being an early 20s.” You can order a copy of the book via Amazon or Book Depository. E-book version is also available on Kindle! 謝謝你們讀到這裡，這次的書評特別想以英文撰寫，中文內容會很快回歸！ #book #reading #fiction #poetry #prose #writer #閱讀 #書 #詩 #散文 #新書推介

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