「好奇心是愛的語言」...嗎？ 這篇文章呼應的我們三月的主題「想像力」，在人跟人之間的互動，想像力會被認為是「關心、在意」. Personally, I couldn't agree more. 程度中高級 ★★★☆☆ 部分精選單字看文末解釋 語氣自然不做作（雖然用了太多的『because』），相當適合開口朗讀！這個禮拜還沒開口說英文的你，跟我一起唸唸看吧！ 全篇文章 ⬇️ I was in a relationship for 6 years and he loved me in all the ways you could see. We went on dates, we bought each other gifts, we talked every single day. For a long time, I thought that was all you needed, but what was missing was the depth. He just wasn’t really curious about me. And it sounds silly but he as really into planes so I’d always ask him about them. Every time he picked up a new hobby, I’d ask him what drew him to it but I didn’t realize how much I needed that back until I made a bid for connection. A while ago, my dad and I went to Boston to see this artist I admire. When I came back, I was excited to tell mu boyfriend about it and he said, “oh cool, when you gonna be back?” That was it. It was always like that and I remember thinking “maybe this is something we can work on”. So I’d make more bids for connection, but he never changed. Then one day, around 6 months after we broke up, and I became friends with this girl and one day we were just hanging out. I casually mentioned that I liked this artist, and then she caught me off guard with “what is that you actually like about these paintings?” And I was surprised and said “Oh well it’s the strategy. Impressionism is harder than realism because realism is just copying.” She thought for a second and then she just said, “why do you think that?” And I just froze. It was such a simple question and we barely knew each other then. But I felt oddly seen and heard in that moment because it wasn’t just “oh she wanted to know more about art”. It was that this girl I barely knew was still curious to know more about who I really was and in that moment, I felt more sense than I felt in my past 6 years of relationship I was in. Because talking, dates, and gifts are all rituals of love but being curious was the actual intimacy and making someone feel seen requires a level of genuine interest in who they are. Because love is more than just rituals. It’s remembering that the person in front of you is deeper than the version you already know. And being curious enough to keep discovering because if I love you, I just want to know who you are.

長文分享 這個問題我探討了好多年，嫁到國外的人跟求學或技術移民的經驗很不同。重點是，對你來說年味從哪裡來？ 我跟師丈的觀察是這樣的。 聖誕節在冬天，是個 cozy 溫馨/舒適的節日：熱飲、下雪、待在家、穿新睡衣、送禮物，看聖誕電影和聽音樂就可以感覺到這個節慶的溫馨氛圍。 相對的台灣春節是個熱鬧、吵吵鬧鬧的節日：拜年、走春、圍爐、鞭炮、賭博、麻將、去百貨公司，至於音樂⋯⋯去買刮刮樂的人都會聽到🤣 很多人在台灣也跟我說現在過年不如以前，it is not the same as before，探討後發現原來家裡人常常科技冷漠，尤其沒有小孩的家庭；老一輩身體不好，所以有些菜索性不做了，以前自己灌的香腸、蘿蔔糕、年糕都外掛。 當這個「怕麻煩」的心態慎入，就開始取代年味，這種狀況在國外生活更加明顯，因為我發現所有任何的過年氣氛，都在自己的手上、自己的控制之下，如果我不自發，There is nothing! No music. No food. Nothing. 身在國外的你，與其尋找或等待年味，不如自己「創造」。 哪怕是一兩道菜、兩張春聯、出門買東西或打電話給家人朋友。只要你不怕麻煩，就可以減緩過節的空虛感。 去年我跟在師丈家人家裡做菜，感覺很硬，不對味。今年我們嘗試僅掛春聯、打電話給家人，到了初一我直接大哭😭 It doesn’t feel right! 在這個 do something 跟 do nothing 中間是個動態平衡。但我相信不變的真理是千萬不要「怕麻煩」。 明年該怎麼辦呢？

Hi everyone, I'm Cleo. Cleo from Cleopatra, a beautiful and powerful woman in ancient Egypt. I've learnt English since my 4th grade, but still have no confidence to say it loud that I'm pretty good at English, especially when I worked in a global company, there are full of native speakers or ABTs, all the con-calls or video calls made me feel so frustrated. However, I never quit! I find as more as possible opportunities to learn or practice English ability. :)

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