Heartbreaks, friendships, new beginnings, wild experiences.

心碎、友誼、新的開始、瘋狂的經歷。

I don't know how this is going to turn out, but in japan, it's the norm and it's one of the things I still don't think I could do back in the States, It spent 10 years in Japan, which means I had exactly 10 birthdays here.

我不知道結果如何，但在日本，這是常態，這是我仍然不認為我在美國能做到的事情之一，它在日本呆了10年，這意味著我在這裡正好有10個生日。

I remember when I told myself I would only move here for a year, then go back home to finish my teaching certification and eventually get married and settle down in Michigan.

我記得當時我告訴自己，我只會在這裡住一年，然後回家完成我的教師資格證，最終結婚並在密歇根州定居下來。

But that never happened.

但這從未發生過。

10 years of overcoming challenges, learning more about myself.

10年來，我們克服了各種挑戰，更多瞭解自己。

Heartbreaks, friendships, new beginnings, wild experiences and so much more.

心碎、友誼、新的開始、狂野的經歷以及更多。

A lot of people move abroad to experience the culture and while that is important, living abroad teaches us way more than that.

很多人移居國外是為了體驗文化，雖然這很重要，但在國外生活教會我們的遠不止這些。

There's a new chapter that awaits us and I'm so excited for it.

有一個新的篇章在等著我們，我對它感到非常興奮。

I'm the type that can't sit still too long trying new things, changing paths, doing things that make me uncomfortable for the sake of positive human growth is who I am, but for now I'm soaking up the simple everyday moments living here with the time we have, this is my breakfast this morning.

我是那種不能靜坐太久的人，嘗試新事物，改變道路，為了人類的積極成長而做一些讓我不舒服的事情，這就是我，但現在我正沉浸在我們所擁有的簡單的日常時刻，這是我今天早上的早餐。

I don't know how professional this blog is going to be.

我不知道這個博客會有多專業。

Um but I'm gonna do my best.

嗯，但我會盡我所能。

I have organic old fashioned grilled oats, their whole grain, This is kind of like my go to breakfast anyway, like I'll make some oatmeal with cinnamon and some organic vanilla extract, a little bit of salt and I use this almond milk, it's low sugar and yeah, I'm just cooking this up and I'm gonna top it off with some yogurt and berries and um bananas and all that good stuff.

我有有機老式烤燕麥，他們的全穀物，這有點像我的早餐，就像我用肉桂和一些有機香草提取物做一些燕麥片，加一點鹽，我用這個杏仁奶，它是低糖的，是的，我只是煮這個，我要用一些酸奶和漿果和嗯香蕉和所有這些好東西頂起來。

So I got this new yogurt, it's called, gotta, I'm not sure what this one is about, I've had a little bit and it almost tastes like too milky.

所以我得到了這種新的酸奶，它叫，得，我不確定這個是什麼，我吃了一點，它的味道幾乎是太奶了。

The only thing that I eat dairy in it is um yogurt.

我在裡面吃的唯一的東西是嗯酸奶。

So I wanted to try this one, I guess it's a greek yogurt.

所以我想試試這個，我猜它是一種希臘酸奶。

I might add a little bit to this and I don't know if this is going to taste good, but I added some pumpkin seeds in there.

我可能在這裡面加了一點，我不知道這是否會好吃，但我在裡面加了一些南瓜籽。

Good morning everyone.

大家早上好。

Okay, so I am ready to go.

好的，所以我已經準備好了。

I had a really hard time picking out the things that I wanted to wear today.

我在挑選今天想穿的東西時，真的很辛苦。

I feel like I struggle with that so much.

我覺得我在這方面掙扎得很厲害。

Oh, I gotta put my earrings and I struggle so much lately just being comfortable in my own skin because just finding something to wear that I feel confident in has been really hard.

哦，我得戴上我的耳環，最近我為在自己的皮膚中感到舒適而掙扎，因為要找到讓我感到自信的衣服，真的很難。

So I've been wearing like literally the same stuff like over and over again.

所以我一直在穿同樣的東西，就像一遍又一遍。

I'm having a girls party today.

我今天要開一個女孩聚會。

I wanted Alyssa to come but she is on her honeymoon.

我想讓阿麗薩來，但她正在度蜜月。

So um that's exciting for her, but I am going to attempt to make a sort of bean guacamole dip.

所以，嗯，這讓她很興奮，但我要嘗試做一種豆類鱷梨醬蘸醬。

I don't know how that's going to go.

我不知道這將會如何發展。

I don't have that much time.

我沒有那麼多時間。

I need to be quick.

我需要快速。

I love this new lens by the way, It's like a wide angle lens for my camera and it looks so great.

順便說一句，我喜歡這個新鏡頭，它就像我相機的廣角鏡頭，看起來非常棒。

Anyway, I'm going to hurry and make this bean dip and pray for me because I don't know how it's going to turn out, but we're just going to order some pizza and play some games and just hang out.

總之，我要趕緊做這個豆瓣醬，為我祈禱，因為我不知道結果如何，但我們只是要訂一些比薩餅，玩一些遊戲，只是閒逛。

It's just like five of us that are coming over.

就像我們五個人要過來一樣。

This is the first time that I had a gathering At my place since what, like 2020, like the beginning of 2020 when we moved.

這是我第一次在我的地方舉行聚會，自從什麼時候，比如2020年，比如2020年初我們搬家的時候。

I think we moved 2,019 actually at the end and then I had like a housewarming party.

我想我們最後實際搬了2,019個，然後我就像一個喬遷派對。

Let's make this bean dip and hope for the best.

讓我們來做這個豆子蘸醬，希望能有好的結果。

Okay, this is what's going to go down this big organic bag of chips.

好吧，這就是要下這一大袋有機薯片的東西。

I did open them because I wanted to try one.

我確實打開了它們，因為我想試一試。

Um, but it's a lot of chips, like this is a lot of chips, but I don't think anyone's going to finish it.

嗯，但這是很多的籌碼，就像這是很多的籌碼，但我不認為有人會完成它。

I am going to heat up some refried beans and this is what they look like.

我準備加熱一些炒豆，這就是它們的樣子。

I don't know if you can see it.

我不知道你是否能看到它。

These are the refried refried beans.

這些是油炸豆子。

I can't say it that I'm using.

我不能說我在使用它。

I have some salsa here.

我這裡有一些莎莎醬。

I have a little bit of hot sauce that we can use.

我有一點辣醬，我們可以使用。

Um, and some jalapeno.

嗯，還有一些墨西哥辣椒。

It's gonna be a very simple dip, but I have uh, guacamole.

這將是一個非常簡單的蘸醬，但我有呃，鱷梨醬。

I have some avocado.

我有一些牛油果。

I have onion but I don't think I'm gonna use that either.

我有洋蔥，但我想我也不會用它。

I have this tomato, we got this like a couple of days ago.

我有這個西紅柿，我們好像幾天前得到了這個。

I don't know if it's like good anymore.

我不知道它是否像好了。

I don't know how this is gonna turn out, but let's do our best and see what happens.

我不知道結果如何，但讓我們盡力而為，看看會發生什麼。

Okay, I am so proud of myself.

好吧，我真為自己感到驕傲。

I'm actually gonna put this in the fridge because they're not gonna be here for like another 45 ish minutes.

我實際上要把這個放在冰箱裡，因為他們還要45分鐘才會到這裡。

But if you can see like the 35 beans are at the bottom, the guacamole is at the top.

但如果你能看到像35個豆子在下面，鱷梨醬在上面。

I added some salsa, some dip and it's funny because my friend is actually like, I was thinking the same thing, so she is bringing some more salsa and chips, but I have like the organic chips, so proud of myself, that looks so good.

我加了一些莎莎醬，一些蘸醬，有趣的是，我的朋友其實也是這樣想的，所以她又帶了一些莎莎醬和薯片，但我有像有機薯片，為自己感到驕傲，這看起來很好。

Everyone looks so like large in this japanese apartment are really tall.

在這個日本的公寓裡，每個人看起來都很高大。

I'm just like super short.

我就像個超級矮子。

So I feel like you gotta use the controller now.

所以我覺得你現在必須使用控制器。

Ready quick, quick sit down, go Throughout my years of living here, I had friends come and go some move back to their home countries, some got new jobs that were more demanding and some jetted away to travel the world the past couple of years I've learned one thing and one thing only when it comes to friendships and that's to find people who give off good energy.

準備好了，快坐下來，走吧 在我住在這裡的這些年裡，我的朋友們來來去去，有的搬回了自己的國家，有的得到了要求更高的新工作，有的乘飛機去環遊世界，在過去的幾年裡，我學到了一件事，而且只有一件事，那就是找到那些散發著好能量的人。

Good vibes, have dreams, have goals, value self growth and rarely ever gossip.

氛圍好，有夢想，有目標，重視自我成長，很少說閒話。

Yes, thank you.

是的，謝謝你。

The people you surround yourself with affects your own energy.

你身邊的人影響你自己的能量。

And if you're surrounded by that feel good energy, then you attract more experiences and situations that give you more of that good energy.

如果你被這種感覺良好的能量所包圍，那麼你就會吸引更多的經驗和情況，給你更多的這種良好能量。

And if you're wondering where my husband was this whole time, he was in Toyama, visiting family and climbing mountains, I decided to go on a little bit of a sort of date by myself to get some work done and to also get some coffee and just get out of the house.

如果你想知道我丈夫這段時間在哪裡，他在富山，探親和爬山，我決定自己去約會一下，做一些工作，也喝一些咖啡，只是離開房子。

It's a gloomy day, but it's nice out.

這是一個陰沉的日子，但外面的天氣很好。

It's not like super hot, it's a little humid.

它不像超級熱，它有點潮溼。

But um, yeah, so that's what I'm doing today.

但是，嗯，是的，所以這就是我今天要做的。

I came across a Tiktok video of a girl going out to eat alone in America and saying it's not as scary as you think.

我看到一個Tiktok視頻，一個女孩在美國獨自出去吃飯，說這並不像你想象的那麼可怕。

One thing I was blown away by here is how many people eat alone.

我被這裡的一件事驚呆了，那就是很多人都是獨自吃飯。

You even have restaurants made for people who are alone and man, has that been so freeing since living here, It made me feel comfortable eating out alone, shopping alone, going to the movies alone in Japan.

你們甚至有專為獨處的人而設的餐廳，天啊，自從住在這裡以來，這真是太自由了，它讓我覺得在日本一個人吃飯、一個人購物、一個人去看電影都很舒服。

It's the norm and it's one of the things I still don't think I could do back in the States.

這是常態，也是我在美國仍然不認為自己能做的事情之一。