a little bit different. First of all as you've probably already noticed

有點不一樣的事。首先，你可能有注意到，

it's gonna be animated in a different style. Yusuf is my animator and he's been

在動畫上有了不一樣的呈現。約瑟夫是我的動畫大師，

animating a ton of past videos on the channel and he's learning a new style.

在頻道上可以看到他已經繪製了非常多的影片，而他正在學習新的畫風。

So, let me know at the end of this video what you think of it.

所以，在影片結束後，你們可以告訴我對於這支影片的想法。

Secondly, the title of this video is what you learn traveling around the world.

再來，這支影片的標題為：「我在世界各地旅行所學到的事」。

However, I haven't traveled the world yet one of my writers Megan has though.

但其實我沒有環遊世界過，不過我的一個作家梅根，她有。

Megan is an absolutely great writer and has been on the team for about a year.

梅根是位很非常棒的作家，她在團隊裡也待了一年了。

She's been freelancing online while being a digital nomad all over the world,

當數位遊民在世界各地普及，她便也成了網路自由作家。

and well, I'll just let her tell you. Hey, my name is Megan Watzke, a traveller writer

就讓她來告訴你們吧。我的名字是梅根．瓦茲克，是位旅遊作家

and yoga teacher from Philadelphia. I just got back home from

和瑜珈老師，我來自費城。我才剛從

over a year abroad and wanted to share a few insights for people who might be

待了一年的國外回到家鄉，想分享一些我的眼見給那些

thinking about long-term travel. Here's a quick background for you.

可能有想過要長期旅遊的人們。我簡單說說我的背景。

After a three-month backpacking trip through Europe I decided that I would

在三個月的歐洲背包旅行後，我決定要存

save up some cash and take the plunge with the digital Nomad lifestyle.

一些錢，然後下定決心嘗試數位遊民的生活。

After six weeks of backpacking through Asia with my best friend, I began freelancing

我和最好的朋友在亞洲背包旅行了六周，之後我就成了自由工作者，

and decided to move to Australia for a year on a working holiday visa.

也決定搬到澳洲打工換宿一年。

Between the time that I left home and the time that I got back, I spent 16 months

在我離家到回國的這段期間，我花了十六個月

in eight different countries working in retail freelancing and exploring the world.

在八個不同的國家，從事零售商店、自由業者，並且探索世界。

My journeys are far from over but I thought it would be a good time to reflect on

離我的旅程結束還很遙遠，但我覺得這是很好的機會能思考

what I learned after a year of traveling. So without further ado here's a sneak peek

旅行一年後的我學到了什麼。所以話不多說，要先讓你知道

of the knowledge and skills you might gain after a year of traveling the world.

旅遊世界一年後的你，將會得到什麼樣的知識和技能。

Lesson number one just getting around. Sure there are a lot of

第一課，就出去看看吧！旅行中的確有許多

wanderlust e elements to traveling the world but unless you have quite a bit of

很想做的事，但除非你有足夠多的錢，

cash, I did not, you will have to do a lot of travel on your own and when it comes

而我是沒有，你將要靠自己計畫許多旅行。

down to it, travel requires a lot of life skills that you have to sometimes

總之，旅行需要許多生活上的技能，有時

develop on the fly, pun very much intended. One of the most daunting parts

能透過飛行培養 (也就是旅行)。旅行中其中一個最令人擔心的，

of traveling is physically getting from point A to point B. So you've flown into

是要從 A 點抵達到 B 點。就像是你飛到了

the Kuala Lumpur Airport, now how do you get to your hostel? You're ready to move

吉隆坡機場，現在你要如何去到飯店？當你要離開

on from Kuala Lumpur and you've heard about a cool island called Langkawi,

吉隆坡，你聽見有個很棒的小島名叫蘭卡威，

what do you need to do to get there. Google Maps has become my best friend abroad,

你要怎麼去到那裡？Google 地圖是我在國外最好的朋友，

whether I want to walk the night market or take a metro to my hotel.

不論我要走路去夜市，或是搭地鐵去飯店。

Other travelers and locals are also great resources for the best ferry companies

其他旅者或當地人也成為我很大的幫助，像是預訂

to book with or whether the train or the bus is the easier option

最好的郵輪，或是較簡單的交通工具，火車和巴士。

Nowadays we also have a lot of online resources including blogs.

現在我們在網路上也有許多資源，像是部落格，

They give you all the information you need to get where you need to go.

他們提供你所要去到地方的一切資訊。

Public transportation can be daunting but it's a heck of a lot cheaper than taking

大眾運輸會令人擔心，但它真的比

ubers or taxis everywhere, again learning how to figure out train schedules

坐 Uber 或計程車便宜很多。可以再次學學怎麼看火車時刻表

or where to buy a bus pass are pretty crucial life skills and when you get home

或是哪裡買巴士通行票，這些都是很重要的生活技能，而當你回到家，

everything else seems less scary. If you can navigate the city of Vienna

會發現每件事好像不那麼令人害怕了。如果你能在維也納城裡

with a metro system that is entirely in German

暢所地使用像在德國裡的地鐵，

you'll feel pretty confident that you can do just about anything.

你將對於做任何一件事情都感到很有自信。

Lesson number two, there are so many wonderful people on our planet.

第二課，世界上有太多很棒的人。

When I think about my favorite cities, I think about Edinburgh, Brisbane and Penang.

當我想到我喜歡的城市，有愛丁堡、布里斯班和檳城。

And Edinburgh, I was able to check out the Fringe Festival and the beautiful architecture

而愛丁堡，我曾有機會去到愛丁堡國際藝穗節，並欣賞它城中美麗的建築。

But my favorite memory from that city was running into friends that I had met in Ireland,

但在那城市裡最美好的回憶，是我和曾在愛爾蘭認識的朋友們偶然相遇，

and taking a spontaneous trip to an art museum with them.

我和他們一起去了藝術博物館，是趟沒有計畫的小旅行。

Brisbane doesn't have the top tourist attractions in Australia but I was able to form

布里斯班沒有澳洲最熱門的景點，但我

very close relationships with friends and musicians that I met at shows.

有一群在表演認識的朋友和音樂家，我們非常要好。

I visited Penang three times with three different groups of people. Every time I had

我去過檳城三次，和三團不同的人去。每一次我都遇到

Wi-Fi problems and I had trouble working, but every time I could always count on going

無線網路的問題，讓我不能好好工作，但每一次我都很期待去到

to Love Lane and introducing my new friends to my favorite bartender who

愛情巷，和我最喜歡的酒保介紹我的新朋友，

always greeted me with a big smile. Bucket list items and beautiful sights

因為他總用燦爛的笑容向我打招呼。願望清單上的事情和美景，

certainly give you a reason to visit a new country or study, but often it's the

會讓你想要認識，或是去到一個新的國家。但通常在旅行中，

people that you meet that will help you create warm and fuzzy memories of your travels.

你所遇到的人們才會讓你擁有一個溫暖又朦朧的回憶。

And night in with hostel roommates laughing over a cheap box of wine

晚上在青年旅舍裡和室友談笑著、喝著平價的酒，

maybe just as special as seeing ancient temples in Thailand or holding a koala.

就好像在泰國看見古老的廟宇或是能抱著無尾熊，都是很特別的經驗。

Lesson number three you don't have to travel solo. Let's go back to talking

第三課，你不一定要獨自旅行。讓我們再回到剛說到的

about life skills for a minute. I spent a majority of my 16 months

生活技能。我花了十六個月的時間

abroad quote unquote alone. I say like that because,

在國外「獨自」的旅行。我會這樣說是因為，

although there were many moments where I was alone on different tours or traveling

雖然許多時候我是自己一人在不同城市旅行，

different cities there were also many times when I spontaneously traveled with

但卻也有許多時候我是和

people that I met on my journey. I bought a car in New Zealand with a girl that I

在旅行中不經意遇到的人一起旅行。我和在馬來西亞遇見的女孩，一起在紐西蘭

met in Malaysia the two of us traveled from the North island to the South island

買了一輛車。我們倆從北島自駕旅行到南島，

with a crew of boys that we met along the way.

還和一群我們在途中認識的男孩一起。

After that I arrived in Melbourne by myself but I left with three of my

在那之後，我自己去到墨爾本，但後來認識三位室友，

roommates as we took a road trip up to Byron Bay. Back in Europe I went to a

我和他們一起開車到拜倫灣玩。回到歐洲後，我去參加一個

music festival with a friend from college and a guy that she met on reddit.

學校的音樂節，和我一個朋友，還有一個他在紅迪交友軟體上認識的男生。

I'm not kidding and we all traveled through Poland together.

我沒在開玩笑，我們還一起去波蘭旅行。

You'll be surprised so how easy it is to meet and become friends with travelers

你一定很驚訝為什麼一個人旅行時，能這麼容易

while you're traveling solo. When I arrived in a hostel in the Cameron Highlands

和他人成為朋友。當我抵達金馬崙高原上的飯店，

I walked to a group of guests and asked them what they were doing for dinner.

我走向一群人問了問他們晚餐後要做什麼。

A few days later I took a bus to Penang with three of the guys from the hostel

幾天後，我和在飯店認識的三個男生一起坐巴士到檳城，

and then continued on my travels to Langkawai with one of them.

然後和其中一個男生繼續去到了蘭卡威。

Are you nervous about traveling solo? Don't worry, you'll find that

對於獨自旅行你會緊張嗎？別擔心，不久後你會發現

before long you'll be begging to get some alone time.

你會想要有更多獨自一人的時間。

Lesson number four you'll be surprised at what you're capable of. I remember sitting in

第四課，你將對你所能夠做的事情感到驚訝。我記得當我

a hostel in Bristol trying to build up the courage to go downstairs and meet new people.

坐在布里斯托飯店房間裡，我試著鼓起勇氣走下樓認識新朋友。

Fast-forward to my time in Byron Bay when I departed for my friends and

在說到，當我在拜倫灣離開我的朋友時，

craved some time by myself. I walked into the lobby of the Byron hostel and told

我渴望有些自己的時間。我走進拜倫飯店的大廳，

myself with full confidence I'll just make some friends when I feel like it.

帶著信心告訴自己：「我想要的時候我會再去認識些新朋友。」

In a year of travelling, planning trips, navigating the world, meeting new people

在一年的旅行中，計畫旅行、探索世界、認識新朋友、

,and crossing items off of your bucket list you come a long way. I worked and

將願望清單上的事項一個個劃掉，你的生命成長了許多。我曾在

lived in a working hostel in Melbourne where many travelers began a year-long

墨爾本一間青旅打工換宿，許多的旅行者在那裡

journey through Australia. I watched travelers who were 18 or 19

開始了一年的澳洲旅程。我看到十八、十九歲的旅者，

apply for and get jobs, travel a new country, and figure out taxes in a

應徵後開始工作、去到新的國家，並且懂得計算國外的

foreign place. My road trip buddy in New Zealand hadn't owned a car before a trip

稅金。 我在紐西蘭一起公路旅行的夥伴，在那之前她沒有車可以開。

much less knew how to jump-start said car when she discovered the battery died.

更不用說當她發現車子沒電時要怎麼借電啟動。

Don't worry we figured it out. When you travel for a year you have a lot of

別擔心總會有辦法的。當你去旅行一年，你會有很多

opportunities to face your fears and challenge what you believe you are

機會去面對你相信能勝過的恐懼和挑戰。

capable of, and now that I'm home I can reflect on those opportunities and

而現在我回家了，我可以回顧那些經驗，

ask myself what's next. So as we in this video let me know what you think of this new

然後問問自己的下一步是什麼。看完這支影片，你們可以告訴我對於新的

animation style and also check out some imagines adventures on her

動畫風格感受如何，也可以去她的Instagram上看看她冒險旅程的相片。

instagram below. I hope you guys enjoyed this video.

希望你們會喜歡這部影片。