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102. Bureaucracy is a universal struggle in the United States, Canada, Chile, Israel … You really cannot escape it.
8. Fried Haitian food is delicious, but proceed with caution (similar to #1).
26. Pack less than you expect you’ll need. You can still buy things when you’re abroad. Also, packing less may make you more sociable. You’ll have to interact, ask questions, and go out into the world in order to get what you want. It may be the necessary kick in your timid pants that you’ll need to start exploring your destination.
4. When a park ranger tells you to get your hands off a Giant Tortoise, you better get your hands off the damn turtle!
65. Czech people tell you how it is, no little, no more.
100. Understand the land where you travel. This means more than simply knowing, “X country is between the Y sea and Z mountain range.” No. It is about whose land it is rightfully, what it is/was used for, and understanding your status on it.
6. Just because you have an outlet adapter that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to charge your technology well. 
57. It’s smart to not bring a lot of baggage with you when you travel, physical and emotional, and especially ties to your past that can deter your attention and focus from your surroundings. You’re on a journey, put the phone away; that can wait.
55. It’s best not to be a picky eater when traveling, and personally, I think this is true about life in general. It just makes everything so much more complicated. And, complications during travel should be avoided even if they are small. It’s not the end all be all though.
35. The Québécois dialect has its own unique beauty. This is difficult for some to accept.

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And now, all in my own countree, I stood on the fi And now, all in my own countree, I stood on the firm land! The Hermit stepped forth from the boat, And scarcely he could stand.   'O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!' The Hermit crossed his brow. 'Say quick,' quoth he, 'I bid thee say— What manner of man art thou?' 당신은 도대체 어떤 사람이오?   Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched With a woful agony, Which forced me to begin my tale; And then it left me free.   즉시 내 몸은 참담한 고뇌로 뒤틀리고 나는 내 이야기를 시작하게 돼소 그러자 내 가슴이 후련해졌소   Since then, at an uncertain hour, That agony returns: And till my ghastly tale is told, This heart within me burns.   그 때 이래로 불시로 그 고뇌는 다시 찾아 오지요 그러면 내 끔찍한 이야기가 다 끝날 때까지 내 가슴은 답답하지요   I pass, like night, from land to land; I have strange power of speech; That moment that his face I see, I know the man that must hear me: To him my tale I teach.   나는 마치 암혹처럼 이리 저리 떠돌아 다리지요 나는 언어의 이상한 힘을 가졌 소 내가 어떤 사람을 보는 순간 그가 내 이야기를 들어야 할 사람인지를 곧 알죠 그러면 나는 그에게 내 이야기를 들려 주죠   -       ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ 노수부의 노래 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge   안성에서 오셨습니다   제가 어렸을 때 후추를 재배하셨습니다   외국 땅에서 아이 세 분을 키우셨습니다   우리에게 모든 것을 올리셨습니다   그럼 지금 쉬고 있으십니다   항상 제가 사랑할거예요, 할아버지   I will always love you, Halabaji #사랑해
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