//親愛的//Happy Glasgow Birthday

親愛的，

        During my stay here, sometimes I feel like I live in the world which blocks me apart from others. Originally, I thought the gap was from the culture difference ; recently, I realized the gap was created by myself, the timid me. 

        在這裡短短得半年裡，有時我覺得自己住在一個獨立的世界裡，由名為文化差異的隔閡將自己與他人拉出一段距離，直到最近才了解，劃出距離的是膽小的自己。

        I received the HBD card and gifts from my Jan friends for my first Glasgow birthday. It was very touched and difficult to express the feeling in words about the happiness, the warmth and the appreciation. At that moment, I realized I was the one created the distance using the terrible excuses of culture gap while the true reason is lacking of courage. 

       一月朋友準備了生日卡片、蘇格蘭特產茶點、與蘇打汽水(IRN BRU)，在上課前默默走到我身旁，感動與溫暖，在瞬間湧上，在那刻深深了解瑞塔小姐所說的，沒有文化隔閡，所謂的文化隔閡是我的膽怯。

        原來在不知不覺中，給自己設下了限制與找好藉口，那些困難重重的阻礙，從不是外在造成的，而是內在的劃地自限。在懵懵懂懂中走的這一路，從不奢求一定要有所斬獲，而這些關於生活與人生的體悟，卻在平淡生活裡慢慢釀成難忘的滋味。