In Myanmar I learnt this method of making juggling ‘balls’.
It was in a juggling festival. The organizers made tons of this to teach young boys and girls from various groups how to juggle.
And I taught it to the kids. Days after, the playground was full of kids playing them, not necessarily in a juggling way though.
😉
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是在缅甸，我学到了这个做杂耍球的方法。
在一个杂技节上，组织者们做了好多这样的杂耍’球’，去到不同的组织和学校，教那里的孩子们一些基本的杂技。
我把这个方法交给了印度的孩子们。几天后，这样子的’球’出现在了学校的各个角落。当然，它们出现的方式并不一定是在’杂耍’…..
It was in India.
In Southern India, there were a group of kids.
They are from poor families of the north, and they look like Asians.
I spent one and a half months’ time with them. I lived with them and played with them.
In my English lessons with them, we talked a lot about gardens and flowers. And sunflower is their favorite.
I made this flower for them, as a demonstration of what you can create out of cotton and cloth.
🙂
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那是在印度。
在印度南部，有一群孩子。他们来自印度北部穷苦的家庭。北部地区和中国，缅甸接壤, 于是他们看起来和中国人, 东南亚人一样。即使在印度，他们也经常被误认为游客。
我在那里和他们渡过了一个半月的时光。
在我给他们的英文课上，我们说起了好多的花和花园。他们最喜欢的花，是向日葵。
这朵花，是做给他们的。
🙂
I meet him in the Philippines and traveled with him in Indonesia. It was great.
One day I decided to make him a cat, for that is what he attracts.
😉
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我们在菲律宾遇见，一起游历印度尼西亚。那真是自由，美好的时光。
一天，我突然决定，要给他做一只猫。因为，那是最最喜欢他的生物。
I meet this Chinese girl in the meditation center in Myanmar.
She wanted a cat.
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我在缅甸的冥想中心遇见了一个中国女孩。
她说她想要只猫。
In Myanmar, there’re a lot of meditation centers.
In these meditation centers, there’re a lot of monks, nans, and yogis.
Among these a lot of monks, nans and yogis, there’re great teachers.
In Myanmar, there’re a lot of different meditation methods.
Among these a lot of meditation methods, there’re great ones.
I was lucky enough to have meet a great teacher teaching a great meditation method.
This Bodhi tree leaf was made for him.
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在缅甸，有好多好多的冥想中心。在这些冥想中心里，有好多的和尚，尼姑，和冥想者。在这好多的和尚，尼姑，和冥想者中，有一些伟大的禅师。
在缅甸，流传着很多的冥想方法。在这很多的冥想方法中，有一些是很好的。
我足够幸运的遇见了一位伟大的禅师传授一个很好的冥想方法。
这片菩提树叶，是送给他的。
On Sumbawa island, Indonesia, there’s a group of lovely kids and a lovely teacher. Every week, they gather at a charity library, play games and read books from all over the world.
We showed them beautiful underwater pictures and told them about environment conservation.
Their favorite fish was Nemo.
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在印度尼西亚的Sumbawa岛上，有一群可爱的孩子和一个有爱的老师。他们每周聚在一个公益 ‘图书馆’，读由世界各地寄来的书。
我们去那里，用照片向他们展示了海底世界的美丽。我们说，乱扔垃圾是会伤害到这些美丽生命的。
我问，你们最喜欢的海底生物是什么？
他们答，nemo!
She has a big beautiful family in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Her family will make every traveler think about home.
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她在雅加达小小的公寓里有一个大大的家庭。妈妈，妹妹，她，和她领养的小男孩。还有来来往往的沙发客。我也是其中之一。
这个家庭的温暖，会让每个旅途中的过客想到..家。
Great couch-surfing host on Java island, Indonesia.
After losing to him an English vocabulary spelling bet, his winner’s grin just reminded me of this creature..
“My precious…”
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这是一个知晓中国历史，熟悉金庸武侠人物，并给我的旅行小熊起名为”独孤求败”的印尼男孩。
我们打赌，英文中有没有xxx这个词。他获胜后declare战利品时的表情，嗖的让我想起了这个生物: ”My precious…”
I made this for a Filipino guy in Manila.
I meet him 6 hours after his break-up.
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在马尼拉机场，我见到了两年多未见的菲律宾同事。
就在六小时前，他和相处了三年的女朋友分了手。
If I have ever learnt making toys from anyone, that was from my mother.
Several days before I started my trip, she taught me how to make this ball.
Sunny Toy Story 