Monday, May 21, 2012

What countries have you been 2

What countries have you been 2?
just wondering... :D i live overseas in South Korea rite now. i lived in japan 4 one year when i was 3 then i moved to germany and i lived there for 8 years. I just moved to korea last summer and now im 13. my grandma lives in italia so i go there just about every summer. Some places ive visited are china, dubai, russia, poland, czech republic, slovakia, turkey, egypt, south africa, australia, cambodia, mongolia, phillipines and a couple more places i can't remember. ive only been to 3 states in the US though(pennsylvania, maryland and newyork) :( . OOHHH and ive also technically been to north korea. (when i visited the dmz they let you step on a little patch of ground that is northkorean territory.) SOOO 2 sum it all up, i just want to see where you guys have been. ohh i speak english and italian fluently and i know german and korean okay
Other - Cultures & Groups - 9 Answers
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Sofia, I've never left the country. K? Never left the country
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Born in Italia, moved to Australia when I was 5, lived there for 7 years than moved here to New Zealand, been here for 10 years. I used to go to Italia every Summer also to visit my Nonna but that's dwindled down over the years. I've been to New York, New Jersey, Morocco, Japan, France, Tahiti, Hawaii (family live in these places). Fiji, Samoa, Hong Kong and Singapore. I want to go to Dubai, India and Kenya.
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i've lived in Italy for 6 years!, i've been to the US, japan,Spain,turkey,Malaysia,Egypt,Dubai,Greece and now i live in my native country.
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Paris, Belgium and Germany [school trips] south korea twice [family visit] south korea again this year and ibiza next week wit woo!!!1 maybe ill see you in SK :]
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I'm a South African. Since travelling abroad is really expensive (R20 000 for a one-way ticket to the UK), I haven't had the opportunity to go over seas. Don't even have a passport LoL. You must have learned a lot though? What languages do you speak?
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I was fortunate enough to be stationed with the US Army in Germany back in 1978-1980. During that time I visited Holland,Belgium,East Germany (the wall still stood) France, Spain,Austria,Switzerland,Italy,San Marino(Sovereign} Vatican City and Greece. My military position was with the Seventh Army Soldiers Chorus so I traveled to many city states all over Germany.I feel that this experience made me a much better person and I am grateful for the opportunity that I was given. I live in Florida and have visited too many states to list.
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i live in Singapore so here are the places i went: Malaysia Batam Thailand Taiwan
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well yu must;ve been to many places when you were young. well lets see. ,,germany,thailand,cambodia; taiwan; singapore; Florida(usa), Massachusetts (usa), New hampshire(usa), Aleska(usa); California(usa), New York (usa)
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I have been to Thailand where I was born. Cambodia where I am living now. Malaysia where I went on holiday alone. India where I have left 41 days ago.

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Why won't my boyfriend introduce me to his parents

Why won't my boyfriend introduce me to his parents?
My boyfriend and I have been together for about 6 months. About two months after we started dating, my lease to my apartment ended, and he offered to find a house for us, which I would live in until we are ready to go the next step and he moves in. He found a very nice house, and pays for everything at his own will, despite the fact that he doesn't live here. The relationship has been serious. We have talked about marriage and what we both want in the future. This was done before, and after moving in the house. We do not have sex, because we've decided to try to wait until we're married, although neither of us are virgins. He has been very respectful about this. HOWEVER, as serious as we are, he has not made a note of introducing me to his parents. He is 25, and I am 27. Neither have been married before, no children. He lives in another house still, in the same city, which he owns, and his mother, stepfather, and two sisters live in the house as well. They are all from another country, but we do not have diffrerent beliefs. I have met his father and one female cousin on one occasion, when my car broke, and I needed a ride to work, and he was unable to pick me up because he was in the middle of work. When I mention that he has not introduced me to his parents and that I think its strange, he brings up this one instance and says he did introduce me to his father, and that this is a very big step for him. He sais he has never introduced any girl he dated to his family, and never really had any serious girlfriends before me. Do you think he is having committment issues? Sometimes I think he is hiding me from his family, and this really hurts, because I am the type of girl he should be proud of. I don't know many people in this city where we live, because I moved here only about a year ago. We met at a party, and I have met only a couple of his male friends. I would really like to meet his mom and sisters, so I can spend time with them. He works around the clock, and I hardly get to see him, even though we talk every day. I have always been close to x boyfriends mothers and family, and am so baffled by this all. He and his family are from central asia (south of Mongolia) and speak in Russian. I also speak and understand Russian, and the culture as well because I grew up around it, so there would be no huge language or cultural barrier. What should I do? Is it too soon to be concerned? Opinions welcome.. I've ruled out that he has someone else, if anything, the other woman is his work. He works way too much to have time for another woman. Also, many women can become very demanding once you are involved with them, lucky, I give him a lot of freedom and space. I don't think most women could deal with the way he is, and he couldn't deal with them either. I am starting to really think he has intimacy issues with woman. I guess there are some men who have a hard time being very close with women on a certain level. I am just trying to be patient, and figure out the best way to approach him to get him to open up a little more. ....and no he is not Kalmyk...he is of Russian decent and blood, although he was born in the capital of Kyrgyz. Republic, and spent the majority of his life there.
Family - 5 Answers
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From personal experience, (and im a guy) he either has another girl that his parents currently know about, or he is embarrased to show you to his parents. ive been in both situations before, and that is my honest answer
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Well... Tell him if he doesn't introduce you to his family that you are going to try to get with his father. Maybe he is embarassed because you're ugly
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Rich Grant could be right.But here's another point of view.Maybe it's that he does not want you to meet them. As he is afraid that you will not like them and end up leaving him.My husband did not introduce me to his family before we married.Trust me I would not have married him had I met them first.
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Well, it does sound strange and there could be any number of reasons. Have you introduced him to your parents? Why not ask him about introducing your parents to his parents? Maybe his culture is just different.
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is he kalmyk?

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Monday, May 7, 2012

I think I am tired of life

I think I am tired of life?
PLEASE REED!!! I feel bored, and don't want to keep doing what I am supposed to, i am 15 years old and I just feel everything is worthless. And I am not suicidal! But just miss people like my mom (she is in Mongolia) and wish I saw my dad (i havent seen my parents since 5 years ago, I came to U.S.A). I live with my aunt and her husband and her 2 sons(5 and 2 years old). And when I was 5 my mom left to Korea for me, to buy an apartment. And I lived with my dad and he got married (one step sister) and they had one son together. My mom came back and lived with her one year and i left to America. I have no freedom with my aunt, I babysitt her kids every day after school. And I go to wealthy kids school(which i am happy about). And no friends(cause they all talk about other people, which I dont really care and dont want to do). I'm not poor, or anything, but just get lonely and unhappy. Just looking for better future. I wanna be a Lawyer and live in Chicago. I dont know what I want at all right now, I dont know if i miss my mom anymore. I just question myself what life is. What do you think?
Philosophy - 5 Answers
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Look for a Bible-believing church that has a teen group you can attend. Read the Bible, New Testament first. That helped me find answers.
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Hi! Im not going to lie but your post was the first one i clicked on. I dont know why, i guess i was curious to read your reasoning. I think its definitley alright to question these things. Just always know to do whatever makes you the happiest or live where you feel comfortable or the most like home. Trust me someday you'll be moved out and have a job and driving yourself places. You will ave freedom, but dont take advantage of it. And im sure you will make it to Chicago. And hopefully your aunt will let you do more things you should try to talk to her about it. But i dont kno who am i to give advice. Im just at home also feeling a little bored so i hope it helped somewhat ;)
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You are wise to ask guidance or suggestions for bettering your life. Would suggest calling the licensed counselors, 24/7, at 1-800-525-LOVE; http://www.klove.com is their general site, and simply telling your story. Home and family life is important, and you might be able to focus on solving some of your missing relationships. Being more obedient to following the basic rules relates to not being rebellious due to boredom. To combat boredom, you might take regular nature walks, keep a plant or pet, help children learn to read, do a sport or martial art such as kick boxing, listen to good or classical music. You might read "For Men Only," Shaunti Feldhahn, and "Emotions: Transforming Anger, Fear and Pain," and "Sacred Psychology of Love," Marilyn Barrick, "When Invisible Children Sing," Chi Cheng Huang, and "The Overachievers," Alexandra Robbins, "The Great Divorce," C. S. Lewis, and "Man, Master of His Destiny," O. M. Aivanhov. Reviews at http://www.amazon.com
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I would say that you're in a challenging situation. It's very understandable that you're feeling the way you are. One recommendation to you would be to go to as many guidance counselors as you need to, but *figure out what professional work you want to do*, study or apprentice as needed to get there, and go do it! I'd also recommend that you take into account how much money you can make from what you'll be doing - it's an important factor (but not the only one, of course). Once you find a good field of work and start making good money, your life can get pretty good. Having said all of that, I just watched an animation today that might interest you. It's on "Changing Education Paradigms," and it's here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U It's really brilliant, and does include some really good insights into what's happening right now, especially in the U.S. Good luck.
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Two words for ya : TEEN ANGST Don't worry ^_^. You show normal symptoms, especially considering your situation with your parents and your lack of friends. At some point we all wonder "what the heck am I doing here"... unfortunately, the answer is inside you, for you to decide, not us. Explore your options, try new things, find your place in the world... just keep looking. Or better yet, enjoy your life now! Instead of worrying about the future, go for a walk and enjoy the sunshine... or the rain, both are nice ^_^

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

How can I get from Asia to South America

How can I get from Asia to South America?
Hi, I'm planning on taking a career break to travel the world. Initially, I hope to work in South Korea teaching English to save up some money. Then it's travel ho for the next year. The two areas I want to focus on are Asia and South America. Logically, it would be best to continue on my travels from South Korea. I want to see China, Mongolia, Nepal and 'm not pushed about India, but would love to see the Taj Mahal. Then I want to go explore South America. My main issues are: 1. Time How much time to spend in these continents? And how much time to travel between them. I have roughly a year to travel, though it could be easily extended. I will probably run out of money first, which brings me to ... 2. Money. Speaks for itself. The cheaper the better. Need to last a year travelling. 3. Distance. It's a long way to go. Should I meander towards it gradually or fly direct. Would it be worth buying a RTW ticket? I live in Ireland and have friends/relatives in America, South Africa and Australia. These are places I've already been and therefore not top of my agenda. But they could prove as useful stop-off points and to meet old friends. What I'm basically asking is the best way to get from A to B? P.S. More than likely, I will finish teaching around September, meaning I would be hitting Mongolia/Nepal etc. when it's starting to get cold. Likewise Peru/Chile coming into July. Unless, I reverse my trip! Would this majorly affect my plans? I'm mainly worried about Nepal in Winter, and I've heard Mongolia could be pretty bad too!
Packing & Preparation - 1 Answers
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I think you can spend 1 week in Every country except India and China, in china and India, you need some more time to see special places, how ever to cover the whole area will take at least 3 months of time as I know. check the source, there are more information that will be valuable for you. In these all countries except south Korea, food accommodation is cheap, so don't worry about them.

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