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            <title><![CDATA[Explore 4 Coolest Places in North Estonia!]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:40:25 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2020-08-13T08:43:54.986Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>They are all Cool enough for your next Instagram posts!</h4><p>Hey, guys! This is Ting :) <br>Today I am going to show you 4 coolest places to visit in North Estonia. <br>I can guarantee you those spots are so cool, and defiantly don’t miss them!</p><h4>Let’s get started!</h4><h3>#1 — Viivikonna ( A Ghost Town )</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*rsvsOTT9lHZUe4-CPMdzYA.jpeg" /></figure><blockquote>Are you dare to visit an Estonian ghost town? Are you a fan of abandoned houses? If yes, then Viivikonna is your place.</blockquote><blockquote>Viivikonna is a former mining town in Estonia. It used to be home for a few thousand people who worked in a nearby oil shale mine. But many people started to move away when the oil shale mine dried, and the Soviet Union collapsed. So basically, people say it is an abandoned town with lots of abandoned buildings at the moment.</blockquote><p>However, when I finally visited there in person, I found out there are some people who still live in Viivikonna. It is not a totally empty town! So don&#39;t expect you won&#39;t see any human beings there.</p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FaCzWUOoph9g%3Fstart%3D107%26feature%3Doembed%26start%3D107&amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DaCzWUOoph9g&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FaCzWUOoph9g%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="854" height="480" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"><a href="https://medium.com/media/10eccb18dae29a7ef68fb2e3299f8c2e/href">https://medium.com/media/10eccb18dae29a7ef68fb2e3299f8c2e/href</a></iframe><p>Even in this case, I still recommend everyone can visit Viivikonna if you have time. Because it has way more abandoned buildings than you can see in other places. Moreover, you can smell this creepy and horror vibe in the air. Although the day when I visited Viivikonna was a super sunny day, I have to say I get a bit scared when walking next to abandoned houses.</p><blockquote>Anyway, it is still a cool spot if you are searching for something new or exciting!</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*bs-_8FF0AT05QHHVNQ1gpw.jpeg" /></figure><h3>#2 — Vanatehnika Varjupaik (Museum of Soviet Vehicles)</h3><blockquote><strong>⏰ Opening hours: </strong>Bascially it opens all the time<br><strong>💲 Ticket:</strong> 3 EUROS</blockquote><p>This outdoor museum has a huge collection of vehicles from the USSR. You can see various types of vehicles, such as passenger cars, buses, trucks, bulldozers, military vehicles, trams, tractors, fire trucks, ambulances, police cars…. even old license plates, and bicycles……</p><blockquote>More than 500 hundred Soviet vehicle collections!</blockquote><blockquote>Can you imagine?</blockquote><p>Since I am from Asia, it is super unusual and interesting for me to see so many old cars from the Soviet times. I literally feel I traveled back to history. Therefore, I totally recommend this place to anyone. You don’t have to be a car fan. <strong>Even you are a local Estonian, I can tell you this museum will still amaze you!</strong></p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/882/1*6c3S7K7JdW3KE14jajVFMQ.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Rc3aotGYyWwC-bHp367cog.jpeg" /></figure><h3>#3 — Puhtitsa convent</h3><blockquote><strong><em>⏰ Opening hours:</em></strong><em> 06:00 AM ~ 20:00 PM<br></em><strong><em>💲 Ticket:</em></strong><em> Free</em></blockquote><p>Founded in 1891, it is the <strong>Only </strong>Russian Orthodox convent in Estonia. Currently, there are still nuns living here. I have to say I never heard about this place before I visited. Because in my eyes, Estonia is not a religious country at all. But it did surprise me a lot, when I walk around and observe convent life. <br>Such a peaceful and quiet place! To be honest, I even have this feeling ‘<strong>I am somewhere, but definitely not Estonia!</strong>’ Because no one speaks Estonian there. Everyone speaks Russian!</p><p>Even the sign, the map… basically everywhere is written in Russian.<br>So it gave me a strong feeling, maybe I am in Russia ?! 😆</p><p>By the way, I saw the nuns are selling bread and drinks there. I bought this drink (you can see the photo above), which cost me 3 euros. But I have no idea what it is. It tastes interesting. I guess maybe they add alcohol inside?!</p><blockquote><strong>💥 Little reminder <br></strong>During the visit, some people from the convent came to stop me and my boyfriend hoding hands together. Although they speak in Russian, we can still understand their body language. Basically, they say it is <strong>inappropriate to do that</strong>. So, don’t have too close body contacts in the convent. And try to<strong> cover your head</strong> if it is possible. I didn’t know this before going, therefore, I feel a bit sorry if my behaviors are unrespectful for their culture and beliefs.</blockquote><blockquote>I recommend this convent so much because you will never find a second place like this in Estonia!</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*VnbWF33wTnaaqAQezQqblA.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*YuNIHBJ7N12T7pe6B1kVUw.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*be14P-ghKzU7oKSQxQ_mFw.jpeg" /></figure><h3>#4 — Hara Harbour</h3><blockquote><strong><em>⏰ Opening hours: </em></strong><em><br>From June to August — 11:00~20:00 (Monday to Sunday). <br>From September to May — 11:00~18:00 (Saturday to Sunday) <br></em><em>Ticket office closes 30 minutes before clsoing time. <br></em><strong><em>💲 Ticket:</em></strong><em> Adult 6 Euros / Student 4 Euros</em></blockquote><p>This is another fascinating abandoned building! But what makes it so special? <br>Because Hara Harbour used to be a Soviet Submarine Base! It was built by the Russian military between 1956 and 1958 and was used while they occupied Estonia until they fled in 1991, around the time of Estonian independence.<br>Even now it is abandoned, you can still see it becomes a great space for graffiti art 💛 I love this place!</p><blockquote>If you like to take some amazing pictures or want to have an adventure, definitely come to visit!</blockquote><p>By the way, it is a part of Lahemaa National Park. So I think it will be great if you can plan a hiking trip on the same day 😊</p><p>Thank you for reading! And don’t forget to give me many many likes and share the post! I really hope you guys like this article! <br>Actually, I have more cool spots I can show you guys. But the post will be too long if I write everything LOL 😆 So I decided to do it on different posts! <br><strong>Please stay tuned! See you next timeeee! 🖤💛💙💜💚🧡❤️️</strong></p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=e5d87bb8f171" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/taltech-blog/explore-4-coolest-places-in-north-estonia-e5d87bb8f171">Explore 4 Coolest Places in North Estonia!</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/taltech-blog">TalTech Blog</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Asian restaurants you must try in Tallinn!]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:28:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a typical Asian, my favorite thing to do in Tallinn is to explore various restaurants, especially when the weather is so bad, and I have nowhere to go 😝 since I have lived in Estonia for 1.5 years, of course, I already tried many different restaurants. And I can even tell you guys some of my favorite!<br><strong>Okay, are you ready for this food adventure? Here we go!</strong></p><h3>1. Hanköök</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*be7C-3gFDzsoMrCBiENw9A.png" /></figure><blockquote>📍Address: Lastekodu 12, Tallinn<br>⏰ Opening hours: Monday to Friday 11:00~18:00, Saturday 11:00~16:00, Sunday close! <br>🔎 FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HankookKoreanRestaurant/">https://www.facebook.com/HankookKoreanRestaurant/</a></blockquote><blockquote>😍 Why I love it so much: <strong>Cheap price (around 6~7.5 euro) ! Real local Korean food (the owner is Korean) ! and the menu has so many choices!</strong></blockquote><blockquote>🙋🏻What do I recommend: <strong>Bibimbob / Cheese Chicken Glabi / Seasoned Chicken</strong> are my loves in this restaurant. Definitely try them if you don’t know what to order. But I can promise you, even you order randomly. <strong>NOTHING WILL DISAPPOINT YOU!</strong> Because I already tried all the dishes they have😚and I love everything there!</blockquote><h3>2. Nuudel Telliskivi</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*x0qjH8r8Fcwq4D9z1WT7rQ.jpeg" /></figure><blockquote>📍Address: Telliskivi 15, Tallinn<br>⏰ Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 11:00~22:00, <br>Friday and Saturday 11:00~2300, Sunday 11:00~20:00 <br>🔎 FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nuudel.ee/">https://www.facebook.com/nuudel.ee/</a></blockquote><blockquote>😍 Why I love it so much: <strong>The food portion is big! You have to come when you are so hungry LOL !! Of course, their food is very tasty as well :)</strong></blockquote><blockquote>🙋🏻What do I recommend: I love <strong>curry</strong> categories. You can order Green, Red, Massaman or Penang curry! They usually come with lots of rice and vegetables. Or <strong>pad thai</strong> is amazing as well! I can say it is the same taste as I tired in Thailand before. Omg I already feel hungry now just by mentioning food. Anyway, this restaurant will surprise you, and I am sure it will become one of your favorites!</blockquote><h3>3. Gotsu Kyuho’s Kitchen</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*ey3rcPQeowWH6M1GaGwFGQ.png" /></figure><blockquote>📍Address: Pärnu mnt 62a, Tallinn<br>⏰ Opening hours: 12:00~20:00 (closed on Saturday and Sunday)<br>🔎 Website: <a href="https://gotsu.ee/">https://gotsu.ee/</a> (you can find the menu here!)<br>😍 Why I love it so much: Yes! <strong>Another fantastic Korean restaurant! The price is also very acceptable!</strong> Don’t miss it :)</blockquote><blockquote>🙋🏻What do I recommend: Because their “<strong>Fried Chicken with garlic-chili sauce</strong>” is incredible!!! The chicken is spicy and very luscious! Every time when I come here, I feel I finally back in Asia 😉 The <strong>Kimchi</strong> is also yummy, you have to order if you never try real Korean Kimchi!</blockquote><h3>4. Yui Sushi Burrito</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*cHKOLleRSAW7qRgCFQnoww.png" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*QEyOaveHWZn6dlzwRNBUuQ.png" /></figure><p>📍Address: Narva maantee 2, Tallinn<br>⏰ Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 12:00~21:00<br>🔎 Website: <a href="http://www.yuiresto.ee/?fbclid=IwAR2vKcAkjAc0QXuylrx6hk3_kcnBvs58z4qtuo2YxjMNMS78ebYRDR0-duo">www.yuiresto.ee</a> (you can find the menu here!)</p><p>😍 Why I love it so much: <strong>Cheap and satisfying business Bento lunch (12:00–16:00)! and a convenient location (at the city center)!</strong></p><p>🙋🏻What do I recommend: As I mentioned above, they have a very good lunch deal <strong>from 12:00 to16:00 on weekdays</strong>. You can order Bento for<strong> 5.9 euros</strong>. <br>So you might ask me, what is Bento? Bento usually holds rice or noodles, fish or meat, with pickled and cooked vegetables, in a box. <br>In Yui restaurant, you can get <strong>Pork, Chicken or Tempura vegetable bento</strong>. I love all of those! especially the price is very good :) YOU MUST TRY!</p><h4>✨✨✨BONUS✨✨✨</h4><h3>Boba Koda</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*zdTaZmmHckJhqpQmYNfQkQ.png" /></figure><blockquote>📍Address: Müürivahe Tänav 21, Tallinn<br> ⏰ Opening hours: 13–19 (closed on Mondays)<br>🔎 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bobakoda/">https://www.instagram.com/bobakoda/</a><br>😍 Why I love it so much: <strong>This is the best bubble tea shop in Tallinn ever! The taste is very Asian and Taiwanese!!</strong></blockquote><blockquote>Some people don’t know bubble tea is actually originally from Taiwan. <br>( yessss!! I am so proud )<br>And as a Taiwanese, I can say the drink here is very Taiwanese :) there are several bubble tea shops in Tallinn, to be honest, I can say they are just terrible! Only the bubble tea in Boba Koda, I feel Asian the most!! <br>so definitely listen to my advice! Go today!</blockquote><blockquote>🙋🏻What do I recommend: <strong>Classic bubble tea! </strong>If this is your first time trying bubble tea, you should take the most basic one! Even though nowadays Taiwan, bubble tea has already developed into many different flavors. but the most classic one will never fail. In Boba Koda, you can spend around <strong>3~4 euro</strong> for one amazing bubble tea, it is the same price as one coffee in the old town. The Bubble is very chewy. I am sure you will be in love with it!</blockquote><p>Anyway, it is my short Asian food recommendation in Tallinn, please give me some comments if you want to share or know something better! see you guys next time~</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=63c4dd78bda1" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/taltech-blog/asian-restaurants-you-must-try-in-tallinn-63c4dd78bda1">Asian restaurants you must try in Tallinn!</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/taltech-blog">TalTech Blog</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why they are in Taltach — Interview with our current students]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:38:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Why they are in Taltach — Interview with our current students</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*6wO_4NXDu1PfhYgU" /></figure><p>Hey guys! so I was thinking it will be interesting to interview some of our current students in Taltech, and ask how their experience so far. Although I have been studying in Estonia for more than one year, I still remember how anxious and nervous I was before entering this university. As a result, I believe this will be a useful post for our future students (like you :P) to know how the current students feel and what they want to share with you :)</p><p>I found 4 of my good friends to do this little interview of five questions, I hope their answers can satisfy your curiosity :)</p><blockquote><strong>→ Why did you come to Estonia to study? <br>→ Why you choose this program to study?<br>→ Do you like Estonia so far? <br>→ What advice will you give to future students if they want to come to Estonia? <br>→ The most surprising thing you learned or experienced or saw in Estonia?</strong></blockquote><h4>So, Let’s Get Started!!!</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/865/0*p-9TrsSLx6DAqmql" /></figure><p><strong>Hiruni Gunaratne | From Sri Lanka | Studying E-governance technologies (Master)</strong></p><blockquote>→ Taltech had the exact course I was looking for and the requirements matched with my profile. Therefore I applied and received a <strong>scholarship</strong> to come and study. Also, I was super excited to come to a totally different country than my home country to have a different experience.</blockquote><blockquote>→ I personally believe <strong>technology is the future</strong>. When I decided that I will study <strong>E-governance technologies</strong>, I knew I will be studying something futuristic and something which will have a huge impact on society anywhere ( Europe, Asia even the tiniest islands like my home country Sri Lanka). Being a computer science graduate I already had the base knowledge to carry out with my master studies. Also, this program is quite suitable for people with innovative and practical ideas on how to improve societies with technology.</blockquote><blockquote>→ Yes! Of course! I like Estonia! Especially because of its <strong>natural beauty</strong>. I love nature and Estonia has a good amount of nature for me to enjoy. Whenever I get a chance I travel around and now I have been to many places in Estonia. Also, I like my <strong>international community</strong>. So far I have learned a lot about other cultures and it is always interesting to discover more about people, their beliefs and cultural values.</blockquote><blockquote>→ I will tell the furture students : <strong>Search your options to study thoroughly. Do not choose a course if you don’t like it</strong>. Go with your passion and you will end up with something valuable after the degree. Also don’t forget to mingle with the locals, other international students and learn by experiences. Because you only get these days to mingle and have fun and collect memories for life. I would say live-laugh-love-also study!!</blockquote><blockquote>→ In Estonia, The whole winter experience was magical to me, because I am a person who never saw snow before :) I tried ice skating too and went to 4 Christmas markets in Europe during last winter (Tallinn, Helsinki, Dusseldorf, and Monschau). I know I love <strong>glogi</strong> lol and I can’t wait to see more of them this year. And also I went to see frozen waterfalls, frozen rivers, and frozen lakes. It was quite fascinating.</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/944/1*AJNJdZz2Lg61S149poeRcA.png" /></figure><p><strong>Putri Wilda Kirana | From Indonesia | Studying International Business Administration (Bachelor)</strong></p><blockquote>→ I have been searching for a place to study abroad a year prior decide study to Estonia, I want a place that has an <strong>international environment, have high quality in education but also affordable living cost.</strong> I also prefer the city that is <strong>not too crowded</strong>, since I prefer a quiet environment. Estonia attracted me due to the review as the international environment, the technology, and the digital system make everything more convenient.</blockquote><blockquote>→ I study I<strong>nternational Business Administration (Bachelor)</strong>. I want to study more about the business including marketing and finance. I think that this program is very suitable for me. The lectures in this program also very supportive and open if we have more questions.</blockquote><blockquote>→ I really like Estonia and being a student at Tallinn University of Technology. The country has really clean air, a simple bureaucracy system, and growing technology. Traveling across the country also very easy, I have visited other Estonian cities such as Tartu, Viljandi, Parnu, etc and it is very interesting to see the different parts of the country. In the study terms, there are many chances to improve knowledge by joining student clubs or events.</blockquote><blockquote>→ I will tell the furture students : <strong>Be ready to have friends from many countries, get to know a lot of cultures and always respect each other.</strong> Join a lot of students or local events will give more experiences and adapt to the environment easier.</blockquote><blockquote>→ I surprise that I survive the winter and actually quite enjoy it. Living with very little sunlight during the wintertime and longer days during summertime is a new experience for me and needs to adapt sometimes but it is very enjoyable. Besides study, I also join some volunteering events such as<strong> Black Tallinn Film Festival</strong> that gave me experiences in local cultures, make friends with other volunteers (international and Estonian) and how to organize big events.</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/960/0*1oaUV0IEfkmhLRp0" /></figure><p><strong>Maria Del Mar Salazar| From Colombia | Design and Technology Futures (Master)</strong></p><blockquote>→ I first came to Estonia because I met an Estonian in Colombia (a pretty small world, right?) This is how this whole adventure started and how my curiosity for the country began. Before making a decision to move here, I decided that I wanted to visit first. Because in Colombia, we know nothing about this tiny northern country and we actually think that is covered in snow all-year-round and that you would just freeze as soon as yous step in here (haha). In the summer 2017 came to visit and absolutely loved this country, is such a cozy and quiet place, but at the same time fun! I just thought is a great combination and also saw how people have a very good lifestyle in Estonia. <br>Since I always wanted to study in Europe, went back to Colombia and started to look for options to move for studies to Estonia. Came across “<strong>Study in Estonia”</strong> website and this was very helpful! In this website, I found<strong> a lot of information not only about study options but also about how it is to live here and what is needed to move over.</strong> This made my life so much easier and is where I found my master’s study program.</blockquote><blockquote>→ I have a background in Industrial Design, while looking for options to study in Estonia, I found a very cool master’s program called <strong>Design and Technology Futures</strong>, the description of it was just exactly what I was looking for. <strong>They combine design, technology and entrepreneurship and what could be a better place for this than Estonia</strong>, know as the e-society and a start-up hub…I also saw very cool projects which students have developed in this program and the carrer paths which people have taken after graduation. All this made a lot of sense to me and I decided to concentrate all my effort into making this happen…and it worked out! After a few months, some paper work, english tests (I didn’t pass the first one and had to travel to a different city in Colombia to re-take the exam, this was a nightmare), thinkinga lot and planning, I was accepted! In general, the process was very simple, all the information was clear and there was a lot of support and guidance, people really helped me along the way and made everything easier.</blockquote><blockquote>→ Estonia is a country that the world is beginning to discover and that has enormous potential, it is a very welcoming country, everything is close, you can find very diverse and great events, different types of people, people from all over the world. I like living here, I feel safe, it is organized and access to services is very convenient. Estonian culture is fascinating, during my first year of studies <strong>I participated in the TalTech Chamber choir and had the opportunity to sing at the Estonian Song Festival</strong>. This was a great experience, I was singing in Estonian language, with a crowd of 100,000 people, while there, I though to myself: How on earth did it make it here?…and with tears in my eyes I felt the luckiest person for having such a magical experience. <strong>This is a country which I have learned to love and to which I am very greatful.</strong></blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/640/0*k9_x8MhttCK3gZTT" /></figure><p><strong>Lin Kikuta | From Japan | studying cybersecurity (Bachelor)</strong></p><blockquote>→ I came to study cybersecurity because I am interested and Estonia is one of the famous countries in this field.</blockquote><blockquote>→ I want to know about IT field and I thought that if I learned cybersecurity, I could study all of the Internet. Also, I felt that this field has high demand all over the world.</blockquote><blockquote>→ Yes, I like it! I think Estonia is a very beautiful country with a lot of nature and I think Tallinn is a comfortable place to live in. I think it’s a good point to be able to focus on my studying because it’s a quiet city.</blockquote><blockquote>→ I will tell the furture students :My course is taught by English, so even people who cannot speak Estonian, it can take classes. So don’t worry and come to visit our uni! However, since it is cold in winter, so don’t forget to bring some warm clothes :)</blockquote><blockquote>→ In Estonia, I was surprised that there are many people join the startup company. Since meet-up events are also held frequently, I felt that many people were eager to create new things.</blockquote><p>so here is the little survey from the current students, I hope it can help you somehow. If you wanna know some specific programs, you can leave the comment below! I will try to find the student of that program to answer your questions! By the way, I am studying in Law, and specializing in International relations. You can ask me as well if you would like to study in this field :)</p><p>Happy Christmas! Now is my favorite time of the year in Estonia!</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=8a844391b706" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/taltech-blog/why-they-are-in-taltach-interview-with-our-current-students-8a844391b706">Why they are in Taltach — Interview with our current students</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/taltech-blog">TalTech Blog</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[親身經歷｜你不會想來愛沙尼亞的5大原因]]></title>
            <link>https://medium.com/border-story/%E8%A6%AA%E8%BA%AB%E7%B6%93%E6%AD%B7-%E4%BD%A0%E4%B8%8D%E6%9C%83%E6%83%B3%E4%BE%86%E6%84%9B%E6%B2%99%E5%B0%BC%E4%BA%9E%E7%9A%845%E5%A4%A7%E5%8E%9F%E5%9B%A0-3098bd0032e0?source=rss-a46ac9e9235------2</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tzu Ting Yeh 葉姿婷]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:29:40 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2020-10-19T07:19:14.236Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*RXjmCaNl_YRNOj7bpYMnaA.png" /></figure><p>獨自在 歐洲留學 ，一定會有很多不為人知的<strong>留學生甘苦談</strong>，畢竟事事不是像大家想像地那麼美好！雖然在<strong>「愛沙尼亞</strong>」唸書，是件很酷的事情！學費不僅不貴，還擁有國際化的教學環境，CP值超高！我也知道我之前寫的文章（<a href="https://theborderstory.com/10-advantages-of-studying-in-estonia/">為什麼在愛沙尼亞讀大學｜10個優點大公開</a>）很受大家歡迎！</p><p>感謝各位支持！可是我真也不想一窩蜂鼓勵大家來，如果不小心推了別人入坑，這樣也不好！所以我這次寫了很誠實地列出了，你可能不會想來住在<strong>愛沙尼亞</strong>的5大原因！希望對想來這裡居住的朋友們，不管是留學、工作、移民，都有幫助！</p><p>開頭先說，我搬家到了 WordPress了！<br>未來，我的新文章將會發佈在新架設的【<a href="https://theborderstory.com/">邊境獨白官方網站</a><strong>】。<br></strong>歡迎去訂閱我個人網站的電子報，或是把網站加入書籤，<br>才不會錯過我每次發布的新文章唷：）</p><p><a href="https://theborderstory.com/">https://theborderstory.com/<br>https://theborderstory.com/</a><br><a href="https://theborderstory.com/">https://theborderstory.com/</a></p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Ov7qrtNoWwXidWCIq3A-0A.png" /></figure><h3>1. 天氣太冷，冬天可到-25度。</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*vcMW1dTlN4fFgVmn.jpeg" /></figure><p>嗯，就是非常直白的一句話。<br>這裡冬天非常冷，也很長！去年從11月就開始下雪，下到今年4月底。<br>當大家都以為春天終於來了，沒想到5月又突然下了一場雪，真的很掃興！可是我個人是滿喜歡下雪的，也許是目前我只待一年吧，對雪還沒厭倦。<br>不過我的當地朋友、芬蘭同學每次只要看到雪，都會很不爽！<br>其實他們討厭冬天的心情，我也是可以理解啦。</p><blockquote><strong>畢竟，愛沙尼亞的冬天真的沒事可做，</strong></blockquote><blockquote><strong>下午三四點天就黑了，人一整天都會懶懶的！</strong></blockquote><blockquote><strong>更不想在-25度的天氣下，出門派對，就連逛街走路都累。</strong></blockquote><p>頂多跟朋友出門溜冰個幾次，但也不可能整個冬天都在溜呀！<br>所以愛沙尼亞的冬天，真的就是一個<strong>沒娛樂</strong>的地方！</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/719/0*42bPiwH3hREvk2j1.jpeg" /></figure><p>不過你可能會問我，那我是怎麼在冬天找樂子的？<br>畢竟我是在這裡唸書，所以有很多同學！<br>你們也知道大學很愛辦一些活動，所以我還不至於無聊到哪裡去，不過如果你是來工作的話，你可能真的要多多發展一些室內的個人興趣 XD</p><h3>2. 小國就是小，到處都遇到認識的人。</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*yc5Oq1rLULHQnY8R.png" /></figure><p><strong>愛沙尼亞全國總人口才130萬，而首都塔林也才43萬左右。</strong>所以基本上，不管你到哪裡，都可以遇見你的朋友，或是你朋友的朋友！尤其是國際學生的圈子更小，像我不會說愛沙尼亞文，我一定就是跟會說英文的人混在一起。</p><blockquote><strong>於是這就形成了：<br>不僅我搭公車、逛街、吃飯會遇到我朋友。<br>就連當初應徵工作時，在公司也巧遇好幾個同學！<br>更扯的是滑tinder很常看到一堆認識的人… XD</strong></blockquote><p>雖然地方小，人們連結很方便，也很快速。<br>可是我認為塔林實在太小了！有時候想把不同領域的人分開來，不過這件事很困難，因為<strong>你總有一些朋友會重複出現在你生活的各種場子</strong>（心很累）。</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/750/0*a3bbBMHFL5JqaqfZ.jpeg" /></figure><h3>3. 待久了可能很無聊，而且亞洲料理很貴。</h3><p>愛沙尼亞是個很漂亮的地方，但是好水好水就是好無聊。<br>塔林基本上就是一個觀光客喜歡去的老城＋附近一些觀光景點，就沒了。<br>可想而知，其他城市更小，之前去塔爾圖（Tartu)參加模擬聯合國會議（MUN），根本不到兩個小時就逛完全部的地方，實在是一個又小又巧的城市</p><pre><strong>因此在愛沙尼亞生活，懂得去找事做很重要。</strong></pre><p>所以你們應該可以理解，為何我才大一就在半工半讀的日子了，不然大概會被無聊死，畢竟平常也沒什麼地方可以去！不如賺錢殺時間 XD</p><p>說到吃的，這裡不僅沒有傳說中的亞洲超市，也沒有很多的亞洲料理餐廳，選擇實在非常有限！而且還很貴。</p><p>我要偷偷抱怨一下，前幾天去吃一家日本料理餐廳，除了點拉麵外，還點了抹茶喝。我一直以為抹茶是一壺的，我還打算跟我朋友一起分享。<br>結果沒想到來了，居然是一個茶壺杯大小的抹茶而已，沒開玩笑，我一口就喝完！而且這樣還要3.5歐（約123塊台幣）！真的貴死了！<br>突然很想念愛爾蘭有很多亞洲餐廳，但也不見得價格那麼誇張啊！<br>果然是物以稀為貴呀 。<br>就連這裡的壽司都是獨創的愛沙尼亞口味，我不明白為何每間壽司店賣的壽司皮都要炸過！！不過，當地人好像都很喜歡炸皮壽司。雖然吃起來是好吃的啦，但這就不是真正的壽司啊！（氣）</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*oGUJlakcboWSiF5l.jpg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*PLvkN0HXX15w5aKn.jpg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/683/0*2akHYn3hVSBmmGCA.jpg" /></figure><p>簡單來說呢，愛沙尼亞是個挺『<strong>peace</strong>』的國家，大自然很美，空氣很好，但相對來說，也就是太peace了，所以生活久了就很無聊。<br>這裡也不像其他歐洲國家，有很多大型活動，連美食都很少。</p><p>不過，身為一名吃貨的台灣人，我還是有努力在挖掘這裡的美食。<br>希望下次可以跟大家分享我在這裡的口袋名單 ：）</p><h3>4. 當地人普遍害羞冷漠。</h3><p>雖然我在愛沙尼亞生活，但其實我是用英文唸大學的。<br>所以我們班算是國際班，有來自世界各地的同學，愛沙尼亞人反而很少！<br>因此我沒什麼機會認識當地人，不過當地人也很害羞就是了！</p><blockquote><strong>愛沙尼亞人喜歡待在自己的圈子裡，不像西班牙人、義大利人那麼熱情。<br>可以說他們跟北歐人很像，人跟人之間會保持距離，也較沈默寡言。</strong></blockquote><p>我之前看過一個網友在網路社團上發問：<br>他問說『<strong>我即將要搬去愛沙尼亞了，請問要怎麼樣才能融入當地，交更多朋友？</strong>』</p><p>沒想到，好多愛沙尼亞人回『<strong>我在這裡生活30年了，還是沒朋友呀</strong>！』『<strong>別想了吧！愛沙尼亞人不懂的交朋友的。</strong>』諸如此類的答覆。</p><p>因此愛沙尼亞人不僅是對外國人害羞，他們對待自己人也沒開放到哪去。<br>我之前還跟一些在這裡生活的亞洲朋友聊過，我們都認為<strong>愛沙尼亞人也很像日本人</strong>，個性都是屬於<strong>內斂</strong>那種。<br>所以，如果你最後打算來，你很有可能會體會到『在愛沙尼亞生活，但當地朋友卻沒幾個的』情況。<br>其實我就是在說我自己啦（哈哈哈）不過我一直在努力認識當地人！<br>畢竟在別人土地上過日子，還是想多瞭解他們的文化跟習慣。</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/750/0*2EtAQtCS44DlMssm.jpeg" /></figure><p><strong>說到這裡，我還是要幫愛沙尼亞人說一下話，他們人還是非常友好的！</strong><br>他們不會表面上叫你dear，然後私下不把你當一回事。<br>他們也不是隨便裝熟那型。他們很真誠，只要認定你了，就會是真心朋友。</p><p><strong>一旦你成功與當地人做朋友，他們就是真的把你當朋友！</strong></p><p>再教大家一招，跟北歐人或愛沙尼亞交友，喝酒先打破距離就對了！<br>通常只要他們醉了，真的就與你稱兄道弟！不過隔天認不認帳是另一回事:P</p><h3>5. 工作類型比較設限！</h3><p>之前有篇文章（<a href="https://theborderstory.com/10-advantages-of-studying-in-estonia/">為什麼在愛沙尼亞讀大學｜10個優點大公開</a>）提到IT產業的蓬勃發展，以及這裡的數位科技。所以若你是做這方面的工作，理所當然很吃香，畢竟很好找工作，很多公司都有缺人。<br>但如果你是像我讀的是法律，這種比較不相關的專業，機會真的會很設限！尤其又像我不會說當地語言的話，要找到理想的工作，不是件容易的事情。</p><pre><strong>在愛沙尼亞的英語工作，通常不是IT，就是customer service方面的。</strong></pre><p>因此若是你問我，我畢業後會不會在愛沙尼亞生活。老實說，我不知道。<br><strong>可是我不會太擔心，因為我覺得在任何國家，即使在台灣，都沒人能保證你可以找到工作，所以還是努力充實自己比較重要</strong>。</p><p><strong>我的看法是，每個國家都各有優缺點。</strong>像我以前在愛爾蘭生活，我也很討厭那裡時常下雨，風又大，幾天出太陽的好天氣，就好像奇蹟般的幸運。所以比起下雨，我個人是覺得下雪比較棒，至少雪白的世界是漂亮的。下雨只會製造不方便，根本也沒美感可言</p><p>文章到尾聲了，謝謝你的閱讀。</p><h4>🔶 如果你對「愛沙尼亞留學」感興趣，也歡迎你聯絡我。</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*N9LuChK1WkqwHFRB62w2pA.png" /></figure><p>有興趣的話，歡迎點下面的連結，了解更詳細的資訊。</p><p><a href="https://theborderstory.com/service/"></a></p><h4>🔶 若是有關於合作，歡迎寫信給我。</h4><p>請傳至信箱：borderxstory@gmail.com<br>謝謝你！我一定會盡快答覆！</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=3098bd0032e0" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/border-story/%E8%A6%AA%E8%BA%AB%E7%B6%93%E6%AD%B7-%E4%BD%A0%E4%B8%8D%E6%9C%83%E6%83%B3%E4%BE%86%E6%84%9B%E6%B2%99%E5%B0%BC%E4%BA%9E%E7%9A%845%E5%A4%A7%E5%8E%9F%E5%9B%A0-3098bd0032e0">親身經歷｜你不會想來愛沙尼亞的5大原因</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/border-story">邊境獨白 Border Story</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[為什麼在愛沙尼亞讀大學｜10個優點大公開]]></title>
            <link>https://medium.com/border-story/%E7%82%BA%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E5%9C%A8%E6%84%9B%E6%B2%99%E5%B0%BC%E4%BA%9E%E8%AE%80%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8-10%E5%80%8B%E5%84%AA%E9%BB%9E%E5%A4%A7%E5%85%AC%E9%96%8B-450e0b6cef0c?source=rss-a46ac9e9235------2</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tzu Ting Yeh 葉姿婷]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:48:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2020-10-19T07:36:09.544Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>10個優點大公開：為什麼我在愛沙尼亞讀大學？</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/750/1*-joV_Ie84MKAnHRZXoKPag.jpeg" /><figcaption>先日常曬照一下，我現在過得很好唷！</figcaption></figure><p>很多人到現在還是很好奇，我為何會來到『<strong>愛沙尼亞</strong>』這個國家念大學，畢竟這真的是個很冷們的選擇。於是，<strong>我整理出了10個好處，關於當初為何我會在攤開世界地圖的那一刻，選中愛沙尼亞成為我未來三年的家。</strong></p><p>開頭先說，我搬家到了 WordPress了！<br>未來，我的新文章將會發佈在新架設的【<a href="https://theborderstory.com/">邊境獨白官方網站</a><strong>】。<br></strong>歡迎去訂閱我個人網站的電子報，或是把網站加入書籤，<br>才不會錯過我每次發布的新文章唷：）</p><p><a href="https://theborderstory.com/">https://theborderstory.com/<br>https://theborderstory.com/</a><br><a href="https://theborderstory.com/">https://theborderstory.com/</a></p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Ov7qrtNoWwXidWCIq3A-0A.png" /></figure><h3>1. 比起其他留學國家，學費超便宜！</h3><p>不瞞大家說，「<strong>學費便宜」真的是我來 愛沙尼亞留學 最主要的原因了！</strong><br>當初我想說要去歐洲唸書，但像德國、英國、荷蘭卻一點也不吸引我。除了是我本身就比較愛小眾國家，另一個原因是我覺得在那邊念書太貴了，即使是半工半讀，我應該也會活得很辛苦！後來我因緣際會發現了愛沙尼亞這個地方，不過我對它的認識僅此於『波羅的海三小國』及『塔林老城』，壓根也沒想到這是一個CP值超高的留學國家。</p><blockquote><strong>像我目前是讀法律系（大二副修國際關係），一學期有30必修國際學分，學費是1650歐（約台幣五萬七）。</strong></blockquote><p>其實這跟台灣私校差不多價錢，比起其他貴桑桑的歐洲國家，我覺得愛沙尼亞真的是一個很可以考慮的地方。</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/580/0*PS2bEgjlyhvyMRmC.jpg" /></figure><h3>2. 生活費跟台灣差不多，很可以負擔！</h3><p>愛沙尼亞消費不高，大致上來說，其實跟台灣差不多！<br>只要不常外食，其實是可以省很多錢的。我自己是都有維持記帳的習慣，來半年多都沒停止過。</p><blockquote>最省的時候，我一個月只花約62歐元在食物上（約台幣2200)，平均一天食物開銷只有74塊台幣。天天煮真的是有可能的！<br>最瘋狂的時候（就是上個月），我總共花了175歐（約台幣6000），畢竟我上個月找到新工作了，也開始有很多聚餐，根本沒時間在家煮飯。</blockquote><p>這裡的餐廳最便宜2～3歐就可以吃一餐（好不好吃不評論，哈哈哈哈），像是學生餐廳就是我很愛去的地方，我常常課堂之間就會跟朋友去嗑個蛋糕，你也可以看見很多上班族來我們學校吃午餐，雖然國外的食物大多都逃離不了馬鈴薯，吃久了也真的滿膩的。可是愛沙尼亞整體來說，其實是個<strong>很可以負擔的國家</strong>。</p><p>關於住宿方面，我目前是住宿舍，而且最新的一棟，但你必須跟另外一個人一起share房間，一個套房裡總共有2個房間，所以加你會有4個人一起共有廁所和廚房。</p><blockquote><strong>一個月租金85歐元（沒加水電費），加了水電後，夏天最貴才90歐，冬天最貴也才115歐（約台幣4000)！</strong></blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/0*oQUMtRzcCzmf2kyo.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/0*CDpH_LPHFJjxkuhf.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/0*Y3DZcezza1Qy3BEN.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/600/0*m5skeN9XRszP7yZL.jpeg" /></figure><h3>3. 住在首都的居民，交通完全免費！</h3><blockquote>對！我覺得光是這點，就完勝任何國家！<br><strong>只要你是在塔林（愛沙尼亞的首都）唸書，拿到這裡的居留證，就可以在塔林免費乘坐大眾交通工具！</strong></blockquote><p>不管是buse、trolley-bus、trams，任何一種交通工具都免費！只要拿到居留證之後，在你的悠遊卡上登記。你就可以在任何時間、任何地點，隨你搭到爽。我只有去年夏天剛來愛沙尼亞時，買了兩次的月票（一個月23歐），之後再也沒花半分錢在交通上。<br>這種福利對於窮學生真的很好，尤其是在冬天暴雪時，你根本不會想在路上走路，這時候你就會很感激，隨時都有免費的車可以搭。<br>我甚至有時候會跟朋友坐晚上最晚的公車去市區，然後在夜店玩到早上，六點再坐第一班的公車回家。（連計程車的錢也省了）</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/450/0*ht8-7F6QqQoK8eL7.jpg" /></figure><h3>4. 英文水平高，不需要會愛沙尼亞語！</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/477/0*kcHQljhr8N0yij3U.jpg" /></figure><p>在愛沙尼亞，幾乎每個人都可以說英文，而且英文程度是可以跟你流利對話的。雖然他們的語言還是以愛沙尼亞語為主，次要語言則是俄文。</p><p>但身為一個已經來八個月的外國人，我到現在只會說『你好』、『謝謝』、『我愛你』、『再見」、『親親』和一些髒話，所以不要擔心你不會說當地語言，我在這裡認識的外國人，也沒幾個人會說的，畢竟愛語太難了。</p><blockquote><strong>學校也都是全英授課，大家都說英文，不會說愛沙尼亞文一點也沒關係。</strong></blockquote><p>不過，多學總是不會有損失的，愛沙尼亞人比較像北歐人，他們很害羞，通常不主動跟你說話，如果你會一些當地語言，交朋友也比較容易。</p><h3>5. 國際化環境，同學來自世界各地！</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/401/0*GQA8VoXfp1kSl-v9.jpeg" /></figure><p>我們班是個聯合國，同學來自世界各地，但<strong>只有2個亞洲人，我和一個日本女孩</strong>！這樣的環境讓我覺得非常好，除了沒有任何機會說中文，也可以讓自己一直去不停認識不同國家的同學。<br>像我室友是印尼人，我的好朋友則來自烏克蘭、安提瓜和巴布達、挪威、芬蘭、喬治亞、烏茲別克、拉脫維亞、葡萄牙、美國，幾乎世界各地的國籍都可以在我們學校找到！<strong>連我現在工作的新創公司裡，員工也超過20個國籍</strong>，每次我想到這麼小的國家，卻有那麼多不同文化的人，真的是件很興奮的事！</p><h3>6. 亞洲人超少！你是稀有動物！</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/401/0*jk5U4Z1cPoFig-aB.jpeg" /></figure><p>同上點所說的，愛沙尼亞的亞洲人很少，老城觀光區不算的話，走在路上幾乎沒看過亞洲人，連滿地開花的中國人，這裡也很少見到，光是這點我就覺得非常好（笑）。<br>之前聽說全愛沙尼亞，只有200個中國人，所以你們也應該可以明白<strong>愛沙尼亞是沒有『亞洲超市』</strong>這種東西的。想當初我在愛爾蘭打工時，嘴饞就可以去亞超買買醬油或泡麵，但我已經來愛沙尼亞那麼久了，沒吃過什麼亞洲食物。雖然大賣場還是有賣一些進口食品，但畢竟跟琳瑯滿目的亞超不一樣，也貴上許多。</p><p>所以如果你真的想家的話，我非常建議來愛沙尼亞可以帶個<strong>國際電鍋</strong>，這大半年來我都是靠那個活下去的！或是你們也可以<strong>搭船去芬蘭（只要兩個多小時）</strong>，去亞洲超市尋寶。但你們必須明白，芬蘭是個消費超高的國家。</p><p>總之，我自己對吃的不是太講究，雖然愛沙尼亞沒有太多『亞洲資源』，但我其實就是看上這點才來的，畢竟像是愛爾蘭、德國、西班牙這些熱門的歐洲國家，亞洲人的人口實在太過於飽和了。</p><h3>7. 治安良好（旅行35個國家後，親身推薦）</h3><p>我曾經在愛爾蘭、義大利、賽爾維亞被扒過錢包，對於歐洲的治安我早就不存希望，旅行在外的那幾年，除了腰帶背上身，現金分散放，我必須隨時隨地提高警戒，不管是拿著手機查地圖也好，還是只是接一下電話，我都沒有真正一刻鬆下心防，尤其是晚上一個人在路上行走時，我的臉只有臭字可以形容。畢竟我不想要流露出害怕的樣子，只有在你表現得一副不在乎的模樣，壞人才有可能不接近你。</p><blockquote><strong>可是吧，自從來到愛沙尼亞，我沒有一刻對當地的治安懷疑過。</strong></blockquote><p>也許是我還沒碰到，但是大致上來說，在愛沙尼亞是非常安全的！我常走在路上滑手機，在觀光區也例外，也常跟朋友在外面派對到凌晨，晚上走路回家也不害怕，因為路上基本就是『<strong>連個人影都沒有</strong>』。畢竟這是一個小國，<strong>總人口才130萬</strong>，出了塔林之後，就是無止盡的森林了。<br>根據網路數據，愛沙尼亞森林的覆蓋率高達47%！幾乎快一半的土地都是樹！！</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/401/0*eo1UKZAr8Gx2fgy4.jpeg" /></figure><p>我沒有開玩笑，但我們學校後面就是一座森林，相不相信由你。</p><p>所以吧，在這個人口那麼小的國家，<strong>犯罪率相對來說是很低的</strong>。外來移民也是很少的，通常來愛沙尼亞的外國人，不是來念書就是工作，比較少有其他的可能。<br>而且愛沙尼亞是個宗教、政治很自由的地方，這裡的人其實不太在乎公眾事務，他們只在乎過好自己的生活（這點也能說明他們害羞保守的天性）。</p><h3>8. 世界排名空氣品質最乾淨！過敏都好了！</h3><p>我來自高雄，一個空氣品質時常亮紅燈的城市，所以過敏從小就一直出現在我的人生裡。不過在愛沙尼亞生活的這段日子，我才真正感受到什麼是空氣清新，<strong>不管是夏天還冬天，雨天還晴天，這裡的空氣永遠都那麼好</strong>！（畢竟樹那麼多）</p><blockquote><strong>根據世界衛生組織 (WHO)，世界上數一數二的空氣最乾淨的國家，有愛沙尼亞、芬蘭、挪威、冰島，都是位於北歐！！</strong></blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/878/0*PLfS92QqaYFycT0D.jpg" /></figure><h3>9. 數位治國，連工作合約都數位簽名！</h3><p>說真的，愛沙尼亞真的是一個太進步的國家了，很多事都是我來到這裡才大開眼界，雖然台灣非常方便，但我覺得很多政策，台灣還必須跟愛國學習。像是我最近剛找到工作，公司要我簽合約，但他們卻要求我<a href="https://www.id.ee/en/rubriik/signing/"><strong>數位簽名（sign digitally）</strong></a>。雖然我早就知道愛國是個幾乎『無紙化』的國家，但關於要怎麼數位簽名，我還是一點頭緒也沒有，幸好我有當地朋友幫我！他們說，他們不管做什麼事情都可以數位簽名，只要手機或電腦就能搞定！</p><blockquote>簡單來說呢，我在我的電腦上下載一個政府部門的app，然後再將電腦接上讀卡機，在讀卡機裡插上你自己的身分證（外國人的話是居留證），這時候電腦就會顯示讀到『你的身份』了。然後你再將公司合約套入到你的身份裡，按下簽名，你就自然而然地數位簽名了！前前後後花不到1分鐘！完全不浪費紙跟資源！最後再將檔案email回給公司就好。</blockquote><blockquote><strong>你還能線上投票、報稅、看醫生的就診紀錄。 在愛沙尼亞，有99%由政府提供的服務，都可以在網路上完成（除了結婚、離婚、買賣土地這3件事，需要本人到政府機關親自辦理外）。</strong></blockquote><h3>10. IT產業蓬勃發展，人人皆可創業！</h3><p>雖然我是讀法律，這跟愛沙尼亞一點也扯不上邊。但如果你是個熱愛<strong>IT</strong>的人，或是對網路安全感興趣的話，那你非常適合來愛沙尼亞唸書。這裡除了隨時都有<strong>IT</strong>方面的活動，連你畢業後也不怕找不到工作，因為永遠有公司在找這方面的人才，而且薪水真的比起他職位高很多！</p><p>愛沙尼亞也是個非常鼓勵人們創業的地方，<em>這裡『到處』都是新創公司</em>（startup)，很多年輕人都會自己開創一個資訊、網路、科技方面的公司。</p><blockquote>拿我現在的公司舉例好了，我們公司的CEO跟我差不多大，<strong>他也才23歲</strong>，他只在三年前創立這家公司，但員工人數從10以下，成長到目前超過300位！！！前陣子我們公司才完成了770萬美元的第一輪融資，而投資人有Paul Buchheit（Gmail創辦人）、Ashton Kutcher（美國喜劇演員）之類的。</blockquote><p>總之，我認為愛沙尼亞是個機會多的地方，在這裡什麼都可以發生！<br>但這可能只比較侷限在IT方面唷！</p><p>文章到尾聲了，謝謝大家花時間閱讀！我個人是覺得綜合以上全部優點，愛沙尼亞還是一個CP值很高的留學國家。<strong>畢竟沒有人說你去英國、美國讀書，就比較好找工作，這完全是看每個人的運氣和努力。</strong>所以，在我當初評估所有的好與壞之後，我還是決定來這裡闖闖看，即使網路上什麼留學文章也找不太到：）</p><h4>🔶 如果你對「愛沙尼亞留學」感興趣，也歡迎你聯絡我。</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*N9LuChK1WkqwHFRB62w2pA.png" /></figure><p>有興趣的話，歡迎點下面的連結，了解更詳細的資訊。</p><p><a href="https://theborderstory.com/service/">https://theborderstory.com/service/</a><br><a href="https://theborderstory.com/service/">https://theborderstory.com/service/</a><br><a href="https://theborderstory.com/service/">https://theborderstory.com/service/</a></p><p>🔶 <strong>若是有關於合作，歡迎寫信給我。</strong></p><p>請傳至信箱：borderxstory@gmail.com <br>謝謝你！我一定會盡快答覆！</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=450e0b6cef0c" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/border-story/%E7%82%BA%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%E5%9C%A8%E6%84%9B%E6%B2%99%E5%B0%BC%E4%BA%9E%E8%AE%80%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8-10%E5%80%8B%E5%84%AA%E9%BB%9E%E5%A4%A7%E5%85%AC%E9%96%8B-450e0b6cef0c">為什麼在愛沙尼亞讀大學｜10個優點大公開</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/border-story">邊境獨白 Border Story</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[我撿到了蘇聯紙鈔？在愛沙尼亞說俄文？來自烏茲別克、喬治亞的同學？]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tzu Ting Yeh 葉姿婷]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2018 13:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2020-10-20T09:58:12.049Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*JRBI4q_ZrKOzYjtGoWIahg@2x.jpeg" /></figure><p>開學三個禮拜了！雖然過去幾年，我也花很多時間在世界走跳，該有的文化衝擊，與開拓的眼界，一點也少不了。但這開學這段日子以來，我卻感覺自己<strong>吸收了以往不曾知道的『新知識』。<br></strong>以下是我在愛沙尼亞的生活觀察，是發生在我周遭的真實事件，</p><blockquote>這篇的主題是『蘇聯影響不容小覷』。</blockquote><p>說真的，我對蘇聯這塊歷史與過去不太了解，也不知道它的存在對世界造成多大的影響。直到來到愛沙尼亞，我發現<strong>事事都和蘇聯息息相關</strong>。</p><p>開頭先說，我搬家到了 WordPress了！<br>未來，我的新文章將會發佈在新架設的【<a href="https://theborderstory.com/">邊境獨白官方網站</a><strong>】。<br></strong>歡迎去訂閱我個人網站的電子報，或是把網站加入書籤，<br>才不會錯過我每次發布的新文章唷：）</p><p><a href="https://theborderstory.com/">https://theborderstory.com/<br>https://theborderstory.com/</a><br><a href="https://theborderstory.com/">https://theborderstory.com/</a></p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*e4Fnojad5MImnsqH.png" /></figure><h3>1. 人人都會說俄文</h3><p>雖然我在愛沙尼亞讀書，但我同學基本上是來自世界各地，畢竟是全英文授課。最酷的是，很多都是來自那些台灣人不太熟悉的國家，例如<strong>喬治亞</strong> 、<strong>烏茲別克</strong>、<strong>烏克蘭</strong>、<strong>白俄羅斯</strong>、<strong>摩爾多瓦</strong>，雖然他們都擁有自己的語言，但每次我們聚在一起聊天時，語言都會突然從<strong>『英文』轉換成『俄文』</strong>，剛開始我一頭霧水，明明就是來自不同國家的人，為什麼大家都會說俄文？英文不是更國際化嗎？</p><blockquote><strong>原來，這些國家都曾被蘇聯統治過<br>所以他們多多少少都會說俄文，只是程度好壞而已。</strong></blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*sNTtWujqlKLXHfyp.jpeg" /></figure><h3>2. 處處都有蘇聯蹤跡</h3><p>雖然愛沙尼亞人通常不喜歡俄國人，痛恨那段悲慘的過去，但不可否認的是，在愛沙尼亞130萬人口裡，仍有高達32萬是俄國人。他們依舊操著俄文，在這裡過著俄式生活（很多人甚至不會講愛沙尼亞文）。最好的例子，莫過於我們學校附近的雜貨店了，我們都叫它 ” <strong>Russian market</strong>” ，店如其名，它就是典型的『<strong>俄國商店</strong>』，店員是俄國人，在店裡每個人都說著俄文，而學生會那麼愛它，是因為位置就在學校對面，價格也比大賣場便宜許多。</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*4gWsbV3nKv5cH1pu.jpeg" /></figure><p>另一個發生在我身上的例子是，</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/770/0*qknkhHSkDxBN7c0b.jpg" /></figure><blockquote><strong>我居然撿到了蘇聯時期的鈔票！超妙的！</strong></blockquote><p>故事是這樣的，因為我是個窮學生，所以我很常光顧二手商店，在愛沙尼亞，二手商店多到數不清，品質也都有一定的保證，絕對不是你我印象中那種『舊舊髒髒』的衣服，最棒的是，價錢便宜到不行，我每次進去都至少拿5件衣服出來！</p><p>那天我花了18元（台幣）買了一個二手皮夾，雖然看起來有些歲月，但這就是我喜歡它的原因。結果回家打開發現，裡面居然夾著兩張1塊紙鈔，紙鈔的大小比尋常的還要小，文字看似像俄文！</p><p>於是我跑去問我烏克蘭朋友，他說這是<strong>蘇聯的紙鈔</strong>，但他看起來一點也不驚訝，因為他家裡還有很多XD 所以我常在想，我是不是該學俄文呢？畢竟在愛沙尼亞，俄文看似實用也更通行！只不過，盡量別再愛沙尼亞人面前說俄文，因為他們不會喜歡的XD</p><h3>3. 連玩牌都是蘇聯規則</h3><p>住學校宿舍最棒的就是，可以半夜跑去朋友家串門子 打屁聊天，也是最好聯繫感情的方式。前幾天朋友提議來玩牌，他們說來玩<strong>Durak</strong>吧！畢竟這是唯一的撲克遊戲，大家都會！但我想說的是，我不會呀！我一問之下，究竟是什麼『國際遊戲』大家都知道，我卻連聽都沒聽過。</p><blockquote><strong>原來『Durak』是俄文『傻瓜』的意思，是最典型的蘇聯撲克遊戲。</strong></blockquote><blockquote><strong>我們幾乎可以説，所有被蘇聯統治過的國家，人人都知道怎麼玩Durak！！</strong></blockquote><p>至少我朋友都知道啦，他們也說在他們的國家裡，Durak是最基本也道地的撲克遊戲。不過我到現在還是不太會玩，因此我很常輸，而這個遊戲規則是<strong>最後剩最多牌的人，就是傻瓜</strong>。<strong>所以我很常被開玩笑是傻瓜 XD</strong></p><h3>4. 居然沒人要陪我去蘇聯展</h3><p>講到這個就好笑！我無意間得知了，最近有個 “<strong>回到蘇聯時代</strong>” 展，那裡會展示當時的家裡擺飾、車子、商店、人們的生活習慣，看完網路上的簡介，我覺得挺有趣的，於是就約朋友一起去！但卻沒有人感興趣！</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*dZOcM426jw5NigmQ.jpeg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*oi_I2tgd9EzkYU-u.jpg" /></figure><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/750/0*bM_gpE0uTP0l2HL6.jpeg" /></figure><blockquote><strong>烏克蘭朋友說：我幹嘛花錢去看我家裡長怎樣呀?</strong></blockquote><blockquote><strong>喬治亞朋友也說：我外婆家跟圖片一模一樣啊！</strong></blockquote><p>說的也是！被蘇聯統治過的國家，從小就是在那樣的環境長大，怎麼會對習以為常的生活感興趣！<br>於是吧，到現在還沒有人要陪我去XDDD <br>真的是滿好笑的～</p><p>只能說，雖然過去幾年，我也花很多時間在世界走跳，該有的文化衝擊、開拓的眼界，一點也少不了！<br>但來到愛沙尼亞生活之後，我還是學到了很多新知識！<br>這是以前想都沒想過的！旅行真的可以徹底地改變一個人！</p><p>文章到尾聲了，謝謝大家花時間閱讀！我個人是覺得，愛沙尼亞還是一個CP值很高的留學國家。<strong>畢竟沒有人說你去英國、美國讀書，就比較好找工作，還是有出路，這完全是看每個人的運氣和努力。</strong>所以，在我當初評估所有的好與壞之後，我還是決定來這裡闖闖看，即使網路上什麼留學文章也找不太到：）</p><h3>🔶 如果你對「愛沙尼亞留學」感興趣，也歡迎你聯絡我。</h3><figure><img alt="" 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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tzu Ting Yeh 葉姿婷]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 07:41:25 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2020-10-20T10:02:52.699Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*Mv9x3iYQItc_ljqAYKdKUw.png" /></figure><p>我來愛沙尼亞唸大學了！<br>好久沒更新了，突然告訴大家這個驚喜的消息。<br>我今年21歲，三年前從高中畢業後，直接跑去愛爾蘭打工度假，後來花了一些時間旅行與工作，一直在名為『世界』的這所大學走跳。<br>然而，今年我做了一個重大的決定，<strong>我想重回學生的身份</strong>。</p><p>這些年雖獨自在外學會生存，遇見了許多美好事物，但當我跳出自己舒適圈，越走越遠，越看越多之時，我才發現自己太無知了！這諾大的世界，擁有許多我從沒想像過的模樣，當我敞開心胸去接受各種文化的洗禮，我恍然才發現以前的眼界真的好狹隘！</p><p>是的，換言之，當你越是嘗試去了解一些事實與道理，當你拿著鋤頭越挖越深，你看見的只是那一層又一層的知識，源源不絕，沒有盡頭。<br>學習是一輩子的事，我不願意自己站在原地不動，我不樂意關在自己的島嶼上，因此<strong>來唸大學不是大家都唸大學，所以我也要念，而是我想要，我也需要。</strong></p><blockquote>開頭先說，我搬家到了 WordPress了！<br>未來，我的新文章將會發佈在新架設的【<a href="https://theborderstory.com/">邊境獨白官方網站</a><strong>】。<br></strong>歡迎去訂閱我個人網站的電子報，或是把網站加入書籤，<br>才不會錯過我每次發布的新文章唷：）</blockquote><p><a href="https://theborderstory.com/">https://theborderstory.com/<br>https://theborderstory.com/</a><br><a href="https://theborderstory.com/">https://theborderstory.com/</a></p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*YLs-OrftAXuoo_zv.png" /></figure><h3>1. 愛沙尼亞到底在哪裡？</h3><p>愛沙尼亞位於歐洲東北部，鄰近國家分別是俄羅斯與芬蘭。而愛沙尼亞又與拉脫維亞、立陶宛合稱『<strong>波羅的海三小國</strong>』。<strong>它是在1991年蘇聯解體後成立的小國家，首都是塔林。</strong>很多人誤以為愛沙尼亞是全球最小的國家，但其實它的領土還大過丹麥或瑞士，只是因為愛沙尼亞<strong>全國總人口才130萬人</strong>（比台北還要少），他才會被稱為世界上最小的國家之一！</p><p>也因為愛沙尼亞是高緯度國家，我8月中來到這裡時，居然晚上10點了，天還是亮的，不過這也代表冬天會很難熬，聽說溫度最低可以到-20度，最快下午三點就會天黑，希望我能順利在這裡存活下來<strong>。</strong></p><h3>2. 居然是Skype、TransferWise大企業的發源地</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/640/0*x0ag3CNMgN63m5UI" /></figure><p>全世界沒有人不知道Skype，可是我敢說多數人都不知道，<strong>Skype就是在愛沙尼亞發明的</strong>！很驚訝吧！想當初我在申請大學的過程中，其中一個關卡就是線上Skype面試，感覺得出來愛沙尼亞人也挺驕傲自己改變了世界呀！</p><p>根據維基百科，微軟Skype部門總部位於盧森堡，但部門中大部份開發團隊和部門內的44%雇員仍然在愛沙尼亞的<strong>塔林</strong>和<strong>塔爾圖</strong>工作。<strong>而且skype的辦公室就在我們學校後面，走路一分鐘，我每次經過的時候，都覺得好神奇，這就是我以前跟網友聊天用的Skype啊！！！</strong></p><p>就連<strong>TransferWise</strong>、<strong>Taxify</strong>也都是源自愛沙尼亞。TransferWise是個線上跨國轉帳服務，可以讓使用者跳過銀行這個中間人，直接將錢轉入對方的戶頭，過程快速，而且重點是收取少量手續費！不然每次透過跨國轉帳，都會默默被銀行吃掉好多手續費啊！</p><p>但我來到塔林讀書後，也用了不少次Taxify，因為每次出門party到凌晨時，都會跟朋友share Taxify的錢回宿舍，這邊的Uber倒是沒那麼盛行，反而還比較貴，所以非常推薦來塔林玩耍的朋友們，可以用用看Taxify！便宜又方便！</p><h3>3. 直擊超可愛的送餐機器人！</h3><p>來愛沙尼亞之前，就有聽說過送餐機器人，但沒想到才來幾天就被我遇到了！而且還在學校附近（聽說學校這帶是機器人的活躍範圍，後來證實果然沒錯）！這個機器人讓我佩服的是，不僅自己會過馬路，閃避路人，連下雨天也不翹班，堪稱是最佳的員工啊！<br>只是我們學校的學生都滿頑皮的，每次機器人一出現，就會有人跑去擋住他的去路，然後你就會看到機器人一直在原地繞圈圈，畫面滿滑稽的 XD</p><pre>如果你們想看更多相關報導：<a href="https://news.tvbs.com.tw/world/765102">機器人上馬路送餐！ 躲行人還會看紅綠燈</a></pre><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/750/0*T7T7AhqtolE4KSl1.jpeg" /></figure><h3>4. 數位治國，全部都線上管理！</h3><blockquote>在愛沙尼亞，有99%由政府提供的服務，都可以在網路上完成 （除了結婚、離婚、買賣土地這3件事，需要本人到政府機關親自辦理外）。</blockquote><blockquote>而且早在2000年，政府就推出<strong>電子數位身分證（ID-card）</strong>，這個卡片會伴隨他們一生，應用在生活的各方面，卡片裏的晶片存有個人基本資訊，有了這張卡居民可以在網上進行交易、報稅、投票、也包括看醫生的就診紀錄，你也可以直接在網路上得到電子藥物處方，再到藥局拿藥即可！超級方便的吧！</blockquote><p>另一方面，愛沙尼亞的學生從國小就開始學習程式語言、IT教育！也難怪明明我是法律系的學生，但我的一年級必修居然要學寫程式，也是挺有趣的！</p><p>文章到尾聲了，謝謝大家花時間閱讀！我個人是覺得綜合以上全部優點，愛沙尼亞還是一個CP值很高的留學國家。<strong>畢竟沒有人說你去英國、美國讀書，就比較好找工作，這完全是看每個人的運氣和努力。</strong>所以，在我當初評估所有的好與壞之後，我還是決定來這裡闖闖看，即使網路上什麼留學文章也找不太到：）</p><h3>🔶 如果你對「愛沙尼亞留學」感興趣，也歡迎你聯絡我。</h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*rUDVLwFmHQkdRNac.png" /></figure><p>有興趣的話，歡迎點下面的連結，了解更詳細的資訊。</p><p><a href="https://theborderstory.com/service/">https://theborderstory.com/service/</a><br><a href="https://theborderstory.com/service/">https://theborderstory.com/service/</a><br><a href="https://theborderstory.com/service/">https://theborderstory.com/service/</a></p><h3>🔶 若是有關於合作，歡迎寫信給我。</h3><p>請傳至信箱：borderxstory@gmail.com<br>謝謝你！我一定會盡快答覆！</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=b872c6cd3086" width="1" height="1" alt=""><hr><p><a href="https://medium.com/border-story/%E6%88%91%E5%9C%A8%E6%84%9B%E6%B2%99%E5%B0%BC%E4%BA%9E%E5%94%B8%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8-%E7%9B%B4%E6%93%8A%E9%80%81%E9%A4%90%E6%A9%9F%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%BA-skype%E7%99%BC%E6%BA%90%E5%9C%B0-b872c6cd3086">我在愛沙尼亞唸大學？直擊送餐機器人？Skype發源地？</a> was originally published in <a href="https://medium.com/border-story">邊境獨白 Border Story</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[南非大缺水│政府想關掉所有水龍頭！]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tzu Ting Yeh 葉姿婷]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 08:42:54 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2019-07-02T05:01:44.537Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/885/1*b7msgEpLzknDilSekmfFrQ.png" /><figcaption>南非居民在排隊領水│圖片取自網站 <a href="https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/world-water-day-water-crisis-explained/">National Geographic</a></figcaption></figure><blockquote>「在開普敦，現在已經沒有人可以用水沖馬桶， 沒有人可以一個禮拜洗超過兩次澡。」 南非西開普省總理 Helen Zille 表示。</blockquote><p>我們都知道，沒有水是件很不方便的事情，但應該很難感同身受，真正沒水的生活是個什麼樣的世界？現在地球的另一端，南非開普敦正在面臨嚴重的缺水問題，不僅政府帶頭做起省水計畫，每個人每天還被限制用水量，連沖馬桶都不能隨心所欲，洗澡也不能天天洗，你是否曾想過那種生活？</p><h4>如果你還不清楚事態的嚴重性，那你一定要把這篇文章看完，接下來的數據和照片都會顛覆你的想像。</h4><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*eOWupizZr1K0YHwp." /><figcaption>圖片取自網站 <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/2018/02/cape-town-water-whats-it-like-to-visit/">The Points Guy</a></figcaption></figure><p>現在幾乎開普敦的每間餐廳，都會有這種標示：「<strong>為了將用水量降到最小，我們懇請你不要沖馬桶，除非有絕對的必要。</strong>」</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*xd0xlzJr5kfoOsbL." /><figcaption>圖片取自網站 <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/2018/02/cape-town-water-whats-it-like-to-visit/">The Points Guy</a></figcaption></figure><p>連機場大廳都有很明顯的看板，告訴遊客：「<strong>目前開普敦正在經歷最嚴重的乾旱，請使用最少的水，像當地人一樣省水</strong>」。</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/640/0*RVpdMBiCH7ViCuZZ.jpg" /><figcaption>圖片取自網站 <a href="http://www.greenbusinessnewsafrica.com/hotels-innovations-big-help-drought-hit-cape-town/">Green Business News Africa</a></figcaption></figure><p>缺水問題雖然讓生活變的很不方便，但南非人也是滿幽默的。這張在飯店的指示牌告訴客人：「<strong>請限制你的洗澡時間 / 在起泡沫時，記得關水龍頭 / 不然一起洗澡吧！</strong>」。</p><p>現在我們已經大略知道了，缺水這件事真的不是開玩笑的，那我們來了解一下為什麼南非會面臨水危機，及當地居民的反應吧。</p><h4>1. 為什麼大缺水？</h4><p>主要的原因是過去三年不足的降水量、與水庫水位低，所造成的乾旱。快速成長的人口、 繁重的農業用水量，也都是長期下來的原因之一。<br>開普敦本就有乾旱的歷史，但「<strong>氣候變遷</strong>」讓整個乾旱時間變得更長，而未來不管是在南非，還是全世界，它將會扮演更關鍵的角色，<br>雖然開普敦曾在2015年獲得「限制水資源浪費」的好城市殊榮，不過因為乾旱的規模太大了，依舊無法避免「<strong>零日Day Zero</strong>」的到來。</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*ou9mcZ1TO0bjMMd2.jpg" /><figcaption>圖片取自網站 <a href="https://www.watershortagesa.com/">Water Shortage South Africa</a></figcaption></figure><h4>2. 什麼是「零日 Day Zero」？</h4><p>當有天開普敦的水壩總水量到達13.5%，政府官方就會控制所有水的供應，也就是要關掉全部的水龍頭，為了讓水壩的水再次達到充足的量。</p><blockquote>目前水壩的總水量為21.9%</blockquote><p>若「<strong>零日Day Zero</strong>」計畫真的實施，到時候居民只能到指定點取水，每日每人可用水量剩下25公升(目前是50公升)。本來，南非政府打算在今年四月實施「<strong>零日 Day Zero</strong>」政策 ，後來延後到七月，現在官方又說要<strong>延後到2019年</strong>。這一個重大的改變，某部分要感謝居民大量地減少用水量，在一些群體中，甚至減少了高達80%的用水量！</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*6Tr95Ys27xbLrhKw.jpg" /><figcaption>圖片取自網站 <a href="https://www.watershortagesa.com/">Water Shortage South Africa</a></figcaption></figure><h4>3. 一天只能用多少水？</h4><p>目前，開普敦的居民「<strong>一個人一天只能使用50公升的水</strong>」，這些水必須包含所有的生活所需，不管你是在家、工作、或是學校。</p><blockquote>開普敦居民：一人一天<strong>限制</strong>使用<strong>50公升</strong>的水</blockquote><blockquote>英國居民：一人一天<strong>平均</strong>使用<strong>150公升</strong>的水</blockquote><p>為了減少用水量，連水稅也提高了。而且使用政府的飲用水，從事洗車、灌溉、填滿游泳池，這都是不合法的！如果是從井裡取水的話，居民還必須用儀表測量水位，並做紀錄，以利查驗。企業也被要求減少水用量至45%以下，農業用戶則是50%以下。若是使用超過用水量，也會被罰款，罰金從南非幣5000~10000都有 (約等於台幣12200~24000元)。</p><p>那我們來看看下圖，一人一天50公升的水，到底是個什麼概念？</p><blockquote>洗碗+洗衣服：18公升<br>沖澡90秒：15公升<br>沖馬桶一次：9公升<br>日常清潔：3公升<br>煮飯：2公升<br>喝水：2公升<br>給狗狗的水：1公升</blockquote><p>沒錯！如果你住在開普敦，你一天用的水就是那麼少，很難想像吧？<br>也難怪有些當地餐廳決定使用塑膠碗筷，因為就不用浪費水洗碗了！<br>不過省了水卻製造垃圾的結果，真的是我們想要的嗎？</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/780/0*6D7X34OAS7_yyE8S.jpg" /><figcaption>一人一天50公升的水，可以做什麼？│圖片取自網站 <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/01/africa/cape-town-water-crisis-intl/index.html">CNN</a></figcaption></figure><h4>4. 居民的反應</h4><p>現階段，開普敦的目標是一天總使用量為4.5億公升，即使政府已經實施如此激烈的減水政策，但光是三月的最後一個禮拜，平均一天城市使用量為5.21億公升。</p><blockquote>「我們沒有水更新的消息，我早上5點起床洗澡，水龍頭卻沒有一滴水，當下那個情況我真的很失落。」</blockquote><blockquote>「我們不能沖馬桶，飲用水也快喝光了，我必須說買水真的非常貴！」</blockquote><blockquote>「我們很害怕，水就是生命，沒有水要怎麼活？」</blockquote><blockquote>「現在在開普敦發生的一切，也可以在任何地方發生。」</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/699/0*Z32bWtkSCRAJNxh1.jpg" /><figcaption>圖片取自網站 <a href="https://steemit.com/life/@robertdowney/cape-town-s-water-crisis">Steemit</a></figcaption></figure><p>上面這張圖也反諷了現在的缺水危機，一個玻璃杯只剩一半的水，而那一半還是污染的，我想這件事情不只是南非人要面對的，我們也要反思。</p><p>同生活在這個地球上，南非的缺水問題真的是他家的事情嗎？我相信南非只是一個開頭，接下來乾旱只會越來越頻繁，越來越嚴重，接著影響到更多世界各地的人。</p><h4>資料整理來自：</h4><p><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/world/cape-town-water-crisis-day-zero-why-is-water-running-out/https://inews.co.uk/news/world/cape-town-water-crisis-day-zero-why-is-water-running-out/">Cape Town water crisis: Why is water running out and what is Day Zero?</a><br><a href="https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/world-water-day-water-crisis-explained/">From Not Enough to Too Much, the World’s Water Crisis Explained</a></p><pre><strong>聯絡資訊：</strong> <br>FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tingxxx">Tzu Ting Yeh</a><br>FB Fan page：<a href="https://www.facebook.com/borderxstory/">邊境獨白 Border Story</a><br>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tingyehxx/"> tingyehxx</a><br>Email: erayehxx@gmail.com<br>如果你覺得此篇文章受用，歡迎你<strong>按左邊的拍手</strong>！謝謝你</pre><iframe 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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tzu Ting Yeh 葉姿婷]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 07:50:25 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2019-07-02T05:03:02.542Z</atom:updated>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/946/0*GpSUf677VDUOSBvR." /><figcaption>一位工作者站在菸草農田裡│圖片取自網站 <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/05/zimbabwe-tobacco-work-harming-children">Human rights watch</a></figcaption></figure><blockquote>「希望我的小孩可以回去學校，去成為一個更好的人。因為他們不能一直在菸草農場工作，這裡是個很艱難的環境，它會讓一個人變老，老過他這個年紀該有的樣子…。」36歲的 Anne是個菸草工作者，也是三個孩子的媽，這是她最真切的心聲。</blockquote><p>我們都知道抽菸是件不好的事情，當越來越多公共場合被禁止吸菸，當所有的香菸包裝上，都印滿了爛肺及爛嘴時，你是否還認為，吸菸只會危害自身的健康，以及在你周遭可能受二手菸影響的人？</p><blockquote>今天我想來說說，在那些菸草被採集、被分類、被製造的過程中，有多少辛巴威的工作者，甚至是童工，正在面臨嚴重的健康風險、教育問題、勞工迫害。</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/946/0*JeZlg0iicN-ukSax." /><figcaption>小孩穿梭在被綑成一包包的菸草裡│圖片取自網站 <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/05/zimbabwe-tobacco-work-harming-children">Human rights watch</a></figcaption></figure><p>人權觀察組織 (Human Rights Watch)最近發表了一則報告，<strong> 指出童工如何在危險的環境下工作、從事那些會危害他們健康、阻擋他們上學的任務。</strong></p><h4>1. 健康風險</h4><p>因皮膚長時間吸收尼古丁的高濃度，所造成的「<strong>尼古丁中毒</strong>」或「<strong>菸草萎黃病 Green Tobacco Sickness</strong>」。有個14歲童工受訪表示，他和其他大人都有以下至少一樣的症狀： <strong>噁心、嘔吐、頭痛、頭暈、食慾不振、胃痛</strong>。雖然長期的影響沒有被驗證過，但是報告指出若常暴露於尼古丁的環境下，會影響大腦發展。</p><blockquote>「第一天我開始工作，就是我嘔吐的時候。自從我接觸這份工作，我時常感到頭痛和頭暈。」15歲的 Davidzo說，尤其是他在收割季節，搬運葉子時，他感到特別不舒服。</blockquote><blockquote>「我覺得我自己在旋轉 …」。</blockquote><blockquote>「我曾經在接觸完菸草時，我就開始有嘔吐的狀況，而且不是只有我，連我的弟弟、妹妹也會這樣，我時常聽到他們在抱怨。」23歲的 Daniel表示。</blockquote><blockquote>「在菸草分類的過程中，你會打噴嚏，而且感覺到呼吸困難，這就是菸草的味道，一旦你被這種味道擊中，你會覺得自己在燃燒。」16歲的 Fungai說。</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*TNcN2qloPwJzGoJslXVb1Q.jpeg" /><figcaption>工作者正在分類菸草│圖片取自網站 <a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/04/05/bitter-harvest/child-labor-and-human-rights-abuses-tobacco-farms-zimbabwe">Human rights watch</a></figcaption></figure><h4>2. 童工、輟學問題</h4><p><strong>辛巴威政府雖以免費的義務教育為目標，但卻只有提供到12歲的學生，是非洲聯盟(African Union)裡，義務教育的年紀相對低的國家。</strong>所以即使童工法定年齡為16歲，已經有很多孩子開始工作。<br>還有，學費對於大部分的家庭來說，是非常昂貴的。受訪者表示，只要學生沒有付學費，學校單位還會把小孩送回家，或拒絕提供成績單。有些受訪者還形容，買書、制服簡直是一大挑戰。</p><blockquote>「我必須翹課去菸草農場工作，因為我需要賺學費。可是當我回到學校時，我卻被老師打了。我真的很失望，因為我很努力工作，只為了賺取自己的學費，我以為我是在做對的事情。」曾缺課15天的 Davidzo，說他最終還是輟學了，因為他無法負擔學費。</blockquote><blockquote>「這件事情造成了很多曠課，你很明顯地看到在菸草生長的季節時，這些小孩就會開始缺席，你會發現一個學期63天，學生只來15到24天。」5年級的老師 Joseph提出他的觀察。</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*gzZcfiD-onBD7P1s." /><figcaption>辛巴威四大菸草生產的省份│圖片取自網站 <a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/04/05/bitter-harvest/child-labor-and-human-rights-abuses-tobacco-farms-zimbabwe">Human rights watch</a></figcaption></figure><h4>3. 侵害勞工權利</h4><p>「<strong>超時工作</strong>」、「<strong>無加班補償</strong>」、「<strong>不支付工資</strong>」也都是常見的勞工迫害。甚至在有些農場，還出現了雇主延遲付薪水，要求勞工在自家經營的商店裡，購買食物、民生用品，再從他們的薪水中扣除。但那些勞工說他們別無選擇，即使莫名其妙被少付了薪水，也無可奈何。</p><p>還有很多工作者表示，自己在與公司簽約的過程中，是在一個迷糊且倉促的情況下舉行的，根本沒有時間去了解整個合約的內容。</p><blockquote>「那個表格太長了，公司代表只是告訴你，哪裡需要簽名。關於閱讀及了解內容，根本是另外一回事！」28歲的 Winston說，他在一小時內完成簽約程序。</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/0*myqCh7WIAfLh-rB4.jpg" /><figcaption>圖片取自網站<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/zimbabwe-tobacco-farms-child-labour-abuse-rife-hrw-180408072948552.html">aljazeera</a></figcaption></figure><h4>他們不知道自己很危險！</h4><p>人權觀察組織(HRW)還發現，政府及公司大多都沒有提供足夠的資訊、訓練、設備，去保護他們免於尼古丁中毒，或暴露於殺蟲劑下的風險。</p><p>43歲的Admire表示，他已經透過合約，賣菸草給相關企業7年了，但他從來都沒聽他們提起說菸草萎黃病(GTS)，即使他們已經有了種種症狀。</p><blockquote>「 我們從來都沒聽過這類型的病，你只會感覺到自己生病了，但你卻不知道那是什麼。」</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*luyYI5eQ4BTGnZTUKZR62A.jpeg" /><figcaption>全球10大菸草生產國，第一名是中國，第六名則是辛巴威│圖片取自網站 <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/05/zimbabwe-tobacco-work-harming-children">Human rights watch</a></figcaption></figure><h4>第 6 大生產國</h4><p>辛巴威的法律裡規定，「最小的童工年齡是16歲，而禁止未滿18歲的兒童從事具有危險性的工作」，<strong>但他們卻沒特別禁止小孩接觸菸草</strong>。</p><p><strong>菸草是辛巴威的經濟支柱，也是該國最有價值的出口商品。2016年的產值高達9.337億美元，造就了辛巴威成了世界第6大的菸草生產國。</strong></p><p>一些國際菸草製造公司會向辛巴威購買菸草，像是英美菸草公司(British American Tobacco)、 日本菸草產業株式會社<strong> (</strong>Japan Tobacco Group)、帝國菸草 (Imperial Brands)，<strong>基於人權的理由，他們有責任去確保他們的商業運作，不會造成童工問題或勞工權利受損。</strong></p><blockquote>「辛巴威政府應該採舉緊急步驟去保護工作者，相關企業在購買菸草時，應該確保那些不是童工犧牲他們的健康及學業得來的。」</blockquote><p><strong>這篇文章，同時也想提醒在台灣的我們思考，當我們總以為抽菸可能只會損害自己及周遭人時，你有想過，其實你選擇購買香菸、點下一根菸的那剎那，已經讓多少辛巴威的童工，犧牲了他們的人生、健康、學業，換取了你那一瞬間的放鬆？</strong></p><h4>資料整理來自：</h4><p><a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/05/witness-tobacco-farmers-kept-dark">Witness: Tobacco Farmers Kept in the Dark</a><br><a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/04/05/bitter-harvest/child-labor-and-human-rights-abuses-tobacco-farms-zimbabwe">A Bitter Harvest</a></p><pre><strong>聯絡資訊：</strong> <br>FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tingxxx">Tzu Ting Yeh</a><br>FB Fan page：<a href="https://www.facebook.com/borderxstory/">邊境獨白 Border Story</a><br>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tingyehxx/"> tingyehxx</a><br>Email: erayehxx@gmail.com<br>如果你覺得此篇文章受用，歡迎你<strong>按左邊的拍手</strong>！謝謝你。</pre><iframe 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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tzu Ting Yeh 葉姿婷]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 07:53:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*pZVEbZN525CW6L9d.jpg" /><figcaption>Kachalla Bukar拿著他失蹤女兒的粉紅色洋裝│圖片取自網站 <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/parents-nigeria-abducted-girls-cherish-keepsakes-180312084344122.html">Al Jazeera</a></figcaption></figure><p>當 Kachalla Bukar 看見那個藍色的塑膠籃裡裝著他14歲女兒的衣物時，他忍不住眼睛充滿了淚水。2/19那天，伊斯蘭激進組織博科聖地 (Boko Haram) 闖入達普奇鎮 (Dapchi) 的寄宿學校，綁架了110個女孩，而他女兒就是那其中之一的受害者。</p><p>這個籃子裡裝著一些麵、衣服、還有身為父母為女兒準備的東西，這些愛心都是為了讓她在寄宿學校的生活可以更舒適點。但是眼前這些再平凡不過的物品，居然是他們跟小孩最後僅剩的連結了。</p><blockquote>「當我們去學校的時候，發現她並不在被找到的名單裡面，她的同學給了我們她的書包，裡面裝著她的個人物品，在那當下，我突然理解我們的女兒真的失蹤了。」Kachalla Bukar一邊說，一邊拿著她女兒的粉紅色洋裝。</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*pOe94ygRIfWOFW2Y.jpg" /><figcaption>三個失蹤女兒的媽媽，在房間看著僅剩回憶的衣物│圖片取自網站 <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/parents-nigeria-abducted-girls-cherish-keepsakes-180312084344122.html">Al Jazeera</a></figcaption></figure><h4>意外現場還原</h4><p>「他們進來開槍時，大家都很困惑，完全不知道發生什麼事，然後我們開始逃到各個角落，我還看到那些男人把一些學生推進他們的卡車裡。」 成功逃跑的女學生 Aishatu Abdullahi 用豪薩語告訴記者她的經歷。</p><blockquote>「當時有些老師幫助我們爬出圍牆，後來我們睡在學校外面的一間房子裡，我們真的很害怕，只能一直哭。」</blockquote><p>13歲的Zahra Bukar也表示，那時候她正在餵生病的妹妹吃藥， 突然就聽到了槍聲，然後那些人進來從床上綁走了她妹妹，那些男人還稱自己是軍人，可是Bukar覺得很可疑，因為他們的鞋子。</p><blockquote>「軍人是不穿夾腳拖的，那些人沒有穿著和軍人一樣恰當的鞋子。」</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*sYTPyF4NoeeDpMte.jpg" /><figcaption>成功逃脫的奈及利亞女孩們│圖片取自網站 <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/parents-nigeria-abducted-girls-cherish-keepsakes-180312084344122.html">Al Jazeera</a></figcaption></figure><blockquote>「許多人現在都有心理創傷，即使學校在意外發生後，有給大家一個禮拜的休息時間，但是老實說，我已經不願意回去那裏了，因為我們都很害怕，不知道未來還會發生什麼事。」</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*4cGfbOX8m3-HnHNL.jpg" /><figcaption>意外現場的教室 │圖片取自網站 <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/parents-nigeria-abducted-girls-cherish-keepsakes-180312084344122.html">Al Jazeera</a></figcaption></figure><h4>噩夢重演</h4><p>這起綁架案是一場相同的夢魘，喚起了2014年博科聖地也曾在奇博克鎮 (Chibok)綁架了276個女孩的可怕記憶，現在四年過去了， 雖然激起了國際的憤怒，也經過冗長的協商，但仍然有112個女孩還未被釋放。</p><blockquote>綁架案是博科聖地一個很好的機會去取得贖金，而那些贖金就可以再投資他們的恐怖攻擊。</blockquote><p>根據聯合國的資料，博科聖地在北奈及利亞的行動，已經造成了110萬小孩被迫離開學校，還有將近1400所學校也因長年的暴力，走入毀壞的命運。</p><blockquote>「即使那些沒被綁架的孩子，也不會再回到學校了，他們活在恐懼當中，誰還會想回去呢？」</blockquote><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/871/1*dRIx6CxE8Zl5gRPcRl8kdA.png" /><figcaption>2/19的綁架案發生在達普奇鎮 (Dapchi)，110個女孩被綁架│圖片取自網站 <a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/world/africa/nigeria-says-110-girls-unaccounted-for-after-boko-haram-attack">The Straitstimes</a></figcaption></figure><p>現在雖然有軍隊已經在學校外面駐點，但那些受害者的父母很生氣，他們表示「這些早就應該在很久很久前實施，特別是博科聖地已經曾把學校當作攻擊目標」。</p><p>奈及利亞總統 Muhammadu Buhari 對此在Twitter上發表聲明： 「這是國家災難，我們對此感到遺憾，我們會一起分擔你們的痛苦，我保證我們英勇的軍隊會平安救回這些失蹤的女孩。」</p><blockquote><strong>「目前奈及利亞採取談判的政策，而不是武力攻擊博科聖地，因為我們想要那些被綁架的女孩平安歸來，不管是2014年就失蹤的，或是近日被盧走的。」 </strong>Muhammadu Buhari在他的聲明表示。</blockquote><p>然而對於那些受害女孩的父母來說，這個苦難的代價太難承受了，有至少八位父母親及親戚在綁架案發生後，被送進醫院，目前仍有兩位正在接受治療。 還有一個案例是，一位媽媽在自己的女兒消失後，高血壓發作，後來心臟病發就去世了。</p><p><strong>目前那些可憐的父母只能等著，等著任何消息的到來，等著自己的心肝寶貝平安回家，不過這個願望不知道何時才能實現。</strong></p><h4>※資料整理來自：</h4><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/parents-nigeria-abducted-girls-cherish-keepsakes-180312084344122.html">Parents of Nigeria’s abducted girls cherish keepsakes</a><br><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/01/africa/dapchi-nigeria-boko-haram-intl/index.html?sr=fbCNN030118dapchi-nigeria-boko-haram-intl0729PMStory">Into danger’s arms: Chaos as schoolgirls flee Boko Haram</a><br><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/africa/2018/03/nigeria-s-defeat-boko-haram-hollow-rhetoric-abducted-dapchi-schoolgirls-parents">Nigeria’s “defeat” of Boko Haram is hollow rhetoric for the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls’ parents</a></p><pre><strong>聯絡資訊：</strong> <br>FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tingxxx">Tzu Ting Yeh</a><br>FB Fan page：<a href="https://www.facebook.com/borderxstory/">邊境獨白 Border Story</a><br>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tingyehxx/"> tingyehxx</a><br>Email: erayehxx@gmail.com<br>如果你覺得此篇文章受用，歡迎你<strong>按左邊的拍手</strong>！謝謝你。</pre><iframe 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