1. 你是谁?
我的名字叫 Crystal Wong，在香港出生和成長。目前是學生和自由工作者。
2. 你现在在哪?
現居在韓國, 釜山。和我愛的人，一只狗，兩只貓一起快樂地生活著。
3. 你不在旅行时平常会做什么？
在韓國長居的關係，最近大部份時間都在學習韓語。
有時候做一些個人創作，練習瑜珈，長週未的時候會和朋友去露營。
最近對阿育吠陀 (Ayurveda) 很感興趣，有空就會看看有關阿育吠陀的書和文章。
4. 你最后听的一首歌是什么?
MONDO GROSSO – ラビリンス。
5. 用一段话，简单地告诉我们你在《LOST》分享的个人旅行故事。
LOST創刊的時候，邀請我分享一下旅行的故事，那個時候剛好從日本旅行回來，就分享了我在日本因為語言不通，加上害羞的性格的關係所面對的情況和體會。我們常常將語言定為人與人之間最基本的溝通方式，但事實上世界上很多人都只說自己的母語，如果因為語言不通的關係而阻擋自己跟異國的朋友聊天，我們就會少了機會去認識別人的語言和文化。溝通的方式不只限於說話；微笑、畫畫、身體語言也能成為溝通的工具。
6. 旅行最让你喜欢的是什么？
喜歡在旅途上偶遇不同的人，聽他們的故事。
7. 旅行最让你讨厌的是什么？
討厭在旅行的途中遺失了隨身物品。
8. 你喜欢独自旅行还是跟朋友一起？为什么？
看情況吧，通常比較愛獨自旅行，但有時候也喜歡跟合得來的朋友一起旅行。一個人旅行有一個人的樂趣，一群人有一群人的快樂，兩者都是很好的體驗。
9. 旅行时经常会想到什么？
旅行的時候常常思考成長階段在身上設下的框架，在旅行中接觸不同的人後，就會晒思考哪些框架應該拆除，讓自己的人生活得自由一點。譬如說媽媽從小跟我灌輸不要接受陌生人的邀請，因為那是一件危險的事。但經過多次 couchsurfing 之後，才知道世界上好人佔的比率比壞心眼的人多太多。處處規範自己，擔心這擔心那, 人生損失很多樂趣。
10. 接下来有什么旅行的打算吗？
8月初計劃去日本的東京和長野縣，這次旅行主要是跟日本的好朋友見面和聚舊。很久沒跟她見面，所以很期待這趟旅行。:)
1. Who are you?
My name is Crystal Wong, I was born in Hong Kong and grew up there. I am currently a student and freelancer.
2. Where are you now?
I am now living happily in Busan, Korea, with the person I love, accompanied by a dog and two cats.
3. What do you do when you’re not travelling?
Because I am staying in Korea, lately I’m spending most of my time learning the Korean language. Sometimes I create my own personal work, practise Yoga, or go camping with friends during long weekends. Recently, I’ve become interested in Ayurveda, so I read books and articles about Ayurveda during my spare time.
4. What was the last piece of music you listened to?
MONDO GROSSO – Labyrinth.
5. Tell us briefly the travel story you shared in LOST.
In LOST Issue One, I was invited to share my travel story. At that time, I had just come back from Japan, and so I shared my experiences that arose from my shyness and inability to speak Japanese. We usually define language as the most basic form of communication between human beings, but the truth is most people in the world only know how to speak their own mother tongue. If we stop conversing with foreign friends because of language barriers, we would lose many opportunities to learn about other languages and culture. Communication isn’t only limited to speaking; smiling, drawing, and body language are also tools for communication.
6. What do you love about travel?
I like encountering different people along the way, and listening to their stories.
7. What do you hate about travel?
I hate losing my belongings during travel.
8. Do you like to travel alone or with people? Why?
I think it depends. I usually like to travel alone, but sometimes I like to travel with friends whom I can get along with. Travelling alone is fun in its own way, but traveling in a group is a different kind of fun. Both are good experiences.
9. What do you think about during travel?
During travel, I tend to think about the boundaries that I had set up for myself while I was growing up. When I interact with different people in my travels, I will consider which boundaries I need to remove, so that I can live more freely. For example, my mother used to tell me never to accept a stranger’s invitation, because it is a dangerous thing. But after couchsurfing many times, I learned that there are more good people in this world than bad people. You miss out on a lot of fun in life if you constantly restrict yourself and worry about everything.
10. Any future travel plans?
I’m planning to go to Tokyo and Nagano during August, mostly to catch up with an old friend in Japan. I haven’t seen her in a long time so I’m really looking forward to this trip!
