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Travel is a great opportunity to hone independent learning!
Consultant Amy rarely shares personal travel stories…simply because there are too many to tell!
But believe it or not, travel can sharpen our learning agility!
In my Corpus sessions, I often emphasise that ‘Learning to Learn’ is the core competitive advantage in the AI era. Travel offers the perfect testing ground for this skill. Here is how I practise these learning capacities on the road:
1️⃣ #Curiosity!!
I ‘unlocked’ the experience of visiting a doctor in #Portugal 🇵🇹. I remember the day I was scheduled to move to the next city. The driver was nearly downstairs but my right ear was blocked, possibly from water, and ringing. It hadn’t improved overnight. I made a decisive call to ask the driver to take me to an ENT specialist I had found last minute. (I serendipitously met a renowned local doctor who cleaned my ears and performed a hearing test!)
I probably could have waited it out but I was suddenly curious: How does the medical system work here? So, I resolved to do it.
I wanted to understand the operational logic of this land!
Almost every time I go abroad, I book a local guide for a deep-dive tour. Visiting nearby towns, hiking or touring wineries… spending the whole day with a guide allows locals to introduce us to the terroir and customs. Observing how the guide interacts with other locals and even getting interviewed by local media in #Vietnam 🇻🇳 allows for a deep experience of cultural nuances.
When you feel excitement and curiosity about the unknown during a trip, learning begins.
2️⃣ #ActiveDialogue!
In #Germany 🇩🇪, I realised I forgot to get my stamp at a burger joint. I didn’t hesitate to go back and find the owner 🍔 (who was incredibly polite, apologised for his memory and gave me an extra point!).
Can’t find something in a supermarket? Ask the staff! See locals at the next table drinking wine that looks delicious? Ask them! As long as we initiate the dialogue, people are usually enthusiastic to interact.
I never miss a chance to connect. On the road, locals are the best ‘living textbooks’. Only by not being afraid to bother others can you dig up the most authentic treasures.
3️⃣ #ClearGoals!
Clearly define the purpose, constraints and budget of the trip. When I know why I am here, I won’t be hijacked by must-visit lists from influencers and I can truly enjoy the moment.
For example, when I defined a trip as introducing my family to #MediterraneanDiet culture, I didn’t pressure myself to visit every tourist spot or go shopping. Instead, I prioritised finding small local eateries to experience authentic food. We even asked a restaurant owner where to buy specific #OliveOil and carried a bottle home each!
4️⃣ #CognitiveFlexibility!!
During pre-trip research, I intentionally avoid travel blogs written in Chinese by Taiwanese travellers. Instead, I watch Instagram reels from locals or international travellers. This helps me break out of the ‘echo chamber’ and research the local culture from a fresh perspective.
On-site, I accept the gap between Google reviews and reality and I accept that plans can’t always keep up with changes.
I judge with my own gut feeling. When observing phenomena (e.g. why people from one country speak softly or why others change plans easily), I don’t rush to label them. Instead, I think about the underlying #CulturalContext.
Learning is built on the cycle of Observation, Verification, and Adjustment.
Through #Travel, we apply our learning powers to reconstruct our understanding of the world and ourselves.
#CorpusLearntoLearn #AmyTsai #LearningFacilitator
#DeepTravel #GrowthMindset #IndependentLearning #TravelPhilosophy #LearningAgility #TravelDeep #CulturalIntelligence
旅遊是磨練自主學習的好機會!
Lǚyóu shì mó liàn zìzhǔ xuéxí de hǎo jīhuì!
Amy顧問很少分享自己私人旅行時的奇遇。因為太多了不知道從何說起!
Amy gùwèn hěn shǎo fēnxiǎng zìjǐ sīrén lǚxíng shí de qíyù. Yīnwèi tài duō liǎo bù zhīdào cóng hé shuō qǐ!
你相信嗎?旅行可以磨練我們的學習敏捷度!
Nǐ xiāngxìn ma? Lǚxíng kěyǐ mó liàn wǒmen de xuéxí mǐnjié dù!
在 Corpus 的教學中,我常強調:Learning to Learn (學會如何學習) 是 AI 時代最核心的競爭力。
而旅行剛好是檢驗這種能力的最佳時機。今天就來分享我如何在旅途中實踐學習力:
Zài Corpus de jiàoxué zhōng, wǒ cháng qiángdiào:Learning to Learn (xuéhuì rúhé xuéxí) shì AI shídài zuì héxīn de jìngzhēng lì.
Ér lǚxíng gānghǎo shì jiǎnyàn zhè zhǒng nénglì de zuì jiā shíjī. Jīntiān jiù lái fēnxiǎng wǒ rúhé zài lǚtú zhōng shíjiàn xuéxí lì:
1️⃣ #好奇心!!
1️⃣ #Hàoqí xīn!!
我在 #葡萄牙🇵🇹解鎖 #看醫生🩺。
還記得那天準備要轉換城市,司機已經快到樓下了,我右耳可能進水聽不清楚、耳鳴,一個晚上了也不見好。毅然決然拜託司機先載我去我臨時找的耳鼻喉科(最後誤打誤撞給當地有名的老醫師清潔了耳朵、做了聽力檢查)。
其實我相信當時也可以撐著等耳朵乾了再觀察,但當時突然好奇在葡萄牙看醫生到底會怎麼進行。就決心做這件事。
Wǒ zài #pútáoyá 🇵🇹jiěsuǒ #kàn yīshēng 🩺.
Hái jìdé nèitiān zhǔnbèi yào zhuǎnhuàn chéngshì, sījī yǐjīng kuài dào lóu xiàle, wǒ yòu ěr kěnéng jìn shuǐ tīng bù qīngchǔ, ěrmíng, yīgè wǎnshàngle yě bùjiàn hǎo. Yìrán juérán bàituō sījī xiān zài wǒ qù wǒ línshí zhǎo de ěrbí hóu kē (zuìhòu wù dǎ wù zhuàng gěi dāngdì yǒumíng de lǎo yīshī qīngjiéle ěrduǒ, zuòle tīnglì jiǎnchá).
Qíshí wǒ xiāngxìn dāngshí yě kěyǐ chēngzhe děng ěrduǒ qiánle zài guānchá, dàn dāngshí túrán hàoqí zài pútáoyá kàn yīshēng dàodǐ huì zěnme jìnxíng. Jiù juéxīn zuò zhè jiàn shì.
我就是想知道這片土地的運作邏輯!
Wǒ jiùshì xiǎng zhīdào zhè piàn tǔdì de yùnzuò luójí!
幾乎每次出國,我必定會預定當地導遊深度遊。參觀附近的城鎮、爬山、參訪酒莊,跟導遊整天的相處、讓當地人給我們介紹風土民情,看導遊如何跟當地人互動,甚至在 #越南🇻🇳 還被當地媒體採訪……可以深度體驗到許多文化點。
Jīhū měi cì chūguó, wǒ bìdìng huì yùdìng dàng dì dǎoyóu shēndù yóu. Cānguān fùjìn de chéngzhèn, páshān, cān fǎng jiǔ zhuāng, gēn dǎoyóu zhěng tiān de xiāngchǔ, ràng dāngdì rén gěi wǒmen jièshào fēngtǔ mínqíng, kàn dǎoyóu rúhé gēn dāngdì rén hùdòng, shènzhì zài #yuènán 🇻🇳 hái bèi dāngdì méitǐ cǎifǎng……kěyǐ shēndù tǐyàn dào xǔduō wénhuà diǎn.
旅行時,對未知感到興奮與好奇,學習就開始了。
Lǚxíng shí, duì wèizhī gǎndào xīngfèn yǔ hàoqí, xuéxí jiù kāishǐle.
2️⃣ #主動對話!
2️⃣ #Zhǔdòng duìhuà!
在 #德國 🇩🇪忘了蓋漢堡集點卡,我絕對不會怕麻煩,回頭找老闆🍔 (老闆很客氣,竟然說是自己忘記很抱歉,多送我們一點)。
Zài #déguó 🇩🇪wàngle gài hànbǎo jí diǎn kǎ, wǒ juéduì bù huì pà máfan, huítóu zhǎo lǎobǎn 🍔 (lǎobǎn hěn kèqì, jìngrán shuō shì zìjǐ wàngjì hěn bàoqiàn, duō sòng wǒmen yīdiǎn).
在超市找不到東西?主動問店員!看到隔壁桌害羞的當地人的酒看起來很好喝,主動問,只要我們主動對話,他們也會非常熱情地互動!
Zài chāoshì zhǎo bù dào dōngxī? Zhǔdòng wèn diànyuán! Kàn dào gébì zhuō hàixiū dí dàng dì rén de jiǔ kàn qǐlái hěn hǎo hē, zhǔdòng wèn, zhǐyào wǒmen zhǔdòng duìhuà, tāmen yě huì fēicháng rèqíng de hùdòng!
我不放過任何連結的機會。因為在旅行的路上,當地人就是最好的活教材 。不怕麻煩別人,才能挖到最地道的寶藏。
Wǒ bù fàngguò rènhé liánjié de jīhuì. Yīnwèi zài lǚxíng de lùshàng, dāngdì rén jiùshì zuì hǎo de huó jiàocái. Bùpà máfan biérén, cáinéng wā dào zuì dìdào de bǎozàng.
3️⃣ #明確的目標!
3️⃣ #Míngquè de mùbiāo!
清楚定義旅行的目的與限制/預算。當我知道為什麼而來,就不會被網紅推薦的行程表綁架,能享受當下的體驗。
Qīngchǔ dìngyì lǚxíng de mùdì yǔ xiànzhì/yùsuàn. Dāng wǒ zhīdào wèishéme ér lái, jiù bù huì bèi wǎng hóng tuījiàn de xíngchéng biǎo bǎngjià, néng xiǎngshòu dāngxià de tǐyàn.
例如我定義某次旅行是為了帶家人認識 #地中海飲食文化,我便不會要求自己要踏遍景點,也不會走購物路線,而是優先找出各種小吃與餐館,體驗道地的美食,甚至問餐廳老闆 #橄欖油 哪裡買,一人扛一罐回家。
Lìrú wǒ dìngyì mǒu cì lǚxíng shì wèile dài jiārén rènshí #dìzhōnghǎi yǐnshí wénhuà, wǒ biàn bù huì yāoqiú zìjǐ yào tà biàn jǐngdiǎn, yě bù huì zǒu gòuwù lùxiàn, ér shì yōuxiān zhǎo chū gèzhǒng xiǎochī yǔ cānguǎn, tǐyàn dào dì dì měishí, shènzhì wèn cāntīng lǎobǎn #gǎnlǎn yóu nǎlǐ mǎi, yīrén káng yī guàn huí jiā.
4️⃣ #認知彈性!!
4️⃣ #Rènzhī tánxìng!!
行前做功課時,我刻意不看台灣人的中文遊記,而是看當地人或各國人的 Instagram reels。這樣可以跳脫同溫層視角,先對當地文化有一些研究。
Xíng qián zuò gōngkè shí, wǒ kèyì bù kàn táiwān rén de zhōngwén yóujì, ér shì kàn dāngdì rén huò gèguórén de Instagram reels. Zhèyàng kěyǐ tiào tuō tóng wēn céng shìjiǎo, xiān duì dāngdì wénhuà yǒu yīxiē yánjiū.
到了現場,我也接受 Google 評論與現實的落差,接受計畫趕不上變化。
Dàole xiànchǎng, wǒ yě jiēshòu Google pínglùn yǔ xiànshí de luòchā, jiēshòu jìhuà gǎnbushàng biànhuà.
用自己的五感去判斷,觀察到的每個現象(例如哪國人說話溫溫的,哪國人容易改變計劃),不急著下標籤,而是思考背後的 #文化脈絡。
Yòng zìjǐ de wǔgǎn qù pànduàn, guānchá dào de měi gè xiànxiàng (lìrú nǎ guórén shuōhuà wēn wēn de, nǎ guó rén róngyì gǎibiàn jì huà), bù jízhuó xià biāoqiān, ér shì sīkǎo bèihòu de #wénhuà màiluò.
學習,就建立在「觀察、驗證、修正」的循環上。
Xuéxí, jiù jiànlì zài `guānchá, yànzhèng, xiūzhèng’de xúnhuán shàng.
透過 #旅行,運用學習力,重新建立對於這個世界與對自己的認識。
Tòuguò #lǚxíng, yùnyòng xuéxí lì, chóngxīn jiànlì duìyú zhège shìjiè yǔ duì zìjǐ de rènshí.
#CorpusLearntoLearn #AmyTsai
#LearningFacilitator
#深度旅遊 #成長思維 #自主學習 #旅行哲學 #LearningAgility #GrowthMindset #TravelDeep #CulturalIntelligence
旅游是磨练自主学习的好机会!
Lǚyóu shì mó liàn zìzhǔ xuéxí de hǎo jīhuì!
Amy顾问很少分享自己私人旅行时的奇遇。因为太多了不知道从何说起!
Amy gùwèn hěn shǎo fēnxiǎng zìjǐ sīrén lǚxíng shí de qíyù. Yīnwèi tài duō liǎo bù zhīdào cóng hé shuō qǐ!
你相信吗?旅行可以磨练我们的学习敏捷度!
Nǐ xiāngxìn ma? Lǚxíng kěyǐ mó liàn wǒmen de xuéxí mǐnjié dù!
在 Corpus 的教学中,我常强调:Learning to Learn (学会如何学习) 是 AI 时代最核心的竞争力。
而旅行刚好是检验这种能力的最佳时机。今天就来分享我如何在旅途中实践学习力:
Zài Corpus de jiàoxué zhōng, wǒ cháng qiángdiào:Learning to Learn (xuéhuì rúhé xuéxí) shì AI shídài zuì héxīn de jìngzhēng lì.
Ér lǚxíng gānghǎo shì jiǎnyàn zhè zhǒng nénglì de zuì jiā shíjī. Jīntiān jiù lái fēnxiǎng wǒ rúhé zài lǚtú zhōng shíjiàn xuéxí lì:
1️⃣ #好奇心!!
1️⃣ #Hàoqí xīn!!
我在 #葡萄牙🇵🇹解锁 #看医生🩺。
还记得那天准备要转换城市,司机已经快到楼下了,我右耳可能进水听不清楚、耳鸣,一个晚上了也不见好。毅然决然拜託司机先载我去我临时找的耳鼻喉科(最后误打误撞给当地有名的老医师清洁了耳朵、做了听力检查)。
其实我相信当时也可以撑着等耳朵乾了再观察,但当时突然好奇在葡萄牙看医生到底会怎麽进行。就决心做这件事。
Wǒ zài #pútáoyá 🇵🇹jiěsuǒ #kàn yīshēng 🩺.
Hái jìdé nèitiān zhǔnbèi yào zhuǎnhuàn chéngshì, sījī yǐjīng kuài dào lóu xiàle, wǒ yòu ěr kěnéng jìn shuǐ tīng bù qīngchǔ, ěrmíng, yīgè wǎnshàngle yě bùjiàn hǎo. Yìrán juérán bàituō sījī xiān zài wǒ qù wǒ línshí zhǎo de ěrbí hóu kē (zuìhòu wù dǎ wù zhuàng gěi dāngdì yǒumíng de lǎo yīshī qīngjiéle ěrduǒ, zuòle tīnglì jiǎnchá).
Qíshí wǒ xiāngxìn dāngshí yě kěyǐ chēngzhe děng ěrduǒ qiánle zài guānchá, dàn dāngshí túrán hàoqí zài pútáoyá kàn yīshēng dàodǐ huì zěnme jìnxíng. Jiù juéxīn zuò zhè jiàn shì.
我就是想知道这片土地的运作逻辑!
Wǒ jiùshì xiǎng zhīdào zhè piàn tǔdì de yùnzuò luójí!
几乎每次出国,我必定会预定当地导游深度游。参观附近的城镇、爬山、参访酒庄,跟导游整天的相处、让当地人给我们介绍风土民情,看导游如何跟当地人互动,甚至在 #越南🇻🇳 还被当地媒体採访……可以深度体验到许多文化点。
Jīhū měi cì chūguó, wǒ bìdìng huì yùdìng dàng dì dǎoyóu shēndù yóu. Cānguān fùjìn de chéngzhèn, páshān, cān fǎng jiǔ zhuāng, gēn dǎoyóu zhěng tiān de xiāngchǔ, ràng dāngdì rén gěi wǒmen jièshào fēngtǔ mínqíng, kàn dǎoyóu rúhé gēn dāngdì rén hùdòng, shènzhì zài #yuènán 🇻🇳 hái bèi dāngdì méitǐ cǎifǎng……kěyǐ shēndù tǐyàn dào xǔduō wénhuà diǎn.
旅行时,对未知感到兴奋与好奇,学习就开始了。
Lǚxíng shí, duì wèizhī gǎndào xīngfèn yǔ hàoqí, xuéxí jiù kāishǐle.
2️⃣ #主动对话!
2️⃣ #Zhǔdòng duìhuà!
在 #德国 🇩🇪忘了盖汉堡集点卡,我绝对不会怕麻烦,回头找老闆🍔 (老闆很客气,竟然说是自己忘记很抱歉,多送我们一点)。
Zài #déguó 🇩🇪wàngle gài hànbǎo jí diǎn kǎ, wǒ juéduì bù huì pà máfan, huítóu zhǎo lǎobǎn 🍔 (lǎobǎn hěn kèqì, jìngrán shuō shì zìjǐ wàngjì hěn bàoqiàn, duō sòng wǒmen yīdiǎn).
在超市找不到东西?主动问店员!看到隔壁桌害羞的当地人的酒看起来很好喝,主动问,只要我们主动对话,他们也会非常热情地互动!
Zài chāoshì zhǎo bù dào dōngxī? Zhǔdòng wèn diànyuán! Kàn dào gébì zhuō hàixiū dí dàng dì rén de jiǔ kàn qǐlái hěn hǎo hē, zhǔdòng wèn, zhǐyào wǒmen zhǔdòng duìhuà, tāmen yě huì fēicháng rèqíng de hùdòng!
我不放过任何连结的机会。因为在旅行的路上,当地人就是最好的活教材 。不怕麻烦别人,才能挖到最地道的宝藏。
Wǒ bù fàngguò rènhé liánjié de jīhuì. Yīnwèi zài lǚxíng de lùshàng, dāngdì rén jiùshì zuì hǎo de huó jiàocái. Bùpà máfan biérén, cáinéng wā dào zuì dìdào de bǎozàng.
3️⃣ #明确的目标!
3️⃣ #Míngquè de mùbiāo!
清楚定义旅行的目的与限制/预算。当我知道为什麽而来,就不会被网红推荐的行程表绑架,能享受当下的体验。
Qīngchǔ dìngyì lǚxíng de mùdì yǔ xiànzhì/yùsuàn. Dāng wǒ zhīdào wèishéme ér lái, jiù bù huì bèi wǎng hóng tuījiàn de xíngchéng biǎo bǎngjià, néng xiǎngshòu dāngxià de tǐyàn.
例如我定义某次旅行是为了带家人认识 #地中海饮食文化,我便不会要求自己要踏遍景点,也不会走购物路线,而是优先找出各种小吃与餐馆,体验道地的美食,甚至问餐厅老闆 #橄榄油 哪裡买,一人扛一罐回家。
Lìrú wǒ dìngyì mǒu cì lǚxíng shì wèile dài jiārén rènshí #dìzhōnghǎi yǐnshí wénhuà, wǒ biàn bù huì yāoqiú zìjǐ yào tà biàn jǐngdiǎn, yě bù huì zǒu gòuwù lùxiàn, ér shì yōuxiān zhǎo chū gèzhǒng xiǎochī yǔ cānguǎn, tǐyàn dào dì dì měishí, shènzhì wèn cāntīng lǎobǎn #gǎnlǎn yóu nǎlǐ mǎi, yīrén káng yī guàn huí jiā.
4️⃣ #认知弹性!!
4️⃣ #Rènzhī tánxìng!!
行前做功课时,我刻意不看台湾人的中文游记,而是看当地人或各国人的 Instagram reels。这样可以跳脱同温层视角,先对当地文化有一些研究。
Xíng qián zuò gōngkè shí, wǒ kèyì bù kàn táiwān rén de zhōngwén yóujì, ér shì kàn dāngdì rén huò gèguórén de Instagram reels. Zhèyàng kěyǐ tiào tuō tóng wēn céng shìjiǎo, xiān duì dāngdì wénhuà yǒu yīxiē yánjiū.
到了现场,我也接受 Google 评论与现实的落差,接受计画赶不上变化。
Dàole xiànchǎng, wǒ yě jiēshòu Google pínglùn yǔ xiànshí de luòchā, jiēshòu jìhuà gǎnbushàng biànhuà.
用自己的五感去判断,观察到的每个现象(例如哪国人说话温温的,哪国人容易改变计划),不急着下标籤,而是思考背后的 #文化脉络。
Yòng zìjǐ de wǔgǎn qù pànduàn, guānchá dào de měi gè xiànxiàng (lìrú nǎ guórén shuōhuà wēn wēn de, nǎ guó rén róngyì gǎibiàn jì huà), bù jízhuó xià biāoqiān, ér shì sīkǎo bèihòu de #wénhuà màiluò.
学习,就建立在「观察、验证、修正」的循环上。
Xuéxí, jiù jiànlì zài `guānchá, yànzhèng, xiūzhèng’de xúnhuán shàng.
透过 #旅行,运用学习力,重新建立对于这个世界与对自己的认识。
Tòuguò #lǚxíng, yùnyòng xuéxí lì, chóngxīn jiànlì duìyú zhège shìjiè yǔ duì zìjǐ de rènshí.
#CorpusLearntoLearn #AmyTsai
#LearningFacilitator
#深度旅游 #成长思维 #自主学习 #旅行哲学 #LearningAgility #GrowthMindset #TravelDeep #CulturalIntelligence










