[沖繩] 親愛的朋友。

Meet Me in Okinawa!

I was very lucky to have Ruth as a company in Okinawa.
We shared the room and spent times together in Onna.
In Astrology, Ruth and I belong to the same sign -- Leo.
Well, we did not set anything on fire.

這是一定要介紹的啦！
同樣是獅子座的可愛學妹，采馨。
她是我在沖繩的日子裡，唯一的同居人唷～


Modern Beauty in the Old Castle 古堡裡的現代美少女

I was also thankful to have an opportunity to join the workshop
in Okinawa. I did learn a lot from both oral and poster presentations.
Besides, friendship is the most precious thing I've been given here.
People in Okinawa are pure, simple, and open-minded.
Facing so many foreigners who came from different countries
speaking in different languages, they hosted us with not only
patience but also great passions.

這次到沖繩開會，除了在研究與知識的領域，
收穫頗多之外，我們也結識了新朋友。
這兒的人們，單純而質樸。
面對我們這些外地來的朋友，
她們以含蓄的方式充分傳達南國的熱情。


Pretty Girls 美女圖。

Ruth and I planned to have a short city tour in Naha
before our departure. Tomomi (middle of the photo below)
was so dear to us like our family.
She drew pictures, printed the route map and time table
of monorail in Naha city that we would rely on to finish
the shopping list of Ruth and find the delicious "Chinsukou"
for my lovely little Tina.

在會議結束後，學妹跟我有一趟小小的那霸市區觀光。
我們親切如家人的朋友 Tomomi (中間)，
耐心地幫我們畫地圖、列印單軌電車的行駛路線及時間表～
這可是學妹最重要的購物指南，
也幫助我找到雅婷指定要的手指餅乾！



The girl dressed in orange is also a Taiwanese.
Chen-Chun had a flight from England to Okinawa for the workshop
She is now pursuing her Ph.D. degree in Oxford.

穿著橘色上衣的漂亮女孩兒也是臺灣人。
不過，這回她從英國飛到沖繩來參加會議，
因為她現在在英國唸博士班。





Including me, there were four participants from Taiwan.
My adviser Sue (middle) and Dr. Chen (left of the photo) were
invited to give oral presentations about their research in Taiwan.
Ruth and I, we were late for application and lucky to be accepted
as exceptions to participate the meeting.

連我在內，從台北前往參加會議的臺灣人有四位。
其中我們老師 (中間) 跟陳老師 (圖左)，都是大會邀請的演講者。
我跟學妹是半路殺出來的跟屁蟲。





The group photo was taken by the OIST staff.
Post it here in memory of this wonderful meeting.
We were destined to meet each other in Okinawa~

收到大會主辦單位寄來的團體照，貼上來做紀念。
緣份就是這麼奇妙～
有緣者，天涯咫尺；無緣的，咫尺天涯。