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今天這集很私密：一個生重病的九歲小女孩許願去東京迪士尼的真實故事。這個小女孩就是我。It's a very personal episode: the true story of a nine-year-old girl who got seriously ill and made a wish to go to Tokyo Disneyland. I'm her.

這集我邀請喜願協會（Make-A-Wish Taiwan）志工 Wendy，一起回到我九歲那年，聊聊生病、住院化療、許願，還有最後圓夢的旅程。(真的很感恩)

In this episode, I'm joined by Wendy, a Make-A-Wish Taiwan volunteer, as we look back on that year. We talk about illness, chemotherapy, children's hospital life, and the wish that finally came true. (so grateful!)

我們的對話很適合給中級程度的臺灣華語學生練習。包含醫院、生病治療、志工、相關的實用詞彙。字稿（中英文、注音拼音）已公開在 Patreon，你可以下載邊聽邊學。

Great for intermediate Taiwanese Mandarin learners. It's a real, unscripted conversation practice with vocabulary around hospitals, illness, and volunteering. Full transcript (Chinese/English with zhuyin/pinyin) is free on Patreon HERE. Learners can study while listening this episode.

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From Hesitant (fear) to Confident Speaking Camp is open (July-Aug)! If you've been wanting more real conversation practice, feel free to check out the Details here .

Perhaps it's hard for you to imagine, but we Taiwanese don't have much vacations. When Mayors (市長) annonce a Typhoon day off (颱風假), we just feel thrilled and grateful. In this episode, I talk about our typhoon day off culture , why instant noodles (泡麵) become everyone's favorite meal, and what life is like during a typical typhoon day in Taiwan.

You can study the transcripts (zhuin, pinyin, Chinese and English) , which are available on Patreon. 謝謝你們 Your support keeps this podcast going!

As always, I hope this episode helps you improve both your listening and speaking

while understnading Taiwanese culture.

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