http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2007/07/21/post-travelling/ "Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane." - Philip K Dick Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:05:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2007/07/21/post-travelling/comment-page-1/#comment-2314 Edd Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:58:15 +0000 http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2007/07/21/post-travelling/#comment-2314 Dreaming in another language must be crazy. It would be fascinating to learn every language and be able to weigh them up and decide which is "best", or most expressive, if there is such a thing. Dreaming in another language must be crazy. It would be fascinating to learn every language and be able to weigh them up and decide which is “best”, or most expressive, if there is such a thing.

]]> http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2007/07/21/post-travelling/comment-page-1/#comment-2300 sam Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:48:15 +0000 http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2007/07/21/post-travelling/#comment-2300 also: as to language - i definately share the same desire. i can understand a small amount of whats being said within conversations in chinese but am far from fluency. i think to be able to dream and think in another language takes a heck of a lot of time and effort and also the right conditions; being surrounded by the language. its also quite hard to let go of the ties that your mother tongue holds around you. i often think of chinese words only in terms of their english equivalent - but its fun when you can hear how a word is used differently and gain access to a new experession. i wonder what language you would choose. also: as to language - i definately share the same desire. i can understand a small amount of whats being said within conversations in chinese but am far from fluency. i think to be able to dream and think in another language takes a heck of a lot of time and effort and also the right conditions; being surrounded by the language. its also quite hard to let go of the ties that your mother tongue holds around you. i often think of chinese words only in terms of their english equivalent - but its fun when you can hear how a word is used differently and gain access to a new experession. i wonder what language you would choose.

]]> http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2007/07/21/post-travelling/comment-page-1/#comment-2299 sam Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:40:10 +0000 http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2007/07/21/post-travelling/#comment-2299 my own experience of travelling has been quite different. in particular, your feelings on isolation. here, it is incredibly hard to feel a part of whats around me. not only because i am treated differently and stared at but also because the culture, at times, feels so far from my own. some experiences have made me feel so isolated as to be quite upsetting. when the only person i know is also from this culture - it can feel like i have nowhere to turn, even when i'm familiar with whats here. its certainly interesting to be thrown into a culture and spun around in it, but i'm now looking forward to getting back to a more comfortable situation in england. i've found i'm not ready to live somewhere so foregn to what i call home. my own experience of travelling has been quite different. in particular, your feelings on isolation. here, it is incredibly hard to feel a part of whats around me. not only because i am treated differently and stared at but also because the culture, at times, feels so far from my own. some experiences have made me feel so isolated as to be quite upsetting. when the only person i know is also from this culture - it can feel like i have nowhere to turn, even when i’m familiar with whats here. its certainly interesting to be thrown into a culture and spun around in it, but i’m now looking forward to getting back to a more comfortable situation in england. i’ve found i’m not ready to live somewhere so foregn to what i call home.

]]> http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2007/07/21/post-travelling/comment-page-1/#comment-2296 Seb Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:02:12 +0000 http://thesimulacra.net/journal/2007/07/21/post-travelling/#comment-2296 When I go to SOAS in September, I'll have the chance to learn a really exotic language like Thai, Burmese or Vietnamese! Pretty cool, eh? When I go to SOAS in September, I’ll have the chance to learn a really exotic language like Thai, Burmese or Vietnamese! Pretty cool, eh?

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