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In our school, every student has to cycle through Taiwan in 12 days during their sophomore year. I know it sounds fun, but yeah, no. I also thought it sounded fun at first, but wow, definitely not after I started learning how to ride a bike. Learning how to ride a bike is definitely not easy for a teenager who got traumatized by falling off the bike when she was six. However, somehow, after the loop of practicing and falling, I finally managed to learn how to ride the bike.

Sometimes I just wish people could just teleport themselves to wherever they want. Like today. Today is an extremely stormy day. Days like this genuinely make me want to rot in my bed and do nothing, but I'm still out there staying strong and going to school. This already sounds bad, but that's not it. On my way to school, cars and trucks are speeding past me, splashing water all over the road, which definitely sounds like a total fun for someone whose socks are already 80% w

Do you know the song "Cigarette Daydreams" by Cage the Elephant? "Cigarette, Daydreams, You were only seventeen." This song is like a subtle breeze that takes you back to those small but important moments during your teenage years, bringing a sense of nostalgia. However, in the place I live, cigarettes don't just exist in memories or songs. They exist in our daily lives, as litter, lying on the road, sidewalks, pavements, and almost everywhere. In Taiwan, around 9 million cig