Chicago Millennium Park

I was in Chicago from July 7-11 for a conference. It was my second time to be in Chicago. Chicago is a very nice city with fantastic architecture and great parks. The Millennium Park is one of the many parks in Chicago.

Summer/Winter Hike

I went on a hike with two of my friends on the first weekend of July. It was an area we haven't been to before. The trees were beautiful. The weather was not great. You might see the snow covering the ground. We all had to wear long sleeves and rain jackets. In fact, it was cold and foggy. One of us even said "we should come back when it is summer"!

Seattle Skyline

I went to a park at Queen Anne with a friend of mine on Sunday. The weather was very nice. Seattle downtown skyline was quite pretty, wasn't it?

Three dogs and one cat

Summit View on the Granite Mountain

Two weeks ago, Amenda and I hiked up to the Granite Mountain. One third of the hike was still covered with snow. The weather was very nice. We had great views on the summit.


Mt. Rainier


Video clip of the 360 degree summit view


I'm in my heavy hiking outfit.


Amenda in front of half-covered waterfall

New Chief Economist of the World Bank

I read the news that Justin Yifu Lin, who is a Chinese economist, began as the new Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank in June. I believe that the rapid economic development in mainland China for the last 30 years might be one of the reasons the World Bank appointed a Chinese economist.

I didn't know much about him. I searched his name online. It turns out that he has so much interesting experience. He was born in Taiwan and joined the army of Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1971. In 1979, he swam across the water to the People's Republic of China (mainland China). He went to study at the University of Chicago in early 80s and went back to mainland China after he got his PhD in economics. Another interesting thing is that he may face arrest on charges of defecting from Taiwan's army 30 years ago if he visits his hometown in Taiwan.

Visa

I went to renew my US visa on Thursday in Vancouver, BC. I took a 3-hour bus ride to Vancouver from Seattle the night before. I waited in line for more than 2 hours to get my interview. The interview only took one minute. I waited another hour in line to get my passport back on Friday afternoon. On the way back to Seattle on Saturday, it took me more than more than 6 hours because my bus had to queue up at the US border for more than 3 hours.

Well, I should think that I went to Vancouver, at least an interesting city with a lot of things to do. At least I visited a friend who I haven't seen for a long time and we did some catch-up.

Winter in June

It was below 10 degree Celsius and raining heavily for the last few days in Seattle! It is June already! Where is my sunshine? Where is my summer!!!

Karma?

I just came back home from a dinner gathering and turned on my computer. My MSN was logged in. I saw a very strong comment against a Hollywood celebrity from a friend on MSN. I was puzzled. When I checked the Yahoo! entertainment news, I found out what happened. Sharon Stone's comments on Sichuan earthquake were indeed infuriating. What a Chinese TV host wrote in her blog reflects what I thought about Sharon Stone.

For those who can't read Chinese, here is a brief summary of the blog post.

What kind of Karma will Sharon Stone's comments on Sichuan earthquake bring to her?

Hundreds and thousands of people have died in the earthquake. Many more are and will be suffering for years to come. Sharon Stone's comments show she is insensitive and indifferent to life to people. This is frightening!!! Based on her logic, it could be that the Katrina in 2005 was the result of "bad karma" over the US government's invading Iraq. I'm certain that she wouldn't say that to her American fellows, even in her private home. However, she said in a public TV interview that the devastating May 12 earthquake in China could have been the result of bad karma over the government's treatment of Tibet. This shows she is not only ignorant, but also arrogant and biased.

Earthquake Prediction

It has been more than one week since the earthquake devastated Sichuan, China on May 12, 2008. I'm still searching and reading the news on the earthquake constantly. Am I having PMS right now?

I found an article on Wikipedia titled 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. It mentioned two academic studies that predicted possibility of a big earthquake in Sichuan in 2008. One study published in 2002 in a Chinese seismology journal "Recent Developments in World Seismology" analyzed the frequency and intervals of earthquakes happened in Sichuan since 1800 and concluded that

"Beginning with 2003 we should pay more attention to the possibility of an earthquake of M ≥7.0 occurring in Sichuan Province"

The other study published in "Journal of Catastrophology" in Chinese in 2006 analyzed all the M>6.7 earthquakes in Sichuan and Yunan region and found the trend that every 25 years a M≥6.7 earthquake would occur in the region. The article predicts that the Sichuan-Yunnan region may experience a M≥6.7 earthquake in 2008!!!!!

Note: The links to the full articles are embedded in the text.

On the Way to School on a Sunny Day

Mixed Feelings

I became very upset every time when I read the news about the earthquake in China. It is very sad to see people, specially the young ones suffer.

Parents are still desperately waiting for helps to get their child out from the rubbles.

A nurse is saving other people's life while her own child is still under the rubbles.

A teacher saved 13 students, but died on the way out.

Soldiers are crying because they couldn't save school kids under the rubbles due to the late arrival of the proper equipment.

However, I don't think I can just simply not read or watch any news about the earthquake. It happened at where I was born and raised. I have friends and family live there. My parents haven't heard back from all of their friends in Sichuan. We still have relatives who still spend nights in the big open space. How can I ignore it? How I can pretend it didn't happen.

It is great to see and hear the prompt response of the Chinese government and military. Prime minister Wen Jiaobao flew to Sichuan very soon when the disaster happened (with only 5 casualties reported at that time). NPR and NYT reported that the Chinese government handled the disaster as if they were the public elected officials. Comparing the response of George W. Bush to Katrina, who received the news from his assistant in a DVD the next day, I can say the responses of Wen have been way much better. A reader's comment on a Editorial in Washingtonpost put it in a much better way.

Looks like the Chinese have a pretty effective FEMA. I wonder why they didn't come over and help with Katrina. And if our paranoid jingoistic government objected, I am sure the UN would have authorized sending them in anyway.
Hopefully. they will next time.

However, one thing that strikes me the most is the school buildings and lost of student lives in the towns and cities nearby the epicenter of the earthquake. I'd like to see the investigations on those school and hospital buildings after the disaster relief, as I haven't heard many reports on the collapsed of the governmental buildings.

Random thoughts

My parents were traveling in Sichuan for 2 months last year this time. They have friends and family live in different cities in Sichuan. They went to Chengdu, Doujiangyan, Mianyang, Ya'an, etc. Earlier this year, they were planning on going there again in May. They changed their plan because I'll visit them and they want to wait for me to go there together in August.

A few days ago, when news reported that cyclone devastated Burma, I treated it as a piece of news. On the other hand, when I heard the news of earthquake in Sichuan yesterday, I was shocked, and started to worry, and became upset. It is true that I was born in Sichuan. I have spent more than 15 years there. I have been to most of the cities reported in the news. I have friends and family there. Personal connections dramatically change my attitudes, feelings, and behaviors. At the end, I'm still a selfish little human.

Earthquake in Sichuan--Part 2

I talked to my parents. They are safe.

My parents couldn't reach my mother's relatives who live in Sichuan until this morning. Those who live in Fulin, Sichuan have some impacts. They had to spend one night outside their home. Their houses might have some damages as well.

I'm relief. They're all safe at least.

Earthquake in Sichuan

When I got to the lab this morning, one of my labmates asked me if I heard the news about the earthquake in China. My heart was immediately hanging in the air. "Which region?" I asked. "Sichuan." I was a bit relief because my parents live quite far away from Sichuan. At the same time, I started to worry since many of my mother's relatives live in Sichuan. The first thing I did when I turned on my computer was to check the news.

NPR:

The deadly 7.8 magnitude quake hit China Monday afternoon — Xinhua News Agency reports that more than 8,533 people have been killed in the devastation. The quake flattened at least eight schools and one hospital, and its force was felt hundreds of miles away in Beijing and Shanghai.

I can't wait to call my parents......

Foreign Policy of Modern China

I'm finally taking a class whose context I'm familiar with. I have experienced or known all the events included in this week's reading for the class, Foreign Policy of Modern China.

I was an elementary school student in 1989 when June 4 accident happened. I was in high school in 1996 when the book--China can Say No--became popular. I was a sophomore in college in 1999 when the US bombed the Chinese embassy in Balgrade. I was about to graduate from college in 2001 when a Chinese F-8 jet fighter and an American EP-3 surveillance plane collided over the South China Sea. I have witnessed some of the reactions of the Chinese people towards all the events mentioned above.

Beginning the new school year right after June 4 event in 1989, all freshmen in college were required to have military training before the school started. That was still going on even in 1997 the year I entered college.

Of course, I heard of the book, China can Say No. People talked about it all the time: on TV, at work, in their spare time, etc.

In 1999 when the US bombed the Chinese embassy in Balgrade, my college schoolmates were so infuriated that many went to the protest in front of the US consular in Chengdu. I remember there was an English teacher who was from the US in my department in 1999. He was quite frightened. When he got into the classroom, he was so relieved that we didn't show that we wanted to beat him up. Even though the western media claimed that the protest was organized by the government, I believe it is very likely that the western media was fear of the popularity of Chinese nationalist.

When a Chinese F-8 jet fighter and an American EP-3 surveillance plane collided over the South China Sea and the secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld went crazy in 2001, many people I know were enraged. If the government had permitted another protest, I believe similar things like those in 1999 would have happened.

It was quite interesting for me to read articles and books discussing all the events and the Chinese public reactions to those events.

Korean Wave

Rain was ranked second on the TIME online poll on "who you thought should be on the list of the 100 most influential people of the year". His votes are much ahead of the number three: Stephen Colbert. Time described the result as a surprise. Well, Time is an American magazine and almost all of people listed in the Time 100 are Americans.

I bet most of Americans or Europeans do not know about or even have heard of Rain. Since I have lived in the US for a long time, personally, I don't know much about Rain either. However, I have heard of my Korean friends, Chinese friends, Taiwanese friends, etc. enthusiastically discuss Rain's TV dramas, songs, concerts, etc. If the director of Speed Racer have given the leading role to Rain, I believe the movie will attract much more worldwide audience, particularly more Asian audience.

Double Standards

I got back to be more social after my general exam. I felt I was self-isolated for a while. Now I started reading news again, beginning to meeting friends again, and resuming "求索" other than my graduate research focuses.

At the gathering last week, one of my American friends asked me about how I thought about Tibet, as Dalai Lama was visiting Seattle at that time and violence and protests in Tibet just happened. Coincidentally, I just read "The Snow Lion and the Dragon: China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama" by Melvyn C Goldstein. Tibet issue is not as simple as it is reported in the news. Some media, for example BBC, when it reported news about Tibet. The short information included in the news about Tibet was that Tibet was independent, etc. However, it never mentioned UK's ambition towards Tibet last century, the bloody slaughter of thousand Tibetans at the beginning of 20th century, or the treaty (agreement) signed with China on Tibet in 1904. Too sad, people in the western countries believed that they have accessed to more objective media report, and Chinese or people in the "Communist countries" only received government controlled news.

I have to say that when the west prise equal and just, their actions always are inseparable with double standards. Leaders from many countries said they would boycott the commencement of Beijing Olympic games. When the US invaded Iraq, even though people in many countries condemned it, no one said they would boycott anything or any event happening in the US. The west condemn China doing business with Sudan. However, it never mentioned in the western media that Japan was also buying a big amount of oil from Sudan.

Ticket

I reserved a free ticket online for a event on campus. The ticket was delivered to my house in an envelop with "Ms. Lin" on, but without postage or my mailing address on! One of my schoolmates who also attended the event told me that he got his ticket in mail with his full name, mailing address, and of course postage on.......

2008 Cherry Blossom

Three weeks ago, it was snowing in Seattle.



Today, it reached 24 degree Celsius (76 Fahrenheit). The cherry blossom on campus has attracted many people.



In the afternoon, I went to Magnuson park with a friend for Seattle library book sale. The dogwood trees (according to my friend) are blossoming as well.

家事国事天下事 事事关心

古人云：

风声雨声读书声 声声入耳
家事国事天下事 事事关心

I started to realize that my parents have done something extraordinary. My parents had eight years long distance relationship and they are still together. They just had their 30th anniversary last year. My mother took care of me by herself until when I was 3 year old. Then it was my father's turn. He had taken care of me by himself for 3 years (between I was 3 to 6). I have always known these things. However, I took them for granted. I expected that under the same circumstance, every parent would do the same thing. It was until recently that I realized that what they have done were something extraordinary.

I'm taking a course on Foreign Policy of Modern China from the Department of Political Science. I think I will have a better idea of foreign policy of China from a western perspective.

Last week, I went to a lecture on the latest Taiwan presidential election. I found it very helpful to understand political and social situations in Taiwan.

Lately, news on Tibet and Beijing Olympics has overwhelmed every major newspaper in the US and Europe. I think boycotting Beijing Olympics is a very naive approach to address human rights issues, or Tibet issues for that matter.

When I was in China, I wanted to read western literature, watch Hollywood movies, and speak English. After I came to the US, I would read books on China, go to see Chinese movies in the theater, and teach people speak Chinese. I realized I was a Chinese after I came to the US. I got to understand more about China and Chinese after I came to the US. The comparison between China and the US, Chinese and Americans help me identify the difference. I guess the differences define who we are.

General Exam--Part Two

I passed my general exam today!

After the oral exam this morning, my committee told me that I passed. It was great to hear that.

General Exam--Part One

I just emailed my general exam to my committee!!!

I have spent the last four days working on it. I stayed home most of my time during the exam. I took two walks in my neighborhood. Other than that, I was just writing, eating, and sleeping. I did sleep well. Except the first day, I woke up at 4:35am. I slept 6 hours a day.

Elizabeth proofread my exam before I handed it in. Sun brought me Korean noodles during my exam. My housemates had to keep their voice down the whole time......

The second part, oral exam will be on April 8th.

A very funny YouTube video

1,500 plus CPDRC inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines at practice for Michael Jackson's song "Thriller"!

My name is 林琳 [Lin Lin].That is my full name.

What is your last name?

Lin. L---,I---, N.

What is your first name?

Lin. L---, I---, N.

What is your last name?

Lin. L---, I---, N.

What is your first name?

Lin. L---, I---, N.

My last name and my first name have same spelling.

Your last name is the same as your first name?!

My last name and my first name have same spelling.

This is the phone conversion I have every time if I call my bank, my insurance, or anything that requires my name.

What is your full name?

My name is Lin Lin. That is my full name.

This is another typical conversion I have when I meet people.

Please enter your real name.

or

Please enter your full name.

This is also a common situation I encounter if I register for some online social network such as Facebook.

I have no complain about my name. Even though I have a relative and a schoolmate from high school whose names are the same as mine, I like my name. Beside it has beautiful meaning, it is easy to remember and pronounce.

By the way, did I tell you that my name is comprised by two different Chinese characters? They just happen to have same pronunciation.

Happy New Year

Happy Lunar New Year!

By the way, I just scheduled my oral exam on April 8th! I'll take the written exam on March 25th!

Virtual Tour

Virtual Tour of UW cherry blossom

Christmas Parties 2007

Identity Theft

Someone was using my debit card yesterday and this morning buying grocery! I encountered identity theft!

Last night, I checked my bank account online and found there was $97.65 unauthorized transaction with Trader Joe's at U-district. This morning, there was another $58.77 unauthorized transaction with Safeway Store at U-district. I went to my bank and filed for a report in the afternoon. In addition, I reported to the Seattle police. My bank advised me that I should check my bank balance every day. This means one more thing I have to do every day besides emails.

West vs. East

I was TAing last quarter. I'm not very good at remembering the names of all my students. Coincidentally, most of the students are Caucasians. The professor who is a Caucasian himself would joke that I couldn't differentiate "the white people".

When I lived in China, all my family and friends are Chinese. I couldn't tell the different ages of non-Chinese. It shouldn't be surprising, as I often heard non-Asians complain that it was hard to tell the age of a Asian.

Even though the East doesn't completely understand the West, the East loves the West, and vice versa. Westerners might see some serious Asian grannies wear T-shirts with English letters such as "Kiss me". Chinese or Japanese might see some very "cool" looking young western with Tattoos in Chinese characters like "壞孩男". If the young fellow wanted to say "bad boy", he got the sequence of Chinese characters wrong unfortunately.

Holiday Seasons

At a free Jazz concert with Sahera, and Alessandro


At a free Jazz concert with Sahera, and Shumei


At a bar after the concert

Summary of November 2007

My November is full of events.

I had neck pain from the end of October to the beginning of November. I had to visit a chiropractor three times to relief my pain.

The second day of November, I lost my wallet. I had to cancel all my credit cards, get new driver license, and replace my student ID.

The second week, I had my wisdom teeth taken out and paid $11 to the person who "found" my wallet to get it back.

The third week, I got a cold thanks to the pain from the dental surgery.

The fourth week, I had my first supervisory committee meeting.

All these are due to the sick crying pig illustrated in my November calender on my desk.

Tennis

Last summer, I developed interested in tennis. I took two tennis courses during the summer. There was also a very small and short romance at the end of the tennis course. It became a nice cute memory every time I play tennis;)

head coach of the national women's volleyball team of the United States

Recently I found out that the head coach of the national women's volleyball team of the United States is Ping Lang.

She is one of the most famous and respected individuals in the history of volleyball. She steered the Chinese team to the first world title at the Third World Cup Volleyball Tournament in 1981, before they swept three more major world titles in the 1982 World Championships, 1984 Olympic Games and 1985 World Cup for four straight wins in five years. According to Wikipedia, her name is immediately recognizable among Chinese over 30. My parents love her, so I have watched her play. I also watched the games of the Chinese national women's team she coached.

I haven't watched American women's volleyball. I guess this time I'll pay attention to the women's volleyball schedule.

My wisdom teeth

It took two dentist visits to have all my wisdom teeth taken out. The first visit was in September. The dentist took two upper wisdom teeth out in less than 30 minutes.

Yesterday afternoon was the second visit. It took the doctor 2 hours to get the lower 2 wisdom teeth out! After the surgery, my jaws were very sore. I couldn't feel my lips and my tongue. My voice became very funny. This morning, I found my face was swollen. My mouth is still in pain. I'll visit the doctor again next Thursday to have the stitches out.

I think it is time for me to take more pain killers again.

Most visited tourist attractions

I went to 20 attractions (listed below) that are out of 50 most visited tourist attractions according to Forbes Traveler. No wonder I always saw so many people and I had to wait in a long line to get into the entrance.

1. Times Square, New York City, NY, USA
2. National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C., USA
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA
9. Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France
14. Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, Paris, France
15. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
17. The Forbidden City/Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
18. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
22. Lotte World, Seoul, South Korea
25. Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
30. Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY, USA
31. Grand Canyon, Ariz., USA
36. Statue of Liberty, New York, NY, USA
37. The Vatican and its museums, Rome, Italy
39. The Coliseum, Rome, Italy
40. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
41. Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, CA, USA
42. Empire State Building, New York, NY, USA
45. Palace of Versailles, France
46. Yosemite National Park, CA, USA

However, I wonder how accurate the Forbes Traveler list is. My parents who live in the most populated country in their whole lives complaint to me too many tourists in Beijing when they visited two years ago. Today, one of my schoolmates sent me some pictures (above) showing some beach in China. I guess when all Chinese tourist attractions start to count tourists, few of the 50 listed attractions would be in the list again.^_^.

What a nice suprise!

I was planning to attend a conference to DC next January this afternoon. A person I knew through a friend jumped to my mind. He works in DC. He and I have never met each other in person, however, he called me a few times and we talked on the phone. He planned to visit Seattle last year. He even booked the tickets. He canceled the trip because he was sick the week before his trip. After that, he never called me again.

I thought it might be a good chance to finally meet him in person if I go to DC. When I was thinking about this, I saw him logging onto MSN. I initiated a chat by saying hello to him. After greeting each other, I told him I might go to DC next January for a conference and ask him if he's interested in meeting. He said cool. And then, he said "just for your update", he was married this year and planned to have wedding ceremony next year. I started to smile. He sounded like a person really wants to get married and start a family. I guess he must be very happy he is finally married.

Maybe it is not a good idea to meet him in person.^_^.

Lust, Caution

My dentist appointment was canceled this afternoon due to the confusion by the staff of the dentist office. So I went to see Aug Lee's new movie "Lust, Caution". Somehow, I feel like "Lust, Caution" is similar to Paul Verhoeven's "Black Book", but more tragic and depressing. Yet, I'm not surprised. Just like "A very long engagement" was not made by a Chinese director.

Chicago

I visited Chicago after the ACSP conference from Sunday to Tuesday. I visited my college roommate who I haven't seen for six years. I went on a boat tour and a walking architecture tour on Monday. I also spent a few hours in the art institute of Chicago on Tuesday before I went to the O'Hare airport.

I had a very good time in Chicago. If my neck hadn't bothered me, it would have been prefect. I called my housemate who works in a chiropratic clinic just after I landed Seattle to ask for an appointment.

ACSP 2007, Milwaukee, WI

Except for my neck pain, I had a very good time at the ACSP conference this year. I made new friends and saw old friends. I also met some famous professors in urban planning. Jack Nasar was at my presentation. However, I didn't have time to talk to him after the section. I was sitting next to John Forest in a section. By the way, did I mention I knew his daughter? However, I didn't figure out she was John Forest's daughter until two years after I met her.

What do I like

I like a lot of things. I enjoy doing a lot of things. Even though I haven't found my favorite yet, I have preference of certain things over others. Most of my preference comes from my experience and expectation, which could change. Therefore, my preference could change as well.

Wedding

Burning Man

Burning Man

I'm going to Burning Man this year!!!!

Pearl Anniversary

August 8th is my parents' 30th anniversary.

My dad was my mom's teacher in her medical school. In fact, my dad recruited my mom to the school. They dated for 3 years. They married just right after my mother graduated.

My dad is from Canton area and speaks Cantonese. My mom is from Sichuan province and speaks the Sichuan dialect. The difference between Cantonese and the Sichuan dialect is like the difference between English and German. My dad now speaks both Cantonese and the Sichuan dialect. My mom still doesn't understand Cantonese even though she has lived there for almost two decades.

Due to work, they had to live separately in two cities for 8 years after they married.

Even though my parents did want to divorce once, I have no doubt that my parents are in love with each other. My dad retired a few years earlier than my mom. During this time, my dad did most of the housework, from grocery shopping, cooking, to cleaning. Now both of them are retire. They do grocery shopping together. My dad does the cooking and my mom does the dishes.

Did I tell you that my parents still hold hands when they go out?

Mt. Rainier in Summer

Seattle Aquarium

A Poem

Love's Secret
by William Blake

Never seek to tell thy love,
Love that never told can be;
For the gentle wind does move
Silently, invisibly.

I told my love, I told my love,
I told her all my heart;
Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears,
Ah! she did depart!

Soon as she was gone from me,
A traveler came by,
Silently, invisibly
He took her with a sigh.

爱的秘密
威廉.布莱克
Translated by Maylord

永远不要向你心爱的人坦明，
能坦明的不是爱情；
看那轻风走动
无声、无形。

我向心爱的人坦明，坦明，
倒出心里的所有，
手脚颤抖、发冷，骇人得惊恐。
哎，她竟抽身而走。

她从我这儿走后不久，
过来一个路人，
无声、无形；
一声叹息，他携她而走。

It was 36 degree Celsius

It was 36 degree Celsius today! It felt like summer! Usually, the summer of Seattle is just warm. I rarely feel hot. Most of the time, I would bring a light jacket with me. However, I even sweat today! I did enjoy the weather today.^_^.

Boulder Lake

Am I getting old?

I have back pain! I couldn't stand still on Thursday! I have to take pain killer pills!

I got the back pain from playing tennis for an hour on Thursday morning. Am I getting old?

Furniture

I have always lived in furnished house. I am not keen on owning furniture. To me, furniture is associated with home. Home is where loved ones are. Even though I have lived in Seattle for 6 years, I refer Seattle as "school". "Home" is always where my parents live. When I talk to my parents on the phone, I'd tell them when I would go home and if I have got back to school from my travels.

However, I have accumulated furniture. Last year, I bought a bookcase and a study chair. I got a floor lamp from a friend. This year, I bought another bookcase and a file cabinet. I also got a desk from another friend. Today, another friend who is leaving Seattle soon has some furniture to sell. I might get a dresser and another floor lamp from her.......

Is Seattle going to become my home?

Traveler's dream

I really envy this guy who gets pay to travel around the world.

You know what I mean when you watch his videos.