Yin & Young EP 57 - Young in Quarantine (Taiwan, Feb 2021)

Yin & Young Podcast

Recorded February 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan, James (aka Young) shares his experience of what it’s like in a quarantine hotel on the last day of his quarantine. The pandemic situation has changed drastically since the time of recording, with Taiwan now reporting an average of 513 COVID-19 cases for the last week of May 2021, a huge shift from the 1 to 2 cases a day in February. Taiwan is now in stage 3 out of 4 COVID alert, with all public gatherings and indoor restaurant seating cancelled.

Life can change so quickly. Though many of the circumstances referenced in the podcast have changed, it still remains a personal snapshot of what life is like at the time and some of the thoughts going through our heads.

Highlights:

• James goes over the process of traveling to Taiwan during the pandemic: 14 days of quarantine (not including the arrival day), 7 days of “self-management.”

• James and Dan compare and contrast how Taiwan and the U.S. are handling COVID.

• How to distract yourself during quarantine: Attack on Titan.

• What James is looking forward to after quarantine: martial arts, restaurants, dating…

• James shares some of his habits that keep him sane: gratitude journaling, meditation, working out…

• Food is way cheaper in Taiwan, but the cost of living and average income is lower too.

• Quarantine makes you face yourself.

• Having a dream is a beautiful thing, but if you don’t have one, having simple goals are great too.

LANGUAGE CORNER

• F.I.R.E. - financial independence, retire early.

• Mandarin -

  • 隔離 - gélí - quarantine

  • 防疫 - fángyì - epidemic prevention

• Japanese

  • 取りあえず - toriaezu - for now

  • ワクチン - wakuchin - vaccine

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Credits: This episode was produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin.
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