踏出舒適圈,展開異國精采冒險
保羅為了找哥哥,而來台灣旅遊兩個禮拜,但保羅對探索新文化可說是完全沒興趣,寧可賴在沙發上打電動。為了買遊戲機,保羅好不容易決定出門走走,卻發現自己迷失在台灣狹窄蜿蜒的巷弄間。在陌生的城市,他沒有朋友,甚至弄丟了手機,連GPS也沒辦法使用……絕望的保羅不得不開始探索新環境,甚至遇見了意想不到的新朋友,這趟冒險會帶給他什麼新的發現呢?
作者柯睿祺(Mark Crilley)是來自美國的人氣漫畫家,也創作童書。他曾在台灣旅居兩年半,並於彰化從事美語教學工作。這個難忘的經歷,促使他創作這部圖像小說,希望把他體驗到的台灣魅力,分享給更多讀者。柯睿祺在Youtube上分享繪畫技巧,已有超過300萬人訂閱(作者Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@markcrilley)。
In this exciting graphic novel about stepping out of your comfort zone, a traveler finds himself lost in Taiwan with no way of finding his brother—but he soon learns that this forced disconnect is helping him explore and experience the big wide world around him.
THIS WASN’T PAUL’S IDEA.
The last thing he’s interested in is exploring new countries or experiencing anything that might be described as “cultural enrichment.” But like it or not, he’s stuck with his brother, Theo, for two weeks in Taiwan, a place that—while fascinating to Theo—holds no interest to Paul at all.
While on a short trip to a local electronics store, Paul becomes hopelessly lost in Taiwan’s twisting, narrow streets, and he has no choice but to explore this new environment in his quest to find his way back to Theo’s apartment.
In an unfamiliar place with no friends—and no GPS!—there’s no telling what adventures he could happen upon. And who knows? Maybe it turns out he has friends in Taiwan, after all.