Episode 011 Pleasant Melancholy, and the Open Road: Why Nostalgia is Childhood, and Wandering is Exploration

In Episode 11, we have the very first male guest I've interviewed since starting the podcast, Brian!Brian is my fellow Hénán native. Although we haven't reached the point of "seeing a fellow villager in a foreign land brings tears to the eyes," meeting him still felt exceptionally warm.Brian and I have known each other for over a year. Last summer, he and his wife moved from Texas to California, where he accompanied his wife during her post-doc while looking for a job himself.This year, he finally successfully secured a software engineer position, officially joining the ranks of Silicon Valley programmers. In this episode, I heard this sentiment from Brian's sharing: the so-called hometown is childhood, and the so-called nostalgia is a pleasant melancholy. Listen to his experiences in different cities, and reflect on what he said: wandering does not mean you are a stranger in a foreign land; it can also be viewed as an opportunity to explore life experiences. Perhaps you will come to love the current version of yourself who chose a different path.Length: 55 min这一期的嘉宾是我播客开录以来采访到的第一位男嘉宾，Brian！（欢呼声）Brian 是我的河南老乡，虽然没有到“异国见老乡，两眼泪汪汪”的程度，但见到还是会觉得格外亲切。我和 Brian 认识也有一年多了。去年夏天，他和太太从美国德州搬到加州，一边陪太太做博后，一边自己找工作。今年，他终于成功拿到软件工程师的职位，正式加入了硅谷码农的行列。这一期，我从Brian的分享里听到了这样的感触：所谓故乡就是童年，所谓乡愁就是一种愉悦的忧伤。听一听他在不同城市的经历，想一想他说的，漂泊并不代表你就是异客，也可以是你对自己生命的一种探索。也许你会更加喜欢当下选择了不一样道路的自己。时长：55分钟