My Miracle Trip To Japan |Wunder|Reise|| my|Miracle||| Моя|Моє диво-подорож до Японії|Моя чудова подорож до Японії|| Meine wundersame Reise nach Japan Mi viaje milagroso a Japón Mon voyage miraculeux au Japon Il mio viaggio miracoloso in Giappone 日本への奇跡の旅 나의 기적의 일본 여행 Moja cudowna podróż do Japonii A minha viagem milagrosa ao Japão Мое чудесное путешествие в Японию Japonya'ya Mucize Seyahatim Моя чудо-подорож до Японії 我的奇迹日本之旅 我的奇蹟日本之旅

- I went on a magical trip that changed my life forever, |ging|||magische|||||| ||||enchanting|||||| - Šel jsem na kouzelný výlet, který navždy změnil můj život, - Ich habe eine magische Reise unternommen, die mein Leben für immer verändert hat. - Я отправился в волшебное путешествие, которое навсегда изменило мою жизнь,

and this is that story. |||die|Geschichte a tohle je ten příběh. и это та история.

So, it's Labor Day Weekend 2016 ||Tag der Arbeit||Wochenende ||Emek|Emek Bayramı| ||del Trabajo||fin de semana ||День праці|| ||Work|| Takže je tu Labour Day Weekend 2016 Итак, наступили выходные, посвященные Дню труда 2016.

and my friend tells me that she has an update on my ex. |||||||||new information||| ||||||||||||前任 und||Freundin||||||||||Ex-Freund/Freundin |||||||||оновлення||| ||||||||||||bivši partner |||||||||noticia|||ex a moje kamarádka mi řekla, že má aktuální informace o mém bývalém. und meine Freundin sagt mir, dass sie ein Update über meinen Ex hat. и моя подруга говорит мне, что у нее есть последние новости о моем бывшем.

So, I'm just like, oh my God, what's going on? Also||||||Gott||| Отже||||||||| Takže si říkám, můj bože, co se děje? Also bin ich nur so, oh mein Gott, was ist los? Итак, я просто такой, Боже мой, что происходит?

Does he have a girlfriend already? ||hat|||schon |||||вже ||||novia|ya Má už přítelkyni? Hat er schon eine Freundin? У него уже есть девушка?

She tells me no, no girlfriend, so I am relieved, |||||||||aliviado |||||||||鬆了一口氣 |sagt||||Freundin||||erleichtert |||||||||rahatlamış |||||||||полегшено зітхнув |||||||||olajšan |||||||||安心した |||||||||aliviada Říká mi ne, žádná přítelkyně, takže se mi ulevilo, Sie sagt mir nein, keine Freundin, sodass ich erleichtert bin, Она говорит мне, что нет девушки, поэтому я чувствую облегчение,

but then she tells me that he recently went to Japan. |dann||||||vor kurzem|ging|| |||||||recientemente||| |||||||недавно||| ale pak mi řekla, že nedávno odjel do Japonska. aber dann erzählt sie mir, dass er kürzlich nach Japan gegangen ist. но потом она говорит мне, что он недавно был в Японии.

That pissed me off so much |惹火|||| |hat mich aufgeregt|mich|aufgeregt||so sehr |气死我了|||| |розлютило|||| |razjezilo|||| |enojó|||| To mě tak naštvalo Das hat mich so sehr wütend gemacht. Это так меня разозлило

because my ex does not like to travel. |||||||reisen |||verbo auxiliar|||| protože můj bývalý nerad cestuje. weil mein Ex nicht gerne reist. потому что мой бывший не любит путешествовать.

I had to book all of our trips together. ||||alle||||gemeinsam |||||||viajes| Musel jsem si zarezervovat všechny naše výlety společně. Ich musste alle unsere Reisen zusammen buchen. Пришлось бронировать все поездки вместе.

We went to Puerto Rico, we went to Mexico City. |||波多|波多黎各||||| |||Puerto|||||| |||Port|Puerto Rico||||| |||Puerto|Rico||||| Šli jsme do Portorika, šli jsme do Mexico City. Wir sind nach Puerto Rico gefahren, wir sind nach Mexiko-Stadt gefahren. Мы поехали в Пуэрто-Рико, мы поехали в Мехико.

It was all because of the work that I did đó||||||||| |war|||||Arbeit|||die ich machte Bylo to všechno kvůli práci, kterou jsem dělal Es war alles wegen der Arbeit, die ich gemacht habe Это все из-за той работы, которую я проделал

to plan these trips, |planen|| ||estos| um diese Reisen zu planen, планировать эти поездки,

and one of the big trips I wanted to do for us |||||||||||uns |||||||quería|||| und eine der großen Reisen, die ich für uns machen wollte и одно из больших путешествий, которое я хотел сделать для нас

was to go to Tokyo. ||||Tokio ||||Tokio должен был поехать в Токио.

It's been my dream trip since I was a kid. |一直是|||||||| |||Traum|||||| Это путешествие было моей мечтой с детства.

So, fueled by Instagram jealousy, |driven by||social media platform| |受到 Instagram 嫉|||嫉妒心 |angeheizt von|||Eifersucht |受...驱动||| |підживлений|||ревнощі через Instagram |alimentado||Instagram|celos Итак, подогреваемые завистью в Instagram, 所以，受到 Instagram 嫉妒的驅使，

I ran back to my apartment |lief|zurück|||Wohnung |corrí||||apartamento Я побежал в свою квартиру 我跑回我的公寓

and immediately began googling trips to Japan. |sofort|begann|googeln||| ||comenzó|buscando en Google||| и сразу начал гуглить поездки в Японию. 並立即開始搜尋去日本的行程。

I found round-trip tickets for $750, woo! |fand||||| ||de ida y vuelta||||¡guau! ||туди й назад|||| Я нашел билеты туда и обратно за 750 долларов, ух! 我找到來回票只要750美元，哇！

Then I texted my childhood friend, Pat, ||schickte||Kindheitsfreund|| ||sent a message||||Pat ||texteé||infancia||Pat 然後我發短信給我的童年朋友，Pat，

and I told him about this crazy cheap deal that I found. |||||||barato|||| |||||||дешевий|||| 我告訴他我找到的這個瘋狂便宜的優惠。

He was down, I was down, |過去式|||| |||||Er war niedergeschlagen, ich war niedergeschlagen. ||deprimido||| ||Він був засмучений, я була засмучена.||| Él estaba triste, yo estaba triste, 彼は落ち込んでいた、私は落ち込んでいた、

we decided to spend two weeks in Japan. |entschieden|||||| decidimos pasar dos semanas en Japón.

A month after we booked our flights, |一個月||||| ||||reserved|| |mes|||reservamos||vuelos Un mes después de reservar nuestros vuelos,

my father was hospitalized |||admitted to hospital |||住院 |||ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert |||hastaneye yatırıldı |||住院 |||入院した |||hospitalizado

due to complications with diabetes. ||health issues||diabetes-related issues ||併發症||糖尿病 aufgrund||Komplikationen||aufgrund von Diabetes ||并发症|| ||ускладненнями через діабет|| debido||complicaciones||diabetes 由於糖尿病的併發症。

I was with my dad at the hospital for most of the time, ||||papá|||hospital||||| 我大部分時間都在醫院陪伴我的父親，

and I assumed the role of the caregiver |||||||primary caretaker ||擔任||角色|||照顧者 |||||||Betreuer ||üstlendiğim|||||bakıcı |||||||照顾者 |||||||опікуна ||||rol|||cuidador 我擔任了護理者的角色

because my mother is a nanny |||||childcare provider |||||保姆 |||||Kindermädchen |||||bakıcı |||||保姆 |||||няня |||||niñera

and she does not have the same flexibility as I do |||||||靈活性||| |||||||Flexibilität|||

working here at BuzzFeed. |||BuzzFeed arbeiten |||BuzzFeed'de |||バズフィード |||BuzzFeed |||BuzzFeed workplace 在 BuzzFeed 工作。

We received the heavy news |erhielten||schwere|Nachricht |recibimos||| 我們收到那則沉重的消息

that he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. |||found to have||renal organ| |||被診斷||腎臟| |||diagnostiziert||Niere|Nierenkrebs |||teşhis edildi||böbrek| |||诊断为||肾脏| |||diagnosticirali||ledvica| |||diagnosticado||renal|cáncer 他被診斷出腎癌。

I never thought that I'd be in a situation 我從來沒有想過我會處於這樣的情況

where either of my parents would have cancer. 我的任何一位父母都會得癌症。

I took my dad to two different oncologists |||||||肿瘤医生 |||||||Onkologen |||||||cancer specialists |||||||oncólogos |||||||腫瘤科 我帶我爸去看了兩位不同的腫瘤醫生

and they both agreed he needed a tumor removed |||||||肿瘤| |||stimmten zu||er benötigte|||entfernen |||||||growth| |||||||tumor|extirpado |||||||腫瘤|

from his left kidney. |||腎臟 |||Niere ||izquierda|riñón

I somehow miraculously got him into |By some miracle|||| |不知怎麼地|奇蹟般地||| |irgendwie|auf wundersame Weise||| ||奇迹般地||| ||奇跡的に||| |de alguna manera|milagrosamente|logré||

one of the best hospitals in the country, ||||top medical facility||| ||||hospitales|||

but I was getting nervous. ||||nervioso

The trip to Japan was getting closer and closer |||||đến gần|||

and I wasn't at work a lot, ||||||nhiều 而且我不常上班，

and I asked my boss at one point, |||||||某個時候 y||pregunté||jefe||| |||||||một thời điểm 有一次我問我的老闆，

should I still go to Japan? 我還應該去日本嗎？

Is that okay?

She said please go.

You need to travel, get your mind off things. ||||quítate|||| Necesitas viajar, distraerte.

And with my family and boss's blessing, ||||||祝福 |||||boss's approval|approval |||||jefe|bendición Y con la bendición de mi familia y de mi jefe,

I hopped on a plane with my friend Pat |登上了||||||| |boarded||||||| |salté|||avión||||Pat |跳上||||||| Subí a un avión con mi amiga Pat

and we embarked to The Land of the Rising Sun. ||set out||||||| ||啟程||||||| ||aufbrachen||||||aufgehenden|Sonne ||启程前往||||||| ||odpravili smo se||||||| ||embarcamos||||||Naciente| 我們啟程前往日出之國。

We started our trip in Kyoto, 我们||||| |begannen||||Kyoto |||||Kyoto |||||Kioto 我們的旅程從京都開始，

which is Japan's ancient capital. ||||首都 |||alte|Hauptstadt ||||ancient capital ||de Japón|antigua|capital 京都是日本的古都。

It has thousands of temples and shrines. ||||||神社 ||||places of worship||sacred places ||||||神社 ||||templos||santuarios ||||||svetišča

So, we decided to book an all-day tour ||||reservar||||excursión

so we could hit up all the important spots. |||去逛逛|去到|||| ||||||||important places |||visitar|||||lugares

Obviously, at the time, Offensichtlich, damals||| Açıkça|||

I had a lot going on in my life

and I'm also a very spiritual person, |||||靈性的人| |||||geistig| |||||deeply connected|

so it was important to me when I was in Kyoto

to pray in these temples and shrines |祈禱||||| |rezar||estos||| ||||||svetišča

and do it in a very respectful manner. |||||||方式 ||||||respektvollen|Weise ||||||respetuosa|manera

At the end of this tour, I'm totally nerding out. ||||||||geeking out| ||||||||發瘋於| |||||||völlig|ausflippen| ||||||||çılgınca heyecanlanmak| ||||||||痴迷| ||||||||navdušen nad znanjem| ||||||||オタクになって| ||||||||entusiasmando| 在這次旅程的結尾，我完全變成了書呆子。

I'm in the front of the group 我站在團體的前面，

asking all the annoying questions, raising my hand. |||煩人的|||| |||molestas||levantando|| |||nadležen|||| 問所有煩人的問題，舉手。

It got to a point where I was that person ||||一個地步||||| 到了某個時刻，我成為了那個人

holding the tour guide pole. ||||導遊桿 sosteniendo||||palo ||||vodniška palica 手握導覽桿。

I was that tourist, and all of a sudden, |||那位遊客||||| ||||||||ganz plötzlich |||turista|||||repentinamente 我成為了那個遊客，突然之間，

I noticed this cute guy and I think he's looking at me. |||niedlicher|||||||| |noté||||||||está mirando||

At one point, we locked eyes, ||某一刻||| ||||sich treffen| ||||fijamos| ||||srečala sta se|

and then I looked away

'cause I just thought he was staring at me ||||||mirando||

'cause I looked crazy with that tour pole thing. |||||||導遊桿| ||||||||cosa

So, we're at the last stop of the tour |estamos|||||||

and it's this magical temple called Kiyomizu-dera. |||||mit dem Namen|Kiyomizu|dera ||||||Kiyomizu-dera Temple|temple or shrine ||||templo|llamado|Kiyomizu|dera

It's absolutely stunning. ||驚人 |absolut|atemberaubend ||驚くべき ||impresionante |Popolnoma|Osupljivo

There are these two stones ||estas||piedras

and they're actually called the Love Stones, |它們|實際上|||愛之石| |||llamadas|||

and legend goes that you must close your eyes ||||||cierres||

and walk from one stone to another stone,

and if you're able to walk from one stone to another stone

with your eyes closed without any help, |||cerrados|sin||

that means you won't need help finding love. |||no|||encontrar|

However, if you walk from one stone sin embargo||||||

to the other stone and you need help,

you will need help finding love, ||||encontrando|

whether it's a matchmaker, your mom, Tinder, ||||||Tinder |||relationship facilitator|||Dating app si|||casamentera||mamá|Tinder

you're gonna need help. |vas a||

So, my friend Pat walks from one stone to the other.

They're about 60 feet apart, and he is flawless. |||||||perfect in appearance |||相隔||||完美無瑕 |||||||makellos |||||||brezhiben |||||||完璧な |||||||impecable

I do it and I'm a hot mess. |||||||一團糟 |||||||めちゃくちゃ |||||||desastre Lo hago y soy un desastre caliente.

I trip, I stumble. |||lose my balance |絆倒||絆倒 |||Ich stolpere. |||spotaknem se |||つまずく |||tropiezo Me tropiezo, me caigo.

(people talking) (gente hablando)

- [Man] Yeah!

- In other words, I desperately need help finding love. ||||非常需要|||| ||||dringend|||| ||||urgently|||| ||||desesperadamente|||encontrando|

Before we knew it,

it was time to head back to the tour bus ||||dirigir|||||

and go back to our hotels. |||||our accommodations |||||hoteles

So, as I get back in the bus,

I notice that that really cute guy |me doy cuenta|||||

who I thought was checking me out, 我以為正在瞧我的那個人，

he was sitting in the back of the bus too. 他也坐在巴士的後面。

It was weird because he definitely |||||肯定 ||seltsam||| 這很奇怪，因為他絕對

wasn't sitting in the back of the bus 沒有坐在公車的後面

throughout the whole day of this tour. 整個旅程的|||||| all day long|||||| durante|||||| 在這次旅行的整個一天中。

So, I hear him talking about traveling 所以，我聽到他在談論旅行

and where he's been in Japan,

so I turn around and start talking to him, |||alrededor|||||él

we're hitting it off. |相處融洽|| |verstehen uns gut|| |conectando|| |ujeli||

He introduced himself as Josh, I told him I was Alexis, ||||||||||I was Alexis ||se||Josh|||él|||Alexis

and then I quickly introduced him to Pat,

but I made sure to say this is my friend Pat

so he knew I was traveling with a homie and not a boyfriend. ||||||||close friend|||| ||||||||朋友|||| ||||||||Kumpel|||| ||||||||prijateljem|||| ||||||||友達|||| ||||||||amigo||||novio

So, then I gave my Instagram handle |||給了|||帳號 ||||||Benutzernamen ||||||username or ID ||||||usuario

and I told him to follow me, which he did.

I became friends with this girl named Molly from Australia, |||||||Molly|| |||||||Molly|| 我和這個名叫瑪莉的澳洲女孩成為了朋友，

and we made plans to hang out that night. |||||salir||| 我們計劃在那個晚上一起出去玩。

So, I figured I'd ask Josh to join us ||想說|||||| ||pensé|||||| 所以，我想邀請喬希一起來。

'cause he's also an Aussie. ||||澳洲人 ||||Australier ||||Australian person ||||australiano

Why not?

Molly, Josh, and I meet in the hotel lobby that evening ||||||||hotel entrance area|| ||||||||lobby||

and I lead them to this really cool ramen place ||führe||||||| ||guide||||||Japanese noodle soup| |||ellos|||||ramen|

that I found on Yelp. ||||Yelp 網站 ||||review platform Yelp ||||Yelp

We had a great meal and decided to get drinks afterwards, |||美好的|||||||之後 ||||||||||danach ||||comida||||||después

which is where things took a turn. ||||||轉變 ||||tomaron|| lo cual fue donde las cosas dieron un giro. 這就是事情轉折的地方。

After a few hours in the bar, ||||||bar Después de unas horas en el bar, 在酒吧待了幾個小時後，

I proposed that we do karaoke |建議||||卡拉OK |||||Karaoke singen |suggested|||| |önerilen|||| |propuse||||karaoke propuse que hiciéramos karaoke. 我提議我們去唱卡拉OK

because Japan is the birthplace of karaoke. ||||origin|| ||||lugar de nacimiento||

You know that chemistry you have |||化學|| |||diese Chemie|| |||kimya|| |||química||

when you go out with a crush? ||||||暗戀對象 ||||||Schwarm ||||||romantic interest ||||||enamoramiento ||||||simpatija

Your arms are brushing each other, |||輕觸|| |||sich berühren|| |||touching lightly|| |brazos||se rozan||

your legs are rubbing next to each other, |||摩擦|||| |||chafing against each|||| |||sürtünme|||| |piernas||frotando|||| |||drgnjenje||||

and you feel that spark in the air. ||||火花||| ||||kıvılcım||| ||||chispa|||

That's how it felt singing with Josh. ||||cantando||

Molly finally leaves to go to the bathroom. |||||||baño

The second Molly leaves the room,

Josh and I begin looking at each other

and we just start immediately kissing. |||||besándonos

4:00 a.m. rolls around and we leave the karaoke bar. ||來到||||||| ||llega|||||||

After we dropped of Molly, ||送走||

Josh and I headed straight to his hotel. |||前往|||| |||nos dirigimos||||

The next morning,

we woke up together and ate a hungover lunch at McDonald's. |||||||宿醉的||| |||||||verkatert||| |||||||recovering from drinking|||McDonald's |despertamos||||comimos||resaca|almuerzo||McDonald's

We ended up spending the whole day together |||pasando||||

and we really opened up about our lives. |||öffneten uns|||| |||abrimos|||| 我們真的敞開心扉，談論了自己的生活。

He tells me that his parents are both cancer survivors, |||||||||癌症倖存 |||||||||cancer survivors 他告訴我他的父母都是癌症倖存者，

so I told him about my dad's recent cancer diagnosis |||||||||診斷結果 |||||||||Krebsdiagnose meines Vaters |||||||||cancer diagnosis ||||||papá|||diagnóstico 所以我告訴他我爸爸最近被診斷出癌症的事。

and we really really really bonded over that. |||||connected deeply|| |||||建立了聯繫|| |||||zusammengewachsen|| |||||povezali|| |||||絆を深め|| |||||unimos||

Josh and I spent 36 hours together,

and the only reason we stopped hanging out ||||||pasando|

was because he had to go back home to Australia.

I still had a week left in Japan,

so I finally met up with Pat again.

Remember him?

All the while, Josh and I kept talking on WhatsApp. |||||||||messaging app ||mientras|||||||WhatsApp

It felt like he was my boyfriend even though he wasn't. ||||||||obwohl||

Eventually, my trip to Japan ends

and I'm back in New York City.

A few random guys from my past asked me to hang out ||隨機的||||||||| ||algunos aleatorios||||pasado||||| 我過去的一些隨便的男孩邀請我出去玩

and it frustrated me. ||讓我沮| ||und es frustrierte mich.| ||frustró| 這讓我感到沮喪。

These (bleep) boys were playing themselves. |Diese verdammten Jungs|||| |los|||| 這些（刪除）男孩真是在自我作踐。

I hadn't heard from them in months

and they just started popping up from my trip after Japan, ||||出現|||||| ||||auftauchen|||||| ||||appearing suddenly|||||| ||||surgiendo|||||| ||||pojavljati se||||||

and it just gave me clarity that |||給了||清晰感| |||||Klarheit darüber, dass| |||||claridad|

really the only person I wanted to be with was Josh.

A few days later,

I was on the phone with Josh and I just told him the truth.

I was like, look,

I only want to be with you and no one else.

Oh my God, I was feeling the same way,

but I was gonna wait until Christmas to tell you that, ||||||Navidad||||

he said. |er sagte

It felt really nice that we were both on the same page.

So, we both laughed and decided then and there |||lachten||||| |||reímos|||||

that after 36 hours of hanging out,

he was my boyfriend and I was his girlfriend.

Fast forward to a month later, 快進||||| Skip ahead|skip ahead|||| rápidamente||||| 快轉到一個月後，

my father was about to get surgery ||||||手術 ||||||undergo an operation ||||||cirugía 我父親即將接受手術，

to have his tumor removed. |||腫瘤| 以切除他的腫瘤。

My father is a man of God and I grew up in a Baptist church |||||||||||||Baptist church| |||||||||||||bautista|iglesia

and I really respect and love the power of prayer, |||||||||祈禱的 |||||||||spiritual supplication |||||||||oración

but nothing had prepared me for my father's surgery update. ||||||我||| |||||||padre||actualización 但沒有什麼能讓我為我父親的手術更新做好準備。

A few days after surgery, ||||cirugía 手術後幾天，

my father's doctor called ||médico|llamó 我父親的醫生打電話來了

and he said that my dad's tumor was benign. ||||||||良性 ||||||||gutartig ||||||||Not harmful ||||||||benigna

I thought back to two things

I distinctly prayed for in Kyoto. |清楚地|祈禱||| |clearly|asked for||| |distintamente|oré|||

First was my father's health.

I prayed for a speedy recovery, ||||迅速的|康復 ||||quick|quick healing |oré|||rápida|recuperación 我祈求快速康復，

like I wouldn't be the optimistic woman that I am today |||||樂觀的||||| ||no|||optimista||||| 如果不是因為他，我就不會成為今天這樣的樂觀女性，

if it wasn't for him, so that was a really... ||||él||||| 所以那真的是一個...

It was a really important prayer in Kyoto. |||||祈禱|| |||||oración||

The second thing I prayed for in Kyoto was true love. ||cosa||||||||

So, here I am in my mid-30s,

and I prayed to find true love no matter my age. 無論我的年齡，我都祈禱能找到真愛。

And I was like, if I find true love in my 40s or 50s or 60s, 我想，如果我在40、50或60歲的時候找到真愛，

I'd be okay with it. 我會接受的。

I just wanna find the right person.

I'm sure you're wondering

what's going on with Josh and I now.

Well, I ended up going to Australia ||terminé||||

to meet his friends and family

and he came to New York City to meet mine. 他來到紐約市見我。

Less than a year after we met, |que||||| 我們認識不到一年，

he moved to LA and we got engaged. |||||||訂婚 |||||||became fiancés |||||||comprometidos 他搬到洛杉磯並且我們訂婚了。

Exactly a year after we met, ちょうど|||||

we went to the Beverly Hills Courthouse and got married, ||||||法院||| ||||||Gerichtsgebäude||| ||||||Beverly Hills Courthouse||| ||||Beverly|Hills|palacio de justicia||nos casamos|casados sva|||||||||

and it only cost us $90 to get married. |||gekostet||||

What a steal! ||好便宜 ||Was für ein Schnäppchen! ||una ganga ||Kakšna kraja!

I never gave up on love and it led me to where I am now. ||||||||me llevó||||||

I hope the one thing you can take away from this video ||||cosa|||||||

is to do the same.

Don't give up on love.

(upbeat music)