Asgard 2nd, 0001
Yesterday was an exciting day for most of the Asgardians out there. Despite the language barriers, people still decided to work towards a common goal - unit as a human being. It is clear that there are many great responsibilities and difficult challenges ahead of each one of us. I would like to use an old saying, " No pain no gain," to describe this exciting nation.

As a newly formed space nation, the most important thing is that we start working towards the space programs that will allow us to establish our territories and settlements in space. However, before everything could start, I personally believe that we need to improve the knowledge of each citizens. By that I mean education. You can see that our nation needs a lot of things, especially in the field of engineering, law and business, to improve the fundamental structure of a nation. As a result, we need to teach our citizens more about these information.

Although handy matters are really important, we still have to think of the future - our younger generations. Our nation is built upon unity and also peace so that each one of us need to learn how to love and tolerate. We can not teach our younger generations with greed, disrespect and unlawful thoughts. We have to provide our children with a better multicultural learning environment so that they can understand and willing to accept others.

There are many things I believe a nation, or a society, should have. I will try to post more about these thoughts on the blog sooner or later. Keep an eye out. And vote for me! Cheers!

第一次發射衛星後，人類也隨著進入了太空時代，但是那時候發射衛星是為了更好的監測對手，而不是為了人類和平著想的。眼看2017年也過了一半了，世界各地還在為了資源弄得你爭我奪的局面。這，卻不是我想看到的世界。Asgardia 的初衷是建立在人類的和平與將來的發展上的，這也是為什麼我願意加入這個國家。當然我們說他是國家，在現在外界看來還不算是個國家，但是我們大家的努力會讓Asgardia 成為聯合國一員的。

我不是為了政治而來，但我是為了教育而來的。簡單的介紹我自己，我台北出生但自幼隨著父母來到了上海，在上海我學到了不一樣的教育以及與台灣相近但又不一樣的文化。當然你可能會說台灣跟內地有什麼不一樣呢？這我們可以私下聊聊呵呵。接著在我國中畢業後來到了美國讀了高中，之後考上了Rutgers University (羅格斯州立大學)的機械航太工程系，就這樣有畢業了， 今年也要24 歲了。其實這時間過得有點快。當然你可以問我一個工程師跟教育有什麼關係，我又不是教師。簡單來說我現在目前在台灣當替代役中的教育役，在國小當英語專長的助教所以對教育一方面有了不一樣的看法。受過內地教育的我對於台灣本土的教育其實我是有點驚訝的，讓我驚訝的老師不佔多數而是家長們，在這兩者對比中還是有類似的地方，比如刻板的只注重於考試以及把孩子們當做炫耀的工具與別人比較來比較去，這些都讓我看在眼裡，這也體現了我們中國的傳統文化 - 從小不讀書將來沒工作。雖然這是一個不爭的事實但是我們的社會在變，時代也在變，古老的傳統教育卻不能保障現在孩子們的造就。現在孩子們的書已不是紙張了，它已逐漸被科技取代了。我們要做的是如何運用現在的科技配合我們的教學內容創造出讓孩子更有興趣的課程，當我我現在說的是國小和國中年齡層的孩子們。這些是我們將來的棟樑，如果我們不好好的教育他們就沒有辦法在未來上幫助我們。

教育是從小就要做起的，亞洲的孩子們，尤其是台灣以及內地的孩子們輸在沒有創新的能力，這當然跟我們小時候的教育有關，但這是能改進的。只要改進我們的孩子們也能夠慢慢的掛入世界級的舞台上，馬雲就是一個好例子。當然不是每個人都是馬雲，但是我知道馬雲也有面臨被拒絕的時候，也有失敗的時候，可是在失敗後累積的經驗卻是他的成功的因素，因為他敢去做，他敢去做別人沒做過的。我們的下一代是需要磨練的，我們不能讓他們走我們為他們鋪好的路，那樣他們還是會在原地踏步，我們常說在做的過程中感覺到累了痛了就證明你在進步。
我在之後的文章中會慢慢的提到我的想法與做法，希望能幫助大家，我寫的文章不是那麼的好不過我會加油繼續寫好的，當然如果有不足之處請大家見諒以及提出想法，這樣我可以更加的為Asgardia教育這方面做完善的工作。

As I stated in my other article, knowledge is the key to everything, it is important for our younger generation to learn about technology materials as well as learning the traditional education materials. Since the first satellite was sent to outer space, it opened our humanity's Space Era. However, during that time, it was to spy on the other countries instead of for the better of our humanity. As you can see, half of 2017 has already passed, and yet people on Earth are still fighting each other for different resources. Asgardia was founded on world peace and for improving our humanity's future—this is why I, like many of you, chose to join Asgardia the first place. But first and foremost, we need to work hard towards to make Asgardia a member of the UN.
Despite the politics, I am here for our future education . Let me introduce myself a bit to give some background. I was born in Taiwan, and moved to Shanghai when I was 4. I was educated there for over 10 years. After completing middle school, I was sent to America for high school and university, and received my Bachelor's of Science degree from Rutgers University as a mechanical and aerospace engineer. Now, I am almost 24. I have to say, the time passed really fast. You might be wondering, what does an engineer have to do with education? As you can see, I was educated in both China and America. I received two different kinds of education styles. Right now, I am doing my alternative army services in Taiwan as an English teaching assistant in an elementary school. To be honest, I was shocked with the education system in Taiwan. The problem is not just with our curriculum and teachers , but with our parents as well. The parents are still instilling the traditional thought of, "If you do not study you will end up with nothing," to push our kids. Although studying is indeed very important to success, focusing is much on their academic abilities instead of personal development is not going to help our kids well-rounded in the future. It will only make them feel like their life is not worth anything but study, study and study. Our society is changing into a tech oriented environment. The majority of knowledge does not come out of studying books but through actions. What I am saying is that our kids range from elementary school to middle school are the future of our generation. We have to make sure they are being taught in a well-rounded way so that in the future they will be able to help us.
Education is something that we need to improve now since the kids are young. Asian kids, especially Chinese and Taiwanese kids, are lacking in creativity. This is due to the educational system that we have in our country. Perhaps in the past academic excellence was the definition of success, but that is not viable anymore. An individual could be one of the smartest person in the world but without interpersonal skills, they won't get far in life. In order to get into the world class level, we have to improve our educational system and the way to teach our kids. The best example is Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba. When he was young, he failed many, many times — he even got rejected from getting a job at KFC! However, this didn't stop the man to create a renowned business empire, Alibaba. It was his spirit that we need to learn from. He never said no to new ideas and always acted on them . In the end, he finally became successful. Our younger generations will also be successful if we allow them to do what they really want and let them understand what failure is. There is a saying, if you feel the pain while doing what you are doing, it means that you are growing.
I will try to write an article twice a week so that you can learn from me and so I can learn from you through your comments. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts if you think I said anything that you think is debatable. Hopefully, I will become a better writer, listener, and also improve my philosophy on education so that we can shape Asgardia in to a better nation. Thank you!

第一次發射衛星後，人類也隨著進入了太空時代，但是那時候發射衛星是為了更好的監測對手，而不是為了人類和平著想的。眼看 2017 年也過了一半了，世界各地還在為了資源弄得你爭我奪的局面。這，卻不是我想看到的世界。 Asgardia 的初衷是建立在人類的和平與將來的發展上的，這也是為什麼我願意加入這個國家。當然我們說他是國家，在現在外界看來還不算是個國家，但是我們大家的努力會讓 Asgardia 成為聯合國一員的。

我不是為了政治而來，但我是為了教育而來的。簡單的介紹我自己，我台北出生但自幼隨著父母來到了上海，在上海我學到了不一樣的教育以及與台灣相近但又不一樣的文化。當然你可能會說台灣跟內地有什麼不一樣呢？這我們可以私下聊聊呵呵。接著在我國中畢業後來到了美國讀了高中，之後考上了 Rutgers University ( 羅格斯州立大學 ) 的機械航太工程系，就這樣有畢業了， 今年也要 24 歲了。其實這時間過得有點快。當然你可以問我一個工程師跟教育有什麼關係，我又不是教師。簡單來說我現在目前在台灣當替代役中的教育役，在國小當英語專長的助教所以對教育一方面有了不一樣的看法。受過內地教育的我對於台灣本土的教育其實我是有點驚訝的，讓我驚訝的老師不佔多數而是家長們，在這兩者對比中還是有類似的地方，比如刻板的只注重於考試以及把孩子們當做炫耀的工具與別人比較來比較去，這些都讓我看在眼裡，這也體現了我們中國的傳統文化 - 從小不讀書將來沒工作。雖然這是一個不爭的事實但是我們的社會在變，時代也在變，古老的傳統教育卻不能保障現在孩子們的造就。現在孩子們的書已不是紙張了，它已逐漸被科技取代了。我們要做的是如何運用現在的科技配合我們的教學內容創造出讓孩子更有興趣的課程，當我我現在說的是國小和國中年齡層的孩子們。這些是我們將來的棟樑，如果我們不好好的教育他們就沒有辦法在未來上幫助我們。

教育是從小就要做起的，亞洲的孩子們，尤其是台灣以及內地的孩子們輸在沒有創新的能力，這當然跟我們小時候的教育有關，但這是能改進的。只要改進我們的孩子們也能夠慢慢的掛入世界級的舞台上，馬雲就是一個好例子。當然不是每個人都是馬雲，但是我知道馬雲也有面臨被拒絕的時候，也有失敗的時候，可是在失敗後累積的經驗卻是他的成功的因素，因為他敢去做，他敢去做別人沒做過的。我們的下一代是需要磨練的，我們不能讓他們走我們為他們鋪好的路，那樣他們還是會在原地踏步，我們常說在做的過程中感覺到累了痛了就證明你在進步。
我在之後的文章中會慢慢的提到我的想法與做法，希望能幫助大家，我寫的文章不是那麼的好不過我會加油繼續寫好的，當然如果有不足之處請大家見諒以及提出想法，這樣我可以更加的為 Asgardia 教育這方面做完善的工作。

As I stated in my other article, knowledge is the key to everything, it is important for our younger generation to learn about technology materials as well as learning the traditional education materials. Since the first satellite was sent to outer space, it opened our humanity's Space Era. However, during that time, it was to spy on the other countries instead of for the better of our humanity. As you can see, half of 2017 has already passed, and yet people on Earth are still fighting each other for different resources. Asgardia was founded on world peace and for improving our humanity's future—this is why I, like many of you, chose to join Asgardia the first place. But first and foremost, we need to work hard towards to make Asgardia a member of the UN.
Despite the politics, I am here for our future education. Let me introduce myself a bit to give some background. I was born in Taiwan, and moved to Shanghai when I was 4. I was educated there for over 10 years. After completing middle school, I was sent to America for high school and university, and received my Bachelor's of Science degree from Rutgers University as a mechanical and aerospace engineer. Now, I am almost 24. I have to say, the time passed really fast. You might be wondering, what does an engineer have to do with education? As you can see, I was educated in both China and America. I received two different kinds of education styles. Right now, I am doing my alternative army services in Taiwan as an English teaching assistant in an elementary school. To be honest, I was shocked with the education system in Taiwan. The problem is not just with our curriculum and teachers , but with our parents as well. The parents are still instilling the traditional thought of, "If you do not study you will end up with nothing," to push our kids. Although studying is indeed very important to success, focusing is much on their academic abilities instead of personal development is not going to help our kids well-rounded in the future. It will only make them feel like their life is not worth anything but study, study and study. Our society is changing into a tech oriented environment. The majority of knowledge does not come out of studying books but through actions. What I am saying is that our kids range from elementary school to middle school are the future of our generation. We have to make sure they are being taught in a well-rounded way so that in the future they will be able to help us.
Education is something that we need to improve now since the kids are young. Asian kids, especially Chinese and Taiwanese kids, are lacking in creativity. This is due to the educational system that we have in our country. Perhaps in the past academic excellence was the definition of success, but that is not viable anymore. An individual could be one of the smartest person in the world but without interpersonal skills, they won't get far in life. In order to get into the world class level, we have to improve our educational system and the way to teach our kids. The best example is Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba. When he was young, he failed many, many times — he even got rejected from getting a job at KFC! However, this didn't stop the man to create a renowned business empire, Alibaba. It was his spirit that we need to learn from. He never said no to new ideas and always acted on them. In the end, he finally became successful. Our younger generations will also be successful if we allow them to do what they really want and let them understand what failure is. There is a saying, if you feel the pain while doing what you are doing, it means that you are growing.
I will try to write an article twice a week so that you can learn from me and so I can learn from you through your comments. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts if you think I said anything that you think is debatable. Hopefully, I will become a better writer, listener, and also improve my philosophy on education so that we can shape Asgardia into a better nation. Thank you!