Stuff that I need to write about

Its been long overdue, but I still need to write this stuff down so I'll remember.

duo1 chuan1 dianr3
This 3 words in mandarin was something that struck me on my second day in sweden. we were at a party in which the host was going to leave for japan within that week. he had invited martin, who in turn invited us. he was a nice chinese chap who was raised in japan. although we never met each other, he warmly welcomed us to his party. And before we left, he said the weather is getting colder, so "duo1 chuan1 dianr3".
I was taken into a scene of cold and harsh winters that peasants face. they were poor and helpless, and another of their peers who is going away, tells them to wear more warm clothes. I've heard it many times in english, but it doesn't move me as much as when I heard it that night. It was my first winter and I just arrived, and there had been more than a warm welcome. I count my blessings.