Travelling can be a lot of fun. I have lived abroad for over two years in Asia and Europe. I take trips for different reasons. One of them is food.
When I lived in Vietnam, I decided to go visit Taiwan for a week. I knew the food would be great since I had watched food shows about Taiwanese food. However, I did not realize just how amazing it would be. I tried stinky tofu, different Taiwanese soups and Dan-Dan, a spicy dry ramen dish. I sometimes ate two breakfasts or two lunches because I wanted to try everything at the markets, so I was never hungry. At the end of my week in Taiwan, I had gained five kilos (10 pounds)!
I decided to move to Taiwan six months later, but I became a lot more careful about weight gain.
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abroad /uh-BRAWD/ [adverb]—in or to a foreign country or countries
kilo /KEE-loh/ [noun]—a kilogram
gain /geyn/ [verb]—to increase in weight