Why Taiwan?! // Q&A

[@cryssiecrys41]

I’m just super happy to see you back on YT! Missed seeing your face for sure. I think I started watching your YT channel years ago I think my daughter is the same age as your youngest brother if not mistaken ( she’s 16 will be 17 in October). So much has happened in my life since then and glad to see positive things happening in your life as well. Right now I’m hyper focused on working and working on helping my daughter stay focused on graduating ( She attends an Early College High School) 😂 Gotta keep the eye on the prize haha. 😂 As for anyone suffering from depression right now or have in the past. Just know you are not alone. I suffered with severe depression and anxiety for majority of my life to where I couldn’t even work for years. Well I did finally push myself and got a job at 39 yrs old! ( I’m 41 now lol ) It’s never too late to start your life at any age. Yes since I am older it’s harder in a sense that I wished I done this eons ago but I’m doing it now. Next is to work on getting my GED and whatever I want to do education wise etc. I love showing to my daughter that no matter the age you can still achieve goals in life!

[@StephChoiVlogz]

Your experience is so inspiring! I hope you don’t mind me pinning this! 😊 So glad to hear your doing better as well, and will keep my fingers crossed for your daughter’s early graduation as well! 🤞🤞😂

[@cryssiecrys41]

@@StephChoiVlogz I don’t mind at all. 😊

[@fewfewww]

It's been (almost) 9 years of subscribing you .... and I miss your vlog back when you still in korea: quote of the days, make up jump, workout session, and bunch of your positivity throughout the day. I JUST LOVE IT ! Gonna leave this comment to let you know, I pray for your happiness and I'll always support you

[@snotrohmitabc123]

Your complexion looks good and you look fit and healthy! Your hard work is noticed. Keep it up! Love you Steph 💖

[@KawaiiWonderland311]

steph i’ve been watching you since i was in hs im in my 20s now. i’m so so happy to see you happy and healing. take however much time you need to upload. wishing you the best and take care!

[@Nikotastik]

I give you a lot of credit for taking steps to improve your mental health. It is so hard to motivate yourself to take a big step like moving countries when you are depressed. I’m glad to hear you are doing well!

[@JamMasterJams1988]

omg Steph is back!!

[@rongrant7253]

I have never had depression but your vlogs just make me smile, hope you keep vlogging.

[@risingsara]

Aaaaaah it's sooooo goooood to see you again!!! ❤

[@CYQQ77]

WHAAAAT, I have been following you since you were in Indonesia. We are finally in the same country, I just relocated to Taiwan, Taipei too! ❤ This is so exciting. I hope I can bump into you (hope you have a fan meet up~) PS. welcome back to youtube

[@readchoi]

So glad you’re back~

[@ilbelviso]

Your discipline in learning languages is admirable!

[@LivingMyLife1991]

Mental health is so important and I'm glad hearing you talk about it. I've dealt with depression and anxiety for 3 years and still am dealing with it and am on medication. You've become even more beautiful (if it's not weird to say). The fact that you're happier now just shines through, if it makes sense.

[@ZeftHuiSen]

Steph, it's okay not to have daily vlogs if it causes too much stress. I'm just glad you posted here. Anyway. 加油！别放弃！

[@juliagoolia08]

Thank you for answering my question Steph! I appreciate it. Also, moving across the world has given me a lot of anxiety and worry but listening to you lowkey gives me more confidence that I can do this and it will be okay! Thank for sharing your journey with us, you’re such a inspiration. ♥️🥺

[@hafsahkumbay9003]

So lovely to see you back! I've watched you for years and I believe we are the same age so it feels like we've grown up together

[@angelpeace8334]

Miss you!!!! Had great time watching you

[@kkrk7794]

Your videos are total comfort.. Thank you for coming back 🎉

[@laisaelorable]

Hi Stephanie, yeah depression is no joke. i finally sought out theraphy for myself, but im glad you're doing better now than before. i really miss your cooking vlogs or the live cooking stream. XD take care and stay safe!

[@_lil_shi_]

Hi Steph, I am normally a silent viewer. But just wanted to say that I am happy to see you on youtube again! ☀

[@TeddKris]

It's so refreshing to see you upload videos again. Kinda felt like 2015 when I first watch your videos haha. I hope you keep feeling better in Taiwan doing better things :)

[@zac08]

Hi, just to add on, the Taiwanese Mandarin you are talking about is actually Mi Nan Yu, a form of Hokkien dialect which was from Fujian province as a large number of Chinese escaped to Taiwan during the war (Chinese Communist Revolution). As dialects go, it would be one of the closer ones to Japanese. The standard Mandarin on the other hand was a collective adaptation and has 2 forms of writing, the simplified and more commonly used in taiwan, the traditional. Have fun and keep posting. Nice to see you back again.

[@soya9287]

yesss! definitely would be happy if you vlog more (but no pressure periodic uploads are also fine)

[@fireturtle2380]

Hello, I've followed your channel for a while. I don't consider myself a "big" fan, but I do enjoy watching your content from time to time. Glad to see your mental health is much better and you're posting again!

[@nicholas_ro]

Finally, you remembered your KZbin account password and started making videos again. 😂 Welcome back and good to see you again 🎊 🎉

[@Nooticus]

I'm so glad you're doing well Steph :;) also, what a surprise to see my comment at the beginning of the video, thank you!!

[@niccaespirit7773]

good thing I clicked my notif bar!

[@Belle-fk7lp]

nice to see you again steph! i’m in school to become a teacher and i’ve been interested in working at international schools (expat life baby!) and i was wondering if you could talk more about being a foreign teacher and what it’s like to live in different countries? i’ve never lived without my family and i think that would be the hardest thing for me…

[@morvenmundi2504]

stay healthy steph! glad tht ure getting better! keep posting :)

[@natm9784]

YAYAY! Steph is back!! I missed your daily vlogs, it was something I looked forward to every day :) I hope you have the happiest of times in Taiwan!

[@freedeal8826]

I love to see you back on youtube, would love vlogs again but pls dont stress yourself about making them. you seem so much happier now than before and that's the Steph we want you to be. ❤

[@nyororin]

I'm glad you're finding joy in making videos again, I hope you don't find pressure again just to push out videos. I also didn't know so many people are probably relating to your depression here, I mean I think I might be battling my own form here that has slowly crept into my life.

[@natanaelandrean]

Welcome back Steph!! So glad to see you back. I hope you are doing well in Taiwan ❤

[@rikarico3714]

OMGGG im so glad that ur back steph i've honestly been waiting for ur youtube comeback!!! you really bring a smile to my face and i'm so happy that your happy steph. lots of love xxx

[@daheediane226]

I was smiling throughout the whole video😊😊 Hope you couldve answered some of my questions though i was really curious😢 Welcome back steph❤️❤️❤️

[@StephChoiVlogz]

Awww sorry I’ll make sure to answer your question in a future vlog!! ❤️❤️ I’ll double check now! 😄

[@daheediane226]

@@StephChoiVlogz awww thanks steph take care🥰

[@princechen6425]

welcome back! :D woah! you're the first person I've met that learned zhuyin! that's so cool!

[@aerithxx]

I'm also depressed because I really want to get out of where I'm living now. Watching your videos gives me a lot of comfort. 💕

[@Chino-Kafu]

You are an amazing person. Whatever you do always do it because it makes you happy. Glad you are doing well

[@reginastephen261]

Steph yessssss I want daily vlog again 😂😂😂 so fun to see you again and you are looking great!

[@vi808]

We love to have you back but of course whenever you need and want to upload so don’t feel pressure ! You are soooo calming I legit just play your videos on the background while doing some work !

[@nia-cs3yd]

STEPH IVE MISSED YOU!!!!!!! You were my comfort KZbinr in high school so seeing you is like meeting an old friend 😭 so happy to see you doing well!

[@stefanuous]

thank you for answering my question...enjoy your journey in Taiwan...well, about bahasa, as long as you aren't giving up to learn bahasa, your indonesian commenters will always help you remember and make you learn many forgotten words in bahasa (through dictionary or translator) ☺️ sehat selalu dan tetap semangat!! 🙏 as always, love ya, Steph ❤

[@xEPICxNESS]

We love you steph! You make us happy, even if sometimes you don’t feel happy. You are loved no matter what! We always support you and are happy for your future!

[@Ian-xc6qj]

Woah this was a nice surprise. I didn't realize you're making videos again. Happy to see you again!

[@deetravelgirl]

Do daily vlogs again, Steph! Haha but if its too much then just take it easy. Im just glad you are back. You are literally the first youtube vlogger that i followed. ❤

[@drusmith3480]

Looking forward to more Steph the Chef.🍜

[@gabesantiago3074]

Hang in there, boo! ... Life's tough & you're gonna take hits; but it's not how many times you get hit, it's how many times you can take the hits & keep on going! ... You've made it through a lot in your life, Steph - I have faith in you that you're tougher than what gets thrown at you. Just love yourself, Steph! -- For the record, for what it's worth, pal, you look marvelous. But it doesn't matter if I think so; it only matters if YOU think so! ✌😊❤YOU WILL SUCCEED! ... God Bless!

[@biancalife9081]

I missed you!!! Im so happy ur back!! Please make daily vlogs or day in the life vlogs! MAKEUP JUMP 1-2-3💖💖💖💖✨

[@faizkhailasitumeangchan6367]

wow brand new day ,explore your mindfree ,cause world is so big,my tips for regain your bahasa ,searching indonesian friends who study to in taiwan ,one of my coleague is become as professor now

[@thomas5606]

Hi Steph 🍙 😁🖐 I can't believe you're actually back🤞 - making lovely vlogs... I'm so glad!😄 And more important that you're comming back happy and stronger after your "dark times" 😂✌️ Make the videos that you feels for and what makes you warm and enjoy full inside😊😂 We'll love them all🤣 Stay Safe and enjoy it🖐

[@Kyansrealm]

So nice to see you back on KZbin again Steph 😊 Can’t wait to see your upcoming videos about your new life in Taiwan. I would love to see your daily vlogs but I know it can be challenging and stressful having to release new videos too often so just take it easy and do it at your own pace ❤

[@niccaespirit7773]

so refreshing to see steph!

[@no-one0425]

Wow so good to see you! Welcome back.

[@hskay6215]

Thank you. Thank you so much for making this video!

[@kipnaplayer5185]

The thing you said with you choosing your own challenges can't be stated enough. I heard it from a psychologist, basically passive challenges are challenges that you don't choose that life just throws at you, be it paying rent, taxes or covid. Active challenges are challenges you choose like going somewhere to live or learning a new set of skills(Or a new language!). They're not necessarily easier than the passive ones but difference is that you chose them. And when active challenges outweighs the passive ones that's when you feel more in control. And if the reverse happens it's very easy to feel overwhelmed. The interesting thing is if you feel overwhelmed one of the best things you can do is choose a new set of challenges to face, but it's very important that you choose them. It feels very counter intuitive to add other things to do, but most of the time the passive challenges aren't stuff you can deal with anyways and the solution to not feel overwhelmed is to find things you can grapple with and choose to.

[@kucing_oyen6839]

Depresi adalah sesuatu yg tidak terlihat. Jadi, alihkan & bahagiakan dirimu dengan yg terlihat seperti taman, alam, saya, pantai dan lain-lain!

[@stefanuous]

😂🤣 sa ae lu, tudung saji 🤣😂

[@kucing_oyen6839]

@@stefanuous yaa namanya juga usaha selampe firaun.,

[@misosoup1991]

hey steph! Love as always

[@better7704]

As much as I would like daily vlogs pls!!! weekly or monthly vlogs are fine too !! Mental health come first ❤ take care of yourself!

[@zeitgeistx5239]

I saw the update thumbnail and imagine my shock to see a Steph Choi video. At this pace, Steph will be living in the US in a few years.

[@zhang_hua1998]

I’m glad you’re happy 🥰

[@stunefy8105]

Glad you are doing good, fan from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@kholidamsolikhah0373]

Hii Steph you are very brave person bcs i follow you since you were indonesia Hope you are comeback to indonesia

[@coffeeandbookmealdeliveryr1328]

I'm glad ur back too

[@melinda6591]

I also have depression because i desperately want to get out of my country and my dream is to live in Japan hope u can still make vlogs like before they really make me feel better ❤

[@BearWatchingRandomVideos]

Hello. Since you're in Taiwan now, please visit the Philippines for vacation. It's chaotic but fun!

[@SpringBekyuu]

Steph I'm super happy for you and I'm jelly you are in Taiwan, please tell Jasper Liu I said Hi 😆 Spanish is my first language, I strongly recommend you consider to study Latin American Spanish and please visit my country Chile someday 😁 I want to see daily vlogs (but no pressure) and how a day living in Taiwan looks like. Good luck with your studies!!

[@quintrankid8045]

If you paid by credit card maybe call the issuer and talk to them about it. If you paid by check maybe call your bank and talk to them about it. But I suppose it depends on how long ago you paid. If neither of these help, then maybe contact the Spanish government.

[@trungkienngo6267]

Hi my Queennnn

[@linnazhu3083]

OMGG thank you so much Steph for your candid advice towards learning languages. I really like learning new languages, but I’m just soo slow when it comes to reading and speaking through textbooks and tapes (“academic” way) that I had serious concerns whether I’m capable enough. But like you, I found learning the phrases and objects that I say and use daily to be so much faster and smoother. I wish I had just trusted my guts earlier and learned in my way, but I guess it’s not too late either. I hope to catch up to you 5 (and more languages upcoming) speaker 😉 but I did have a head start in Spanish in high school so we’ll see we’ll see~~ Hopefully from the two languages I speak fluently (Chinese and English) to my choppy Spanish, I will start exploring more languages that I have a strong interest in while building friendships and concreting my skills (languages like Chinese can have so much cultural and historical significance to it that it just continues to amazes me the more I learn). Sorry for blabbering on for so long, I’m just so excited to see and hear from you on your new life, and everything seems to be going wonderfully. You seem A LOT happier in mood and attitude than you were in Japan, and everything is moving towards the good. I’m beyond grateful to see you back, Steph! And Steph, remember that no matter how it may change in the future, never changing your attitude towards life and taking things step by step will always pick you up. I hope to meet you someday, perhaps in Spain 😏 fellow polyglot. In the meantime, don’t stress too much, and try to check in with yourself just a tad bit more (though I know you’re likely to care more about your friends and fans than yourself). We’re all here for you, always ❤

[@linnazhu3083]

AHHHHH- watching your videos just make me smile so much, and just like a comment had said, your complexion is soo good, you’re glowing 🥰

[@kxorg5157]

🎉 Love to see you 💖💕✌️😁✌️

[@linnazhu3083]

I don’t really know about RVF but I kind of live by “if anything requires a down payment or fee, it’s probably a scam” mindset, so yeah, I’m usually quite cautious when a site asks for money, I’m not sure if you could get your money back but I wish the best to you hehe (also I checked online on forums to see if it’s a scam and most of them say that it is - you could try double checking the legitimacy of certain programs with reddit and/or sites that detect scam) I’m so sorry about this!!

[@peace2941]

Thank God, I don't know what it feels like to have depression, I guess that sometimes life is hard or sad, but God is a strong part of my life, and faith gives me a very different perspective on life, so may God help you all.

[@RebeccaShawn-i6o]

Steph, I just followed you today. Really wanna go to other countries like you, do I need to get any English teaching license, if so what kind of teaching license do you recommend? Thank you sooo much!❤❤❤❤

[@kikyarteta4218]

i just hope you come to visit indonesia for sometime

[@johnan06]

Dayum the last time I saw your videos was few years ago and surprisingly you still look and sound the same

[@ML-fm8nn]

You can learn any languages, you’re smart.

[@nicoleyoshihara4011]

So exciting!^_^

[@neeh508]

Hello Steph I was wondering what type of camera do you use. I want to start a KZbin channel.

[@aldosusanto]

Hi Steph, just an idea if you feel like it. Maybe you can try to create videos like xiaomaNYC or laoshu505000 since you are fluent in many languages already. Those rack a good amount of views too hahaha

[@mctosima]

I've been following you since you were in Indonesia, now I'm in Taiwan, and apparently you also moved to Taiwan

[@ariefwiguna]

ke Bandung Steph, good weather

[@jjyxai6075]

omg bryan and benji are both working now?? i feel so old 🤧 im a fan since your SNU days

[@elkanaayu1552]

I hope i can be another you, deal with all of life being and be free like you Love you steph ❤

[@koolaidflavas8701]

Steph u Betta get yo money back if u don't feel right about it. That's a lot of money

[@NissanR33Ztune]

Yeah 5 years here in japan and it gets too you.... Taiwan is awesome.... like Tokyo and Bangkok mixed together...unwritten rules here In japan break a western mind... also Polish , English , Spanish , Thai and now Japanese is killing me... I tend to reply in Spanish to Japanese 😂

[@KyotoGaijin]

mulai sekarang aku akan selalu meninggalkan komentar menggunakan bahasa agar kamu tidak lupa bahasa Indonesia Steph!

[@stefanuous]

awww...so sweeet lu, ampe kesemutan 😂🤣

[@KyotoGaijin]

@@stefanuous chaaaks ahaha

[@NeighborhoodOppa]

Whenever you want to come down to Taichung to explore, can let me know . ☺️

[@mediagambar]

I miss you Steph

[@Ferdtzyyy]

Hi, I miss you content to Indonesia 😢🎉

[@Mizari27]

ik it's cheating to upload two comment in video . sorry for disturbance thanks for answering my question and also thanks for making my day slightly better . unfortunately yes ' do have depression and slowly dying with health problems and mental , so please stay strong and unfortunately Europe with money deposit beforehand is huge obvious scam . please be careful when you travel to Europe cause is ain't same like asia with scam method etc .

[@kuniji8961]

What sharehouse are you staying in and would recommend?

[@zeitgeistx5239]

And to the guy asking about the differences in Mandarin between Mainland and Taiwan, there's only a slight difference in expressions and vocab. The differences and unique aspects of Taiwan are heavily promoted by people who are triggered by the CCP in an attempt to create a new racial identity. The government of the Republic of China only fled to Taiwan 3 generations ago. Regional dialects of Mandarin are far more different than Putonghua is to Guo Yu. Not to mention the other languages spoken in China. I grew up in the US with Chinese immigrants in my church who came from Taiwan who originally fled the CCP from my province in 1949 and spoke my native dialect of Mandarin and didn't identify as "Taiwanese" and only saw themselves as Chinese. My university Chinese history teacher was a Hui Muslim from Taiwan who purely identifies as Chinese because his religious community didn't exist in Taiwan prior to 1949.

[@jayrollo1352]

I knew you'd be back. I knew it.

[@bayukresna980]

Long time no see~

[@irule10338]

Hi Steph! Sorry I was a bit confused. Did you move to teach english or are you going to school to studying Chinese? Or are you self-studying while working? Just really curious :) Thank you!

[@danarus4183]

when you go indonesia again? miss you steph

[@yitnawulan5672]

yeah, you still alive.

[@ah-laneloreto9492]

Miss u Steph

[@sugengkarjono884]

Comeback stronger 💪

[@breakhart]

life has up and down, yea, knowing is easy accepting is hard. about learning language for vocabulary I think movies are the best teacher, at least for me, I never learn Japanese but watching a lots of anime make me able to listen a conversation and understand it, but downside I'm still unable to read anything 😂. chinese also did the same since watching chinese kungfu series also one of my hobby. so yea, watch a lot of movies or series, the more you enjoy it the easier you learn 😁

[@pinkyhahah]

Do you still remember Indonesian words