Shadowing Practice: Learn English Naturally With This Easy Vlog | Comprehensible Input - Learn English Speaking with Video

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In today's video, we are going to be exploring some of the most beautiful places in Vietnam.

You'll also be learning vocabulary, simple phrases, natural expressions, and you'll hear real native English speakers talk.

I know how to swim, but it's just fur.

Let's start hiking.

It's stunning.

The town is downstream.

I was just so thirsty.

And did somebody drop their water?

This path is extremely narrow.

My legs are aching.

When it gets darker, it'll look even better.

Customary to tip them.

50,000 at the end.

Security or surveillance cameras.

Start the word count and let's go.

Okay, so we just stopped on the side of the road on our way to to Muaw Cave and Muaw Mountain.

That's where you see the beautiful, beautiful viewpoint of all of Ninbin and the surrounding rice fields, rivers, and mountains.

But right now we stopped to take a look at these boats.

If you look at the river here, you will see a lot of boats in the water.

And these people, I guess, are just taking a boat ride down this river because it's very beautiful and scenic.

And right now it's busy because it's almost golden hour.

So there are a lot of people that want to go and watch the sunset now.

So they're heading out on the boats

and you can see everyone has these bright neon orange life jackets on just in case they fall in the water.

I'm sure most people probably know how to swim, but it's just for extra safety.

But you can see the people rowing, they don't have any life jacket on.

But yeah, let's head to the mountain, Mount Mua.

Let's go.

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Okay, so we just bought the tickets for Muwa Mountain.

Now we're gonna start climbing it from here.

It's not too far, they said 500 staves.

There's also a cave.

Cave and mountain.

Oh, look at this beautiful area.

It's just a pond filled with lily pads.

That's super nice.

You can see a lot of people down there walking.

But we need to make it to the top up there.

We need to make it up there before it gets too dark.

So let's start hiking.

But we don't want to be there for sunset because then it's dark already.

We want to be there when we can still see everything.

Look at this pond with fish.

There are so many fish.

They are very brightly colored.

Some fish are white.

Some fish are orange.

But most fish are both.

And some are even partly black.

You can see many different colors of fish here in the water.

The water is a green murky color.

You can see the vines coming from this tree are almost touching the surface of the water.

This tree has a lot of vines.

Leon's dead.

We just have a little bit more to go.

Oh, Mom's right there.

I'm on top.

She's just right there.

Yeah, no, it's not that far.

It's just hot.

It's humid, huh?

Yeah, it's just humid.

Want some water?

Give it to Leon, he's dying.

We're almost at the top here.

It's just up there.

Now it's getting really busy because I guess it's almost sunset.

Refuel, recharge, and then we'll make it the rest of the way.

How are you feeling, Mom?

I'm feeling better than our cameraman that we lost.

Yeah, we lost him.

Unfortunately, Leon was not able to make it this high.

I think he's coming up maybe after, but he's having cramping issues.

So we are just up here.

You can see how beautiful this view is.

It's stunning.

This honestly looks like Avatar.

This is a nice view.

It really does remind me of Avatar.

Like the mountains, doesn't it?

Yeah, absolutely.

You can see people on boats there.

You know they go underneath the mountain there?

Oh, no. Yeah, it's pretty cool.

So where's the town? That way?

Yeah, the town is downstream.

At the top here, it was a little difficult to get up here.

I had to go through there, but yeah, now I'm up here.

And the view here is really nice.

So we're walking down now, but the rocks are very slippery.

You can see they're like polished.

So we have to step on the cement only.

Because so many people step on the rocks that they just are so smooth now.

So we kind of have to walk like sideways and just on the cement part.

And Leon didn't make it up, so we'll see if we find him on the way down.

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So Leon is now flying his drone.

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You can see, he's flying his drone.

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Why are you sweating so much, dude?

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I just kept sweating, I just couldn't stop.

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I thought I was gonna lose consciousness you got to the top yeah i was just

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so thirsty and then somebody dropped their water on the ground

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and i was like man i gotta drink this water

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so you drank it no i didn't i sat there for

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a good 25 minutes just breathing oh my god bro we went to the top

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and i went to the very top i was on everything

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literally looked no on the dragon head like yeah the dragon pictures from there is way nicer no

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because there you can see the full like panoramic 360

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so i got some footage of that but you have the drone

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so i haven't even drank any water yet i'm just built different okay let's bounce it's It's going to get dark soon, so we should head down.

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Yeah, let's go through the paddy field there.

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Yeah.

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So Leon is landing the drone now.

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He's landing the drone.

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Okay, guys, now we're going to have a shadowing practice.

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So read along and really focus on your accent and pronunciation.

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This is a huge rocky mountain with steep cliffs, narrow paths, and dramatic views.

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Dark grey rocks cover most of the mountain and small green plants are growing between the cracks.

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Many people are climbing up and down the stone stairs while carefully walking along the edge of the mountain.

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Near the top, there is a tall pagoda standing on the highest point of the rocks.

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The pagoda looks small from far away, but it stands out clearly against the bright sky.

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Long lines of visitors are slowly moving toward the summit to enjoy the view.

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In the foreground, there is a tiny building with a red roof built directly into the rocky landscape.

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The rocks look rough, sharp, uneven, and natural.

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In the distance, you can see green fields, small buildings, and flat land spreading across the horizon.

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The sky is wide and cloudy, with soft light covering the entire scene.

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The atmosphere feels adventurous, exciting, and slightly intense because of the height and narrow paths.

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We've come a long way and now we're at the bottom.

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Let's walk through this field a little bit.

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Lotus.

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Oh, these are lotus?

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I believe this is a lotus field.

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Those ones there.

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Wait, do lotus grow in water like this?

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Yes.

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And I believe that they are not in bloom at the moment, as you can see.

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But that pink one over there is, yeah, is a lotus.

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Oh, and they cook with that, right?

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I don't know if they cook with it, but I know they use the seed.

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I have eaten some of the seeds.

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It's actually really yummy.

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There are a lot of photo spots throughout this field.

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And here you can see this path is extremely narrow.

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It's very narrow.

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Don't fall in.

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I'm a little bit off balance because I'm tired.

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Your legs hurt.

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Dude, my legs are aching.

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My legs are aching right now.

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You can see up there, some people are taking photos.

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Or maybe we should go this way because I think those people want to come out.

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So that is what the lotus flowers look like when they bloom.

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So that's what this whole field would look like if it bloomed.

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Unfortunately, it's not in bloom, although there are a few flowers.

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Here, there is a sign that says, do not pick the flowers.

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I think this would be very beautiful in full bloom when all the flowers are in full bloom.

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Unfortunately, that is not right now.

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I'm not sure if you can hear that creaking, but that bench is creaking a lot. That swing.

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Yeah, this swing, this bench swing.

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This is quite nice.

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I'm pretty tired though.

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I think we should go back.

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Definitely have a shower after our long day.

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Goodness, and then go and find some food.

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Yeah, we definitely need to have a shower.

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Like, we've been sweating all day and we are just tired.

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Especially that last hike, or this last hike we did, man.

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Holy...

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Yeah.

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Tired, dude.

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High five to me for being your partner in crime today.

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Yeah, Leon could not do it.

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I didn't know he was that out of shape.

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He needs to get into the gym again. For real.

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That was like leg day.

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It wasn't even that high, 500 steps.

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No, it's not, but it's the humidity.

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It just gets to you.

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These lanterns do look very nice.

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I think once it gets darker, it'll look even better.

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Yeah, it looks really pretty.

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They seem to hang them all around the lakes and areas where tourists seem to gather, but it looks very nice.

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Yeah, no, it is really nice.

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Okay, mom, what do you have in your hand there?

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Oh, I have my backpack and my life jacket, and now I am going to put on my hat because it is super sunny.

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Facts.

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So, Leon's also grabbing a life jacket.

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Oh, these are clean.

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So, Leon just handed me my life jacket.

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So, I'm about to put this life jacket on, but I need both hands.

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Leon's putting his on.

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Leon has a blue and a green life jacket.

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Because he's the camera guy.

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This camera wasn't in there.

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He just dropped the bag with all the important stuff.

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That battery thing has a case.

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Bro, that buckle is not going to hold.

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Why is it so tight?

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Why is it so tight?

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How do I loosen?

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Oh, these don't loosen it.

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It's like sideways.

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The sides here at the back.

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Bro, why don't you just get a bigger life jacket, bro?

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You're always like the Michelin man.

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You got it on the camera though, huh?

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Yeah.

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Okay.

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Now I'm going to put my life jacket on.

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Let me buckle up my life jacket.

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Dude, I am bright in this.

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I feel like you can see me from a mile away.

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Yeah, now we're ready to go on the boat here.

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So I just went through here and now the rest of them are also going through.

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Okay, so now we're gonna wait up here until we get a boat and then we'll go on the boat.

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And also I do think it's like customary to tip them.

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50,000 at the end.

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Oh.

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That's what I've been told.

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Okay.

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That's how it was last time I was here.

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Oh, we could just tip the boat driver.

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They said, yeah, you usually tip the boat driver.

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I'm like, if a guy's gonna row me for two hours with this beef, I'll give him a tip.

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He's going to row our heavy boats.

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He earned it.

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Yes, definitely.

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He or she, because there is a lot of ladies rowing.

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There are, yeah.

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Okay, now we're getting on our boat here.

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Shoot.

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Got it.

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Got it.

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Get on camera boy.

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Yeah, but now we're on the river.

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Now I'm gonna put on sunscreen, Korean sunscreen.

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And I can say what I'm going to do.

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I'm going to clean my sunglasses.

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So I'm putting sunscreen on my face because I don't have a hat and it is just really sunny out right now.

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Like, oh, the sun just came out from behind the clouds.

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And I can just feel myself about to burn.

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Let me apply the sunscreen without a mirror.

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Can they make sunscreen for scalps?

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Yeah.

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You can just put on normal sunscreen.

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It's skin.

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No?

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Or is that flawed logic?

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Yeah, have you ever burned your scalp before?

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No, I have not.

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Have you heard of that, though?

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Yeah, I've heard of people burning their scalps, but I don't think I've ever burnt my scalp.

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Yeah, I think it's probably one of the most painful places to get burnt

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because that part of your body usually never gets any sun on it, so it's just pale.

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It has no sun resistance, so if you burn your scalp, it's just brutal.

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If you burn enough that you peel, it's like you have the worst dandruff getting that out.

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Isn't it like, how can you go most of your life without burning your scalp, and then all of a sudden you burn your scalp?

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Is it just because you were in the sun for so long?

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I think if you start losing hair or if you change a hairstyle that exposes your scalp, then you could burn your scalp.

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But most people have not burned their scalps.

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Yeah, I've never burned my scalp, so I'm not really sure the pain, but I have burned my body.

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That pain is no joke.

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That's serious stuff.

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Wow.

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I think I burned yesterday too.

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You could see the tan line from my sunglasses in between my nose.

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I didn't burn.

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I never burned.

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But yeah, now we're on the...

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It's like a river, but it just like flows so gently.

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There are a lot of people here.

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This is really, really nice man.

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Like look at these rocks and everything.

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I wonder how deep the water is.

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You want to jump in?

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No, I've seen some videos on some people that have jumped in.

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Look at the bridge, it's so pretty.

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You can see right up ahead of us, there is a bridge.

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And we will be going underneath the bridge.

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Yo, what are you working on?

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Yo, I'm working on my channel right now.

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I just started, I'm going to be posting once a week if you guys want to check it out.

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I'll be posting my shadowing stories on my second channel, Volca.

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And I've also started posting these videos as podcasts.

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Here you can see they have security or surveillance cameras in the water here.

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Literally, it's in the water.

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Oh, this guy's rowing with his hands though.

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Nope, he's switching over to his feet.

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Now he's rowing with his feet.

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You can see that's how they row with their feet.

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All of these guys row with their feet.

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I guess it's easier because they do it all day.

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What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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