07/02/2025
第一篇文來寫寫我從台灣一路來到美國開始我的美國歷險記好了！文長警告，如果各位看官沒有興趣，可以直接滑到最下面幫我按讚就好，謝謝！（不要臉）
以防有人不認識我，大家好，我是台灣**囡仔（台灣話的小孩）**地產經紀Wynn。專注經營大洛杉磯地區的房地產市場。不動產相關服務，敬請指名，Wynn Hung 的洛杉磯時間。我將竭誠為您服務！
從台南到基隆，基隆到台北，台北到桃園，桃園到德州，再從德州跨越半個美國到洛杉磯。我目前為止大約1/4世紀的人生裡，走過大大小小的城市，最後落腳洛杉磯。我為什麼來美國，一言以蔽之，靠賽（狗屎運）。
2019年的我，大學剛畢業。一個胸無大志（開玩笑的）的毛頭小子在結束香港理工大學半年的交換學生生涯後，懷踹著滿腔海外生活的憧憬的我面對社會的捶打，只好認命開始自己的搬磚人生。然而，躁動不安的心裡悄悄埋下了一顆海外進修的種子。有次在跟映筑聊天的時候輾轉得知了「綠卡抽籤」這個奇特的計畫。當時的我想著，樂透嗎？要不要交錢？不用的話好像可以去抽抽看。身為極端行動派的我當天晚上就把該填的資料填一填，然後就忘記這件事了……（說實在當時真的有種是不是遇到詐騙的感覺）
2020年五月，疫情肆虐，當時百般無聊不能出國（甚至不能出遊）的我赫然想起自己前一年登記參加的樂透。於是我用激動的心、顫抖的手點開國務院的網站，輸入身份驗證訊息後，跳出”Based on the information provided, the ENTRY **HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED**. ” 夾雜著一絲絲失望的我眼睛一閉就忘了這件事。時間快轉到十月，又是每年可以登記綠卡抽籤的日子，當時的我想著反正去年抽了，不然再抽一下好了的心態，熟稔地送出了DV Lottery的申請資料，然後又壓根忘了這件事。
2021年六月，在堅持當了一年防疫小尖兵後，終究還是成為了防疫破口（還記得當時去嘉翔家泡茶後他發燒，過兩天我也中鏢了）。相似的情境，百般無聊的我突然想到好像還沒有查今年的綠卡樂透結果。順順地輸入完查詢資料後…… Dear YU YI HUNG, You have been randomly selected…… 當時的我看了一遍又一遍，英文水平好像回到國小三年級。確認自己沒有看錯（當時沒有ChatGPT），然後截圖，傳給映筑。
：誒我這樣是不是抽中了啊？
：好像是誒！好扯喔！
：那我要辦嗎？我現在做仲介好像也不用繼續進修了耶！
：你就辦啊，反正走一步算一步。先辦起來到時候不要再說。
這是我們那時候的對話，然後時間快轉到2022年的五月，到AIT（美國在台協會）面試完後的我又問了一次自己：這張綠卡，我想要嗎？我需要嗎？
當時的我思量許久之後告訴自己：40歲的我如果在美國水土不服想回台灣，還是能回來做房仲。但這張綠卡，如果今年我不入境美國，就沒有了耶。Fxxk it! 衝～
來美國後，常常有人誇我勇敢，敢於跳脫舒適圈。但我心裡知道，我有的好像只是匹夫之勇，初生之犢不畏虎的那種稚嫩。而這個沒有思考過的決定到底正不正確，我正用來美三年的人生，慢慢尋找答案。
（待續）
Warning: This might be a long read. If you’re not interested, just scroll to the bottom and give me a like. Thanks! (Shameless plug!)
In case some of you don’t know me, hello! I’m Wynn, a real estate agent from Taiwan, specializing in the Greater Los Angeles area. For any real estate services, feel free to reach out to me, Wynn Hung, at your service, right here in LA!
From Tainan to Keelung, Keelung to Taipei, Taipei to Taoyuan, Taoyuan to Texas, and then from Texas all the way across America to Los Angeles. In the past quarter-century of my life, I’ve traveled through various cities and finally settled in LA. Why did I come to the U.S.? Simply put, it was all just sheer luck.
Back in 2019, I had just graduated from college. A young man with no grand ambitions (just kidding), after spending half a year as an exchange student at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, I faced the harsh realities of society and started my journey into the grind of life. However, a seed for further studies abroad was quietly planted in my heart. One day, while chatting with my friend InZoo, I learned about the "Green Card Lottery." At that time, I thought, "Is this like the lottery? Do I need to pay?" I didn’t think much of it but decided to give it a try since it didn’t require payment. Being the action-oriented person I am, I filled out the application that night and forgot all about it. (Honestly, I did wonder if I was getting scammed.)
In May 2020, as the pandemic raged and I was bored out of my mind with no chance to travel, I suddenly remembered the lottery I signed up for the year before. With a racing heart and trembling hands, I clicked open the U.S. Department of State website, entered my credentials, and the result popped up: "Based on the information provided, the ENTRY HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED." I felt a slight disappointment but shrugged it off and forgot about it.
Fast forward to October, when it was time to sign up for the Green Card Lottery again. I thought, "Well, I tried last year, why not give it another go?" I filled out the application again and promptly forgot about it.
In June 2021, after spending a year doing my part as a pandemic warrior (I’ll never forget getting sick after visiting Jiaxiang’s place for tea), I found myself thinking about the Green Card Lottery again. So, I checked my status. To my surprise, the message read: “Dear YU YI HUNG, You have been randomly selected…” I read it over and over again, struggling to believe my eyes. I wasn’t sure if I was reading it correctly (this was before ChatGPT, by the way), so I took a screenshot and sent it to InZoo.
Me: “Hey, did I win?”
Yingzhu: “Looks like it! That’s crazy!”
Me: “Should I go for it? I don’t really need further studies in real estate right now.”
Yingzhu: “Just go for it! You don’t want to regret it later. Get the process started.”
That was our conversation. Fast forward to May 2022, after the interview at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), I found myself asking again: "Do I really want this Green Card? Do I need it?"
After thinking long and hard, I told myself: "When I’m 40 and if I don’t adapt to life in the U.S., I can always go back to Taiwan and continue my real estate career. But if I don’t take the Green Card now, it’s gone forever. Fxxk it! Let’s go!"
Since arriving in the U.S., many people have praised my courage for stepping out of my comfort zone. But deep down, I know what I really had was just the boldness of a newbie, the naivety of a young bull who doesn’t fear tigers. Whether this was the right decision, I’m slowly discovering over my three years in the U.S.
(To be continued...)
