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TI: So you've lived a very interesting life, lots of journeys, lots of places.

SY: Oh, I guess... I guess. I never thought about it. I talk to different people, you know, I tell them what I went through and they say, "Oh, you could write a book." [Laughs]

TI: You really could. In thinking about your life, were there any places where you think back and you would have made a different decision? Do you think about your life in that way? Like, oh, maybe at twelve, "If I did this instead of that, my life would have been different"?

SY: No. I never, I never did think about it. So I guess I'm... I don't know what you call it. [Laughs]

TI: No, I think it's healthy not to have to think back to your life and do this, but I know some people sort of second guess, but personally, I think it's healthy to just always go forward and not think about that. But I'm just curious if you ever had those thoughts.

SY: No, I never did. I would think maybe if I stayed in America I might have led a different life. But I don't worry about it

TI: Good. So, Barbara, any other questions?

BT: That's about it.

TI: So is there anything that you would like to say? Anything that we maybe didn't ask you about that you'd like to share or anything else that you can think of?

SY: I don't know why my brain doesn't work that way. [Laughs]

TI: [Laughs] Okay. Well, thank you so much. I mean, this was an amazing interview. I learned so much.

SY: Oh, really?

TI: Yeah, and you could write a book about your life. It would be very interesting.

SY: Thank you.

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