Even when she was young, Peng loved to hear old people tell stories. And as an adult, when she travelled to more than ten European nations or to mainland China before ROC residents were officially permitted to go there, she paid little attention to relics and historic sites, but took great pleasure in following seniors and listening to their stories.
從小，彭雅玲就喜歡聽老人講故事，即使走過歐陸十多國，甚至在兩岸尚未開放即遠赴中國大陸旅行，她對古蹟、古堡興趣缺缺，唯獨喜歡「跟蹤」老人，聽他們說故事。