Zhao explains, "We make friends through running the hostel. People who stay here see this simple way of life where we're our own masters, and they yearn for that too." When they have a chance and the conditions are right, they naturally make the move to Hualien.
雖然經營民宿常得「三教九流，與人雜處」，推動「慢城花蓮」更是「自找麻煩」，然而或許「親手造家」本身即有安頓身心的功效，兩人只要回到阿正親手修建的海邊小屋，便能補足元氣，繼續帶給周圍的人源源不絕的正面能量。