Mrs. Hu recalls that her son, in typical fashion, had told her nothing of his plans for the trip until he "came clean" two days before setting out. Knowing that opposition would be useless and would only make him feel worse during lonely times on the road, she resigned herself to silent prayer for her son's safety.
胡媽媽回憶道，阿華還是老樣子，他「善意地蒙蔽」了環球之旅的計畫，直到出發前兩天，才向她「自白」。胡媽媽知道反對也沒有用，哭哭啼啼只會造成他在異域孤獨時的愧咎，只好為他到廟裡禮佛，暗中祝福兒子平安歸來。