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[Real time update: I know I’m really behind in my blog posts, but I wanted to post a current update]

This past weekend I went back to Kenting but on a totally different mission that last time for the Fulbright Mid-Year Conference.  This time, I went with the student teachers that were placed at my school last semester to celebrate them finishing their tests.  I felt so fortunate and honored that they had invited me to join their trip and was really excited to see them again after the long winter break.  It also was an excellent opportunity for me to personally experience complete language and cultural immersion since all of them are Taiwanese locals that speak primarily Chinese.

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No, you are not hallucinating.  That is really me on a bike.  By myself.  Without strings attached.

After a weekend at the Fulbright conference, Deborah, Eric, and I stayed at the Kaohsiung ETA’s apartment for two nights before we head out to Thailand.  On Saturday we went to Cijin Island and rented bikes to ride around the island.  It was my first time ever successfully riding a bicycle by myself and on the road!  On our journey around the island, we passed a group of BMX-riders, a lighthouse, a model photo shoot, the beach, and a tunnel with glow-in-the-dark star constellations.

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