Top 10 Things I’ll Miss About Taiwan 0
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I am leaving tomorrow to return to the States. So, I figured I’d make a list of the top 10 things I’ll miss about Taiwan.
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In search of coffee 0
Lately, I’ve been checking out a lot of new coffee shops. When I’m not in school, I like to study Chinese. Unfortunately, if I’m anywhere near my computer or in my bedroom, I get absolutely nothing done. So, I’ve been trying to find some good coffee shops where I can study Chinese and sip on some deliciousness.
Bring me back to Kenting 0
[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.
We Bring the Fire 0
On Sunday, Deborah and I set out on a mission to try to use as many forms of transportation as possible to get us from Grace, Charles, Kristin, and Kaitlyn’s apartment in Kaohsiung to the HI-Sukhimvit hostel in Bangkok. So, within one day, we took a scooter, rode the MRT, HSR, HSR shuttle bus, taxi, plane, airport shuttle bus to hostel, and walked on foot. When we finally arrived, we treated ourselves to some yummy mangoes with sticky rice and then called it a night.
Wu, Si, San, Er,… 0
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I’m really not one for crowds, so when I first found out that people would wait for hours to watch the fireworks for New Year’s at Taipei 101 (now the world’s second tallest building; although, at the time was the world’s tallest building), I was not really planning on going so close to see it. Taipei 101 is kind of like Taiwan’s Times Square event. And somehow, in the end, Deborah convinced me to go. So, from Shi Da, we slowly walked towards Taipei 101. We made it in time to hear a good portion of the concert at Taipei City Hall, including S.H.E. and a bunch of other groups that we weren’t familiar with.
When the time came, there was an awesome count-down. It was really cool to hear the countdown in Mandarin instead of English. And when the last “yi” was said, the fireworks began! It was definitely crazy to see fireworks being shot off at every angle and level of the tallest building in the world. Three minutes later, it was over and then after a while, Wang Lee-Hong’s concert began. Yes, you heard me right. Wang Lee-Hong!