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.
Tag Travel
You are the magic in me 0
On Friday night, Deborah, Kim, Anjie, Monica, Carmen, and I went to Magic Power’s first mini concert ever! It was also our first concert in Taiwan. Deborah and Kim discovered the music group from watching a Taiwanese drama called “P.S. Man” since they play the theme song for the show. When we later checked out the groups’ songs, we got really excited when we found out they were having a concert in Taipei a week later.
1706 steps to Turtle Island 0
On Saturday, we took a group-organized day trip to Turtle Island. It is named Turtle Island because from Daxi, it looks like a turtle in the water, literally. Turtle Island used to be a military base, and only in recent years was open to the public to visit, so you must apply in order to receive admission. The island was beautiful, filled with scary snakes and beautiful vegetation.
To reach the top-most part of the island, you must climb 1706 steps. After about 100, I was already tired. When we made it to the 1000th step, we were finally allowed a little bit of rest time before continuing on. Overall, it was a great work out, even though my legs ached for days after.
View from the highest point on the island
After hiking and walking around the island for a bit, we boarded the boat again to go in search of dolphins! We were really lucky and after about half an hour, we were surrounded by hundreds of dolphins. It was absolutely incredible and breath-taking. I had never seen that many dolphins before in my life and never seen them before in their natural habitat. Maggie, Deborah’s LET, even started crying because it was so beautiful! Some of the dolphins even did a few tricks for us, leaping out of the water and showing off their skills.
Hot Earth! 0
On Saturday, Deborah and I went on a day trip to San Xing (a nearby town in Yilan County) which is about a half-hour drive away. We weren’t sure what we were getting ourselves into after they picked us up from our apartment, but the next thing we knew we were stopping at a grocery store and buying a fisherman’s net and a pack of eggs. We had no idea what we were using these for but we didn’t ask questions.
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.
