Today was another Pantou day, worked on MEV's and our skits. Lunch was at a restaurant, served family style, like a lot of our meals. I had the most amazing lemon chicken and papaya salad. A couple of us walked around Toufen, went to RT Mart, and dinner at 100. And the housing situation hasn't changed, I keep hoping. Dear Jesus, please let them find a place soon. Not for my comfort, but the other FET's are tired of hearing about it.
In a few hours, I will have been in Taiwan a whole month. I feel like I've done a lot in that short time, and I feel like there's a lot of things I haven't done. I've gotten to be friends with a lot of the FET's, even though we drive each other crazy, there is a very strong support network. I've successfully navigated the train system. I did get lost, once, but I made it back to Tongxiao without losing it or taking a cab. I rode the bus from one town to another, I've been to Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Sanyi, Miaoli City, Toufen, and Zhunan. I've tried to push myself as far as food goes, and I've tried some relatively exotic foods. Shrimp cakes, taro, seaweed flavored potato chips. I've learned a few Chinese words. I can recognize the characters for Tongxiao. I mailed a box at the Post Office. I have some pretty awesome plans in the works for the long weekend coming up. I don't want to say anything in case it doesn't happen, but it's going to be awesome. My mom posted a few weeks ago that it feels safe to "make your kid mad when they're 8,000 miles away." Let's just say it's feels safe to scare your mother while she's 8,000 miles away, he he.
I've only been teaching a week and a half, it seems like longer. Right about now, I should be getting an email from Lynn or Sharon, reminding me that I missed the deadline for interim grades. Again. I haven't been brave enough to order food in Tongxiao. I haven't explored any other cities by myself, or tried anything unusual at a night market.
I have had a few adventures so far, hopefully more to come.
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