Almost done

I realized a few days ago that I haven't blogged in a few weeks.  Things have been crazy, trying to fit everything in before I go in 5 days.  My apartment is kind of a disaster, I had this crazy scheme in my head that I was only going to take one big and one half-sized suitcase.  Instead, I'm taking two big suitcases, my small suitcase is on its way to Michigan, and I'm mailing more of my belongings back to the US.

Taichung
Peggy's nephew, Cole, is studying Chinese, so he came to visit her.  We took him to the science museum and the night market in Taichung.

Miyahara, a fabulous shop in Taichung.  This is where we went at Christmas time.

Cotton Candy!

The Taiwanese are excellent sleepers.

Tainan

The last weekend in June, Peggy, Cole, and I went to Tainan.  It's the oldest city in Taiwan, and full of great architecture.

The Anping Tree House 

An old factory that has been taken over by Banyan trees.

The remains of Fort Zeelandia, built by the Dutch in the 1660's.

Koxinga Shrine

Summer Camp

See, I told you I've been busy.  Summer camp was two days of English classes, for students in grades 3-8.  I taught seven classes, of students at all levels of English.  I had great help from my co-teacher Meiya and SMS boy Bruce.  It went ok, but I'm glad it's done!

Dinner at Din Tai Fung to celebrate the end of the school year

July 4

Friday night, a few of the FET's got together at Peggy's and celebrated by eating a lot and then blowing stuff up.  A real American holiday :)

Peggy and her co-teacher bought fireworks, there are some pretty funny videos, but you'll have to look at my facebook page to see them.  

Fireworks

Dancing.  This is something you just can't unsee.

Saturday, we all went to Sunnyworld, a water park in Hsinchu.  There was a lap pool, and a water spa.  The spa had "stations" that you could swim to, and the jets would massage a different part of the body.  One was for hips, another one was for the neck, etc.  They also had a lazy river and kids section.  

So I have four days left in Tongxiao.  I need to pack boxes and suitcases, and finish co-teacher gifts.  I'll try to update more in the next few days.