So I have been very lazy and I have not blogged in a while. Things have been very busy here and I have been tired and sick. Over the past 2 weeks I have traveled to Kaohsiung to visit Mary and into Taichung city with a group of friends. When I was down in Kaohsiung Mary and I did lots of shopping and eating. Unfortunatly it was raining so we couldnt sightsee very much. But we did ride her scooter in the rain! We had to purchase these really cool raincoats and masks. We even looked like locals once we put [View Full Entry]

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Well I will start off with what went on today at school then I can share about my sweet weekend with the gang! So this week marks when I start teaching classes. To start the day we had a stupid staff meeting. I honestly do not see a point in being there since I understand nothing. During the meeting I counted the flowers on the tree outside, there were 14, i counted them about 50 times during the 40 minute meeting, waste of my time. After the meeting I headed to my first third grade class. They were so cute and [View Full Entry]

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Today was the first day of school. Oh how I am going to love Wednesdays, only 3 classes then we are done and can leave! This school system rocks. While many of the kids go straight to cram school for another 7 hours of school, teachers get to go home and sleep and do whatever. To start the day I had to introduce myself to the entire school body, I thought I would puke from being in front of 2000 students and teachers. After I said "Hello" the pricipal spoke about me and who the heck knows what she said but [View Full Entry]

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So on Sunday I finally got out of this boring town and head to Taichung City. After an hour long scary bus ride, I am suprised I am still alive, people drive SOOO crazy here. I might even be suffering from whiplash! Well I had a note I had to give to the bus driver so I could get dropped off at the right place. That's right folks, I, a 23 year old independent woman had to have a note. Well anyways I got off the bus where he told me to and I freaked out. I had no idea where [View Full Entry]

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Ok so today is day 4 of my time here in Dajia and I am getting used to it, i think. Today was very educational for me because one of the English teachers took me to the train and bus stations and showed me how to get out of town!! I am desperate to meet up with my friends and explore the rest of Taiwan. I can easily walk to the stations in about 10min. All I need is a note in Chinese saying where I want to go and I am off! The teacher also showed me around some more [View Full Entry]

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I am slowly adjusting to my new life here in Taiwan. I know it will take some time but things will get better. I have been able to talk to people today and I am feeling like I am not alone anymore. As I was surfing the net reading things I realized that 5 years ago today I was a naïve college freshman moving into the dorms and saying goodbye to my family. Never in a million years would I have imagined I would be where I am today. Currently I am approximately 9000 miles away from what I have known [View Full Entry]

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Well it is day three of my time here in Dajia. I have had a rough time adjusting from our wonderful compound in Sansia. It was very hard to leave all my new friends and go to a place where I dont know anyone. I am having a hard time communicating even with my English coteachers. Even though I am teaching English my own English has gone to crap because you can only use key words and phrases to communicate and they do not have a large vocabulary. One comment from a teacher was when a girl rode by on a [View Full Entry]

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This first blog is parts from an email I just sent out to friends and family! First off: The Weird things in Taiwan ~ Taiwanese pick their nose in public!! SICK ~ NO flushing toilet paper ~ Laws are suggestions only, no one follows them ~ No chewing gum, drinking, or eating on the subway...we saw 2 foreigners get tickets ~ Cheese is hard to find and very expensive ~ Restaurants are as cheap as buying groceries ~ There is a 7 eleven on almost every corner ~ McDonald's has rice cakes for buns ~ Nobody buys things in stores, just [View Full Entry]

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