It’s hard to believe that I’m actually getting paid for doing what I’m doing—getting free Chinese and tai chi lessons, not to mention teaching tips and cultural insights into Taiwan. As much as I have been enjoying myself in Sansia, I am really looking forward to going to my assignment in Guangfu.Not just yet, maybe. A couple more days will be good. There was an aboriginal festival in a nearby park the other night, so a bunch of us wandered over for a butcher’s. Formosan aboriginals were originally Polynesians, I understand, and the dancing reflects that fact. There was a stage set up beneath the stars and the beautiful sub-tropical trees, and with the balmy air it brought Hawaii to my mind. The major difference is, of course, that I’m getting paid to be here--instead of
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