Current music: Moniker by Bearstronaut
It's funny how quickly you can adapt to another culture just through assimilation alone. I was sitting here trying to come up with something interesting to write about, and was literally coming up with nothing. But then I thought about how different Taiwan is from Canada, and there are so many things that I could fill a post about. But these things seem so routine to me now, that they don't seem as interesting as they would to anyone who has never seen Asia.
Anyways.
My friend Jane is all excited because her parents and brother are here visiting from Calgary. They are seriously hardcore people and have been able to keep up with us at the bars. It's pretty impressive. They just all went on a family trip to Thailand after spoiling us all for a week. I got into an impromptu drinking contest with her dad Ian. Lots of fun.
After some unpleasantness with my travel agent, Elyssa and I have decided to spend our week off in Hong Kong. I leave this Sunday. I'm probably going to spend the weekend before in Kenting with Elyssa's husband Ramon and my friend Hopey. I seriously don't know what I did to be this lucky and be one cheap flight away from one of the most exciting and vibrant cities in the world. I shall post about Hong Kong when I get back on Friday. Way way way too excited.
Current music: California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas
This past Saturday was Sports Day at my school. Which meant I had to work on a Saturday. Which in truth wasn't so bad, there are totally worse ways that I could have spent a Saturday morning. We also went on another field trip today, to a zoo in Jiali. It was a weird zoo, which was more focused on bugs and creepy crawlies, but also had monkeys and llamas and crocodiles and shit. It was actually a really good time, and I got to put a big snake around my neck. My kids were screaming at me in fear, but it was a great experience. I had a good day, in summary.
I don't exactly know what my plan is for the weekend before Sunday evening, when I fly out of Kaohsiung, which is about an hour from Tainan and two hours from Kenting. All I know is I have dinner with people in an hour where we will figure out what to do. I love Kenting, and I love camping, which is what we would do in Kenting, so I hope that we get the chance to get down there.
Probably should be packing...
Thing I miss of the day: bosses that are direct with you and don't have the stupid Taiwanese fear about saving face. Got into an argument with my boss this week, (everyone knows she's incompetent and she pushed my buttons on the wrong day. I have a temper...) Hope that doesn't come back to haunt me.
Excitement!!! So tired, but excitement anyways!!
Out for a week!
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