Cks Airport Hotel Taoyuan

... our height, having a vision test and also our physical abilities tested. We needed to squat down and touch the ground and then stand back up and be able to open and close our hands. This showed our ability to use the breaks on the scooter. After we all passed our health check we went to take the written test. I am pretty sure that I studied the least out of everyone in the group. We were given a manual of all the questions that they could ask us. There was a multiple ...

... some locks for my backpack. No such luck. They had all these crazy expensive combination locks and I just wanted one that was key operated. I drove back to PH, thankfully it had stopped raining and picked up the pizzas. Drove back to the dorm and then began the process of hungrily devouring one whole pizza on my own. All the stress and running around had really gotten to me and I was just sooo hungry. I think if someone had reached for my pizza at ...

... lot to do. I was bored there. On Saturday night thought we went to this club and we had a great time just dancing away (Derek and Emil putting on a show as usual). Derek and Emil then left for Indonesia at the end of September and I hung out with Dawn a lot. She's a funny girl (or bird, as they say...she's British). September 23rd marked my one year anniversary in Taiwan. Looking back, here are the cool things that happened in the last year: - Made friends ...

... the certain items I know how to say, of course). I find that once I see the proper stroke order for any character (and then practice writing it some ten times) it sticks....and I am able to reproduce the same character easily from memory. It's a little intense sometimes and my brain hurts after trying to wrap itself around Chinese grammar (it is sometimes the complete opposite of English grammar). BUT, all in all...I think things are going well.

... night long. You need to understand...I was deprived of the internet for a good 2 months I think...and only accessed it when I was desperate enough to brave the smokey/stinky internet cafe. Anyway...the first thing I would like to tell you about is my birthday. My birthday was on November 19th...I turned 29 years old. Man...I will be 30 next year. It's strange cuz I don't feel like I am 29 and it just seems like a number right now...but on the other hand I sit there and ...

... LOL) - Khazakstan. Some other countries in this region may be interesting but not very stable at this moment, such as Tajikistan, and yes...Afghanistan... 4. The Rest of Ukraine and Moldova: Wait! Have I just visited Ukraine last year? Yes, but only to the western city of L'viv. The L'viv experience, though frustrating, actually increase my interest in seeing more of this former Soviet country. I would like to go to Kiev, Odessa, and the beautiful ...

... the Martyrs' Shrine (War Memorial), a traditional souvenirs shop and a local temple. The museum is listed as a must-see as it contains many priceless Chinese antiquities brought to Taiwan for safekeeping but never returned. With only an hour to cover three floors, we could only cruise along exhibits and case after case of pottery soon became tedious without in-depth knowledge or enthusiasm. The other destinations had their points of interest, but more intriguing to me was simply ...

... horn, passengers wave from the windows and shout encouraging words, such as " Djia Jo " - go on. It goes constantly up, except for the last three kilometers, which are flat. I take two breaks at 10:00 and 12:00 am, sit down by the road side and have a quick bite and drink - I need it as I feel I burn a lot of calories ( not that this is a bad thing for me and my belly ). Two groups of bikers pass slowly by - my respect, and I assume they think ...

... i got my shirt was he was trying to tell me he only had med. but be not understanding bugged him till he gave me one anyway. I always forget that they have no XL in anything. I went to a couple clothing store and was told "good luck" but that my chances of finding anything in my size where slim to none

... the street, which I am sharing with about 30 college-age Taiwanese guys playing loud computer games. It's also the reason I can't upload any of my pictures. Just letting you all know because that also might mean that I won't get back to you as soon with email. Also, just a sidenote, but if you would like to send me mail (hint hint) there is an address that I can give you, so just email me if you want it and I'll reply back with the address (I don't really want to post it here ...