Formosa Changhua

A two-days trip with Charles to Taichung, Taichung County, Changhua, Changhua County and Nantou. It has been a very interesting and, diversified and pleasant trip, during which I learned a lot about Taiwan's history, architecture, industry( history ), family trees and present life and communication.<br><br>The trip was tightly packed and covered:<br>- Taichung Modern Arts Museum<br>- Rice fields<br ...

... he could become and scare all those little Americans back to where they came from. Now that is a mystery meat! When is rains, it apparently pours in Taiwan. And when you live in this environment you are always prepared. Well presuming you have lived here more than three days. We experienced our first torrential downpour last Wednesday as incredible it was to watch and smell the rain here, it was more entertaining to get a ...

... flashing either a "smiley face" or a "sad face" after you answer your last question. Before the DMV had an English translation of the exam, Cornel teachers were allowed to bring their Chinese teachers with them as official translators. However, there was a big uproar a few years ago after it was discovered that nearly every single foreign teacher in Taichung passed their written exams with flying colors. This was due to the fact that the ...

... feel fish swimming near your legs. What was kind of frustrating was that they had lifeguards that kept you from swimming too far out into the water. When I came out of the water, an older Taiwanese man in his 40s approached me and shook my hand and said (in broken English) "Welcome to Taiwan!" He then motioned for me to stand still, to which he reached down and grabbed a fist-full of sand and proceeded to rub it all over my chest. I did not ...

... This is due to the fact that the last typhoon left a lot of people with cabin fever and nothing to do or people to talk to. I hung out at one of the sleepovers for a few hours last night, but made my way home (just a canopy-covered walk to my apartment) so I could sleep in what has become my now-comfortable crossways position in my own small bed. So far, the typhoon has been rather anti-climactic (I am writing this at 8pm on Monday evening). I ...

A few of us "newbies" decided that we needed a little weekend getaway this weekend. So, we packed our bags, hopped on our mopeds, and hit the streets on a small day trip to a few local towns. Our first stop was the city of Changhua. It is about a forty-five minute scooter ride away from our home city of Taichung. Although the pain in your rear-end that comes with riding a moped for that length of time is not a lot of fun, it was nice to get out on the open roads and ...

... office made fun of me for this) I made the kids sign a contract saying that they understood my rules and agreed to follow them or face a consequence. We don't play around when it comes to behavior in Teacher Scot's classroom: you're either on the bus, or you're waiting at the station. After the rules were explained (and contracts were notarized), we then went out into the hallway and practiced how to properly walk in-line, where I ...

... enough to get a snap shot. It was still neat to see a live monkey roaming around in the wild. The trail was very steep throughout the entire hike. Most of the trail was very similar to climbing up a ladder made from firewood with a couple lengths of rope to pull yourself up with. It was very grueling, not to mention that the heat and humidity started to flair up as soon as we started our way up the mountain. Dad would not have been happy ...

Nia Hao, bin von Hualien nach Changhuo mit dem Zug gefahren, von der Ost- and die Westkueste. Die Zugfahrt ging durch Taipei (von dem via Zug aber nicht viel sieht, Zuege fahren unterirdisch durch Taipei), die Strecke ist Luftlinie knapp 80km, aber da man an der Kueste entlang faehrt 300km lang und 5h lange Fahrt... Durch die Berge ist der Transport ziemlich beschwerlich, Zuege gibt es keine und auch keine ...

... The scenery in Taiwan is absolutely breathtaking, as the conditions are perfect for palm trees and other tropical plants, which are everywhere. The buildings are slightly more run-down than in Chuncheon, and more of them are abandoned. In fact, across from the house where we were staying was an abandoned school that was really fun to explore. The strange thing about it was that it wasn't as if it was closed down and abandoned. It was as if one ...