Good Ground Taipei

Gettıng back from the US ın Aug, and now ın Oct I am headıng west. I usually hate to travel far, but Turkey ıs just too appealıng. Another reason is that one of my students told me how she changed her worldview after staying there for a month. Turkish people are so nice and see you as part of family. This kind of description makes me wonder what kind of a country it is.

... at Tai-Da (Taiwan’s best University). Okay, I let you teach.”

Too ****ing kind, I thought.

“My name is Dan. Each of you, introduce yourself.”

“Hi, Dan. I am Eva and I am hoping to study art history in UCLA next year,” answered the daughter with a perfect American accent.

The other two introduced themselves and I knew I was in for an hour and a half of hell. Daughter who speaks better English than me, husband who speaks ...

...where do I even start. The last few days will might as well be the beginning of a new life for me. As always I went with Sarah's parents to grandma's house for the first day of Lunar new year. We spent most of the day shopping and preparing for meals so we showed up late at A-ma's (that's Taiwanese for grandma's). A-ma was there to greet us at the door to see her daughter and grandkids. After a brief visit near ...

Hi Guys, I'm waiting at the airport for my next flight to Hanoi. I have bad insomnia since I haven't slept one bit. I had a good flight from Vancouver to Taipei. As a caucasion I'm defininately in the minority. A little getting used. Well I'm off in about 1/2 hour but I will keep you in touch on the progress Peace

... sauce, corn flakes, jello, whip cream and then it is topped of with two sparklers..yes like 4th of july and they light the sparklers before bringing it out to you......we should really have these in the US. So needless to say six hungry American kids with three pizzas and a huge dessert.....we were done eating all the pizza in less than 10 minutes and less than 5 minutes for the dessert pitcher. I will post pictures tommorrow. Take Care Prayers and Hugs

... for mangoes and Dcha-Chien for taro ( like a potato, just different ) - we buy and enjoy taro ice cream - and bamboo. As we have no clue where we are we ask a man where to get off and he says he will tell us. He then presses the button and off we are in pouring rain. A police car is parked beside the bus station and a moment later a police man exits a shop. We ask him the way to Bulao or Baulai villages, the way we want to walk originally. He offers to ...

... I sit down for some cookies and water and ask the police officer about the Korean signs. He explains that Koraen school children had visited the local school and as a welcome the village turned Korean. A car stops and a man and woman get off to offer me a ride ( you know my answer ) and other advise. The lady is kind of mayor in this area . They tell me where they live is Ka La He. Later on my way another lady in car stops and offers a ...

... these dormitory rooms were separated by a shared shower & toilet. There were three bunk beds in our room and two single ones by the windows. We had two tables and a TV. My rooommates and I were on one of the beds (picture to the right), we were wearing our uniform shirts, which was required whenever we had a scheduled trip outside of the campus or had to attend an event. I don't remember all the names of my roommates here except ...

... No. 19, also " Hello or greeting phrase " in their tribal languages. Religions Taiwan is often described as being among the most religiously tolerant places in the world. Over 90% are Buddhism, Taoism, which often co-exist in the same temples, and Confucianism, as well as Ancestor worship, Indigenous beliefs, Christianity of many denominations, Islam. If you want to read more about the ...

... s probably because I left on Sunday and I've just arrived in Taipei on Tuesday morning. Now that's far East. It's wonderful to walk around after sitting on my **** flying half way around the world, literally. Taipei has a very modern airport with all the amenities you'd find in any major western city unless you land at 5am before anything opens. I managed to find an ATM thru many gesticulations and showing the cops my HSBC card, but being a bit discombobulated after a 'few ...