Howard Lake Resort Shihmen Dam Hotel Taoyuan

... slow without putting your feet down and then pull up to a railroad crossing. I also passed the driving test and got my license!! If you went out of the lines on any part of the driving test a siren would go off and a man would come over the speakers saying "Sorry!" haha Three of us that took the driving test passed! I was pretty excited that it only took me one try to pass everything!

Wednesday:
On Wednesday I had my first meeting of my students' parents. We ...

Back in March I was assigned 'outside Gloria classes'. These are classes that go down either at some business or Junior High School of some sort. I felt pretty honored actually because these kids were supposed to be 'the cream of the crop' and rather advanced in their English ability. Don't get me wrong...sometimes I like the endless games and very basic lingo you get to teach at the kindy (kindergarten) level...but would also like to have a ...

... emit smoke whenever I stopped driving her. I knew that she was pretty much on her last legs, but figured that I would just drive the **** out of her until I needed to buy another scooter. Back last month, RHONDA finally shut down on me. It was a Friday, after work...all I wanted to do was go home and shower after a long day at work. My co-teacher Annie drove me to the nearest mall (Tai Mall) which is where the gym that I frequent is located. I did a ...

... where they came from. Turns out they were both from Montreal. Hmmm, small world. It's strange though...you really don't see many French-Canadians here in Taiwan...mostly the English speaking kind. I suppose it's because the French-speakers don't really qualify to be English teachers. LOL. No offense...Anyway....we chatted and I saw that their food was ready. They got up and were making a bee-line for the exit. I thought 'Man, I need to grow some balls and make use of ...

... could get us in without paying for cover. I worked til 7:40 that Saturday night and came home and showered and started getting ready. Some people had gone into Taipei earlier and scored a hotel room in the same building as the club (holy convenience). I waited around for Meghan to come home. Tom, Alex and (another) Megan also taught late and came in. We headed off together for Taipei. We picked some beers up at 7-Eleven and then boarded the train to Taipei. 40 minutes later ...

... U.S. Canada, and Australia, after China and Russia, and even after Brazil and Argentina, I haven't had a chance to visit this second most populous and 7th biggest country in the world. Another ancient civilization with a lot great cultural heritage sites, it is now the country I want to visit most. Among all of India, the area I would like to see most is the northwestern region of Rajasthan, an area with a lot temples and palaces. Jaipur, Udaipur ...

... with the city's level of smog is uncertain but our view was restricted to the city's night lights. The free audio guide was very informative about the building itself. On both trips, we were joined by one other traveller. Georgie from Brisbane, on a business trip from her job in Singapore, and Martin from Texas - better known now as Botox Boy - a cosmetic surgeon en route to Vietnam for work who was an interesting blend of knowledge, travel experiences and opinion mixed with a ...

... such as the Snow Mountain Range and Da Ba Jian Shan. When I arrive in Tai Ping Shan at 2:00pm tour groups who have seen me walking up from their busses give me a great reception, kind of standing ( there are no seats so they were standing anyhow) ovations and clap their hands. I am really touched. Unluckily the only hotel at the place, although very nice with seperate houses with different themes ( chinese, japanese ) only offers me a room, the ...

This the memorial hall where they keep a statue of the man who founded taiwan shortly after WW11. Also managed to watch the changing of the guard. they stand still for 8 hours at a time with no bathroom break guarding the statue.

... on the path is meditation exercice. At the entrance of the park os a really nice fountains. They are nice feng shui place with pounds, waterfalls and little bridge. Pretty cool. When my roomate wants something, we know she ll get it. She heard about a cool volcano called Siayoukeng. As she speaks chinese, she was actually able to make a deal with a taxi driver. He brought us to the top of ...