Lakeside Resort Taichung

... the whole concert (it was in Chinese though). It was fun to get dressed up and go to the concert. <br><br>The weather here is starting to change. The days are still pretty warm but at night it is starting to get cold. I never thought I would say this but it is in the 60's and I was really cold last night! I was in pants and a sweatshirt coming home from badminton on my scooter last night at it was cold! I am going to need to get a jacket and some winter clothes.The ...

... actively! We had a meeting with parents of one of the students. It was actually a great meeting. The dad spoke good English so a translator wasn't needed and he had actually studied Special Ed. in the states so he had a pretty good grasp on teaching. They didn't want their student to be at the top of the class and new that she learned different than most Taiwanese children...this is very strange concept for most Taiwanese parents. It was nice that my first interaction ...

... take over. I was then stuck cleaning up ants from all over! YUCK! This was frustrating, but I did get a pretty good laugh with one of my students on Friday as well. We had been working on a craft project all week where we were making big stuffed zebras (my class name is the zebras). They were taking 2 cut out zebras and stapling them together and stuffing them with paper. Well on Friday we were working on stapling and stuffing them. The students were working on the ground and one of ...

... You can buy shirts for $3-5. They may not last long but they are pretty funny! Saturday night we went out to an Italian restaurant. I got my plate of pasta for only about $5 and here you don't leave tips so it can make going out to eat pretty cheap! We then spent the night hanging out at the apartment of some of the teachers. I grabbed some beer from the 7-11 on the corner and hung out all night. Sunday I got up and went to a jade market. They sell all ...

... with a face of confusion and we soon realized that this wasn&#8217;t exactly as Tania and I had imagined it to be. We were picturing a public watering hole, kind of like a rocky beach where tourists would wade in the hot water and converse over a cup of tea. This would explain our inability to find it and everyone&#8217;s confusion when we seeked help. Realistically, the hot springs were pumped into hotel rooms and pool areas creating a manmade, nature ...

... above, below, or at the same level as the other students?" "What are you doing to help them improve their spelling test scores?" "I don't know English. Is there any way I can help?" Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up in mid-November and I am anxious to meet with the parents in a one-on-one situation where I do not have to censor my answers and can explain my concerns without five other parents listening-in.

It began as a typical morning. I woke up, showered, made my cup of coffee, and ate my slice of peanut butter toast. Now, my typical routine as I ate my breakfast would entail watching the CNN Global news channel and getting my fill of Anderson Cooper 360 or the Wolf Blitzer report. However, this week CNN has been saturated with live coverage of the Republican National Convention. Because I always want to start my day ...

... and some of the Chinese teaching staff at Cornel took one of the teachers' cars and drove to a small town in the mountains to visit the "Summit Resort" for the afternoon. It was about a 45-minute drive to visit this place that is relatively in the middle of nowhere. Despite it's appearance, the Resort is not some sort of historical or culturally significant place. It was built only recently, and serves as more of a botanical garden than ...

... 7) I believe all American movies are shown in English, though the preview for Wall-E was entirely in Chinese. 8) There was a Mastercard advertisement prior to the movie (you know, those "priceless" advertisements). They portrayed a glove you wear while golfing as USD: $75,000. I think that was a slight exaggeration. 9) No stadium seating at the theater we were at, but still comfortable seating none-the-less.

For once there isn't much going on and I'm really starting to enjoy it. Looks like I have to pass on the night market again due to rain, but there should be plenty to do this weekend in Taipei. Random photos of Taichung city and the modern art museum are all that I have for now.