Lalasan Resort Taoyuan

... done with her but no. She lingered around me all night periodically coming back to ask more questions. She wanted to know what the differences were between their old teacher and me. Of course I couldn't answer because I had never seen the other teacher teach. She also found out that I am teaching two 3rd grade classes and wanted to know what the difference was between them (one is accelerated and the other is a very low mixed ability). She was a concerned parent but was ...

... The first thing I discovered about my students is that...they are ALL perverts. Maybe it's because they are all around 12, 13 and 14 years of age...and their hormones have kicked into overdrive...but whatever the reason...perverts they are! I teach there every second Tuesday from 10 AM - 12 PM and then a second class from 1 PM to 3 PM. The morning class was moderately perverted....but the afternoon class is extremely perverted. This one ...

... and Taiwanese alike) got together and decided that we would go bungee jumping. I had never gone before and so was anxious and excited about the experience. The designated jumping place was some 3 hours away from the city...so we left nice and early on a Sunday and began the crazy drive through the mountains. The roads were very windey and there is the added danger of having to deal with Taiwanese people who drive like madmen (and madwomen ...

... to meet for drinks sometime during the week. He agreed and set the date of Wednesday. Wednesday nights I teach at downtown Taoyuan...and so we agreed to meet at the McDonald's by the train station. We walked to this place called 'Rodeo' and starting chatting and having drinks. One of the first things I found out about him was that he had been in Taiwan for 8 months and had his plane ticket back to Montreal booked for April 19th. 'Damn, I thought...I knew there was a catch to ...

... given some drinks upon my entry and there was this famous DJ dude there playing some hip-hop-rap mix live. I found that I couldn't really get into the music much. I need words in my music and not random music noise. LOL. Picky, yes, I know. Anyway...people were off doing their own thing and I did not want to keep going around asking people to buy me drinks. I think that if someone doesn't want to buy you a drink that they should not feel obligated to do so just because it's ...

... I was at the Addis Ababa airport on my way from Uganda to Dubai. However, even I don't think that counts (I wasn't even allow to get out of the plane). Maybe a surprise for some but not for others, what on earth, after traveling in Africa for 7 weeks, my No. 1 unvisited destination is still in Africa!? Actually, Ethiopia may have more great historic sites than any other Sub-Saharan countries. It also has famous Nile River (the source of Blue Nile at Lake ...

... money to the guide. In the end, he was underwhelmed and I found him sitting in one area playing games on his mobile. Nevertheless, he did add life to the morning's proceedings! After asking our morning guide about the road toll in the Taipei traffic - about 60 fatalities a month - I saw my first scooter bingle tonight as a taxi clipped one that went sliding across the road. The motorcyclist appeared OK but the scooter would have suffered. Not the greatest hit you want to keep in mind...

... the area as well as the Cueifong Lake in 15 km distance. People continue to congratulate me to my activity. It is depressing how fast the bus makes the distance for which I needed so many hours - but then I think that down I would also have been faster, which makes me feel better. At 5:00 pm I arrive in Luodong where I buy a bien dang and milk tea. This time I think I can find the way to my homestay in Wudje, but I somehow lose orientation. I ask ...

... food item from each vender and share. after trying about 10 things including fried shataki mushrooms, fried spicy pork, and some asian form of ice cream I was completely stuffed. After this we moved to a western sports bar and played pool, and songs from the jukebox while drinking pitchers of "taiwan beer". This aparently the national beer to taiwan not creative with the name but had a good flavor.

... one day!), we go and check out the Chang KAi chek memorial. Taiwanese owe a lot to this military servant. It brought prosperity to the country. It definitively worth it to have a look. Close to it you will find the opera concert hall which is fantastic. What is fun to do in Taipei is to go to the night market. In here you will find everything: food, clothes, massages, shoes, games... The best in ...