Puyuma Tainan

26.9 - 30.9.09 Tainan. Taiwan.<br><br>Ainiin. Ollaan opittu vahingossa muutama sana kiinaa (kaksi sanaa jos nyt tarkkoja ollaan). Se on hammastyttavaa ottaen huomioon kuinka hankalalta kiina kuullostaa lansimaiseen korvaan. No siita tuskin olisi haittaa vaikka vahan enemmankin osaisi. Taiwanissa nimittain hommat hoidetaan vain ja ainoastaan kiinankielen avulla.. Taalla kielitaito on samaa luokkaa kuin emomaa Kiinan sisaosissa (sita ei siis ole). No kylla ...

... in Tainan. I think one of the reasons why it was so cheap is because it is relatively new (less than 2 years?) and so not many people know about it yet. Inside, the room was amazing and the view was incredible, even if it was a little smoggy. This reminded me of the time on my last trip where I got to stay at the Marriot in KL for AUD$20 a night. I wonder if other backpackers travel like this? The problem I fear is that it can really only be ...

... Then we climbed on a second smaller salt mountain. Those little boys were unfortunate enough to be wearing the same shirt as me. Their Mother loved the fact that I wanted a picture, the boys, not so much. It did seem to spark some other photo requests later as you'll notice me with some strangers. We went to a Halloween shop after that and then took the train home to end our jam packed adventure in Tainan.

... where natural fire comes out of the ground.Chuhuo ("Emitting Fire"), situated in Kenting National Park about 100 meters from the Hengchun East Gate, earns its name from the natural gas that leaks from numerous fissures in the mudstone ground here. When lit, the gas jets alight into dancing tongues of flame. Even though we had a lot of rain the previous week we could still see the flames and enjoy the view. Next we headed to a part of the island that had a historic bridge that ...

... down this alley and I would have never thought that anything nice was in this shady looking part of an alley, lol. Joyce, who is one of our graduate student host and some of her friends joined us. We ended having a really nice time. Troy who is a ballroom dancer showed us some of his moves and believe it or not I ended up teaching them how to "step". Thats right Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc doing big thangs in Taiwan, dont be surprised if I charter a chapter over here ...

... It was a bit of a walk to the other side of campus, and boy was it hot out today. When we arrived there was some debate as to where in the bookstore we would find souvineers. Turns out, unlike at American Universities, students wear no clothes that advertise their university. There was a paltry selection of polo shirts to choose from (I skipped buying one) and a lot more business related gadgets with the NCKU logo, like business card holders, expensive pens ...

Taiwan hat sein ganz eigenes Profil und es gibt einige Charak**istika, die jedes einzeln, ab** vorallem in ihrem Mix ganz eindeutig das Bild dies** Insel zeichnen. Also mal d** Reihe nach... Anshinban ist die Nachmittags- bzw. Abendschule, die hi** so gut wie alle Schuel** besuchen. Urspreunglich von Japan ueb**nommen, findet das System hi** grosse V**breitung ab** sehr wenig Beliebtheit - zum mindest unt** d** jueng**en Gen**ation lehnt es jed** ab. Die Schuel ...

... has a sense of humor! We had tea with Dr Hwung and exchanged minor pleasantries before heading out to take a campus tour of National Cheng Kung University. The campus reminded me of older state run college campuses in the US. Many of the buildings were in some state of disrepair, and there was construction going on in several places. It is a shame that the sun was not shining, because on the campus there is a beautiful lake with garden and arched footbridge so ...

... sehr schoen, wenn man z.B. symbolhafte Geschenke ueberreichen kann, aber manchmal kann es auch nerven, wenn die Leute mir raten, jeden Tag Hochsprung zu ueben oder mich jeden Tag fragen, warum ich bei schoenstem Sonnenschein kein langaermeliges Shirt und nen Hut tragen will. Manche Leute nehmen es sehr ernst, die meisten glauben wirklich an die gaengigen Mythen und es ist immer ein nettes Gespraechsthema, be idem die Leute mit leuchtenden Augen dabei sind :) das ist typisch Taiwan.

Auf ein neues, ich habe die Gastfamilie gewechselt!!! Bisher habe ich ja bei einer alleinerziehenden Mutter gewohnt. Dessen Sohn, mitlerweile um die 30, arbeitet als Informatiker. Zu Neujahr hin wurde er aber, wie wohl ziemlich viel hier, gefeuert, so dass er seine eigene Wohnung nicht mehr halten konnte und deshalb zurueck nach Hause kam. Also brauchte ich ein neues Dach ueber Kopf. Das ging alles ziemlich flott. Erst ...